Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies (Advanced)

at Australian National University

Program Structure:

The Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies requires completion of 72 units, which must consist of: 
 

12 units from completion of curatorial courses from the following list:

• ARTH6045 Curatorship History and Evolution (12 units)
• ARTH6057 The Art and Politics of Collecting (12 units)
   

12 units from completion of disciplinary courses from the following list:

• ARTH6004 City Sites: studies in art design and urbanity (6 units)
• ARTH6043 After the Bauhaus: Design from the Interwar Period to the Age of Climate Crisis (6 units)
• ARTH6044 Art and Its Context: Materials Techniques Display (6 units)
• ARTH6045 Curatorship History and Evolution (12 units)
• ARTH6050 Photography and Art (6 units)
• ARTH6052 Art of the Multiple (6 units)
• ARTH6056 Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation (6 units)
• ARTH6057 The Art and Politics of Collecting (12 units)
• ARTH6059 Art of Asia: Histories and Traditions (6 units)
• ARTH6061 The Postmodern and the Contemporary: World Art, 1970 to the Present (6 units)
• ARTH6080 Art and Visual Culture of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1815 (6 units)
• ARTH6081 Art of the European Courts, 1500-1815 (12 units)
• ARTH6082 Art, War and Conflict (6 units)
• ARTH6097 Art of the Long Nineteenth Century (6 units)
• ARTH6104 Asian Art In-Country (12 units)
• ARTH6161 Contemporary Australian Art (6 units)
• ARTH6162 Art in the Digital Age (6 units)
• ARTH6167 Issues in Contemporary Craft and Design (6 units)
• ARTH6168 Renaissance and Baroque Art (6 units)
• ARTH6169 Introducing Asian Modernisms (6 units)
• ARTH6170 Contemporary Asian Art (6 units)
• ARTH6598 Australian First Nations Art and Culture (6 units)
• ARTH8014 Art Museum Internship: Collection Management (6 units)
• ARTH8015 Art Museum Internship: Audience Development (6 units)
• ARTH8016 Readings in Art History and Curatorial Studies (6 units)
• HUMN8034 Collaborative Storytelling and Cultural Production (6 units)
• MUSC8018 Exhibition Design and Delivery (6 units)
   

24 units from completion of research courses from the following list:

• ARTH8012 Methodologies of Art History (12 units)
• ARTH8016 Readings in Art History and Curatorial Studies (6 units)
• ARTH8020 Arguing Objects (6 units)
• ARTH8021 Writing About Art and Creative Practice (6 units)
• ARTH8022 Points of View: Independent Creative Art and Media Practice (12 units)
   

24 units from completion of the thesis course:

• THES8102 Thesis
   

Students must have the written agreement of an identified supervisor in order to enrol in THES8102 Thesis one semester in advance of the start date of the Thesis semester.
 

Students who do not have the written agreement of an identified supervisor one semester in advance, or whose agreed supervisor either subsequently leaves the university or is on leave from the university, will be transferred to the Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies.
 

Unless otherwise stated, a course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list.
 

Master Research
This degree has been accredited at AQF Level 9 with a significant component of Research
 

Master Research Training
This degree has been accredited at AQF Level 9 with a significant component of Research

Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. 
 

• A cognate Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 6/7, and the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis.
• A Bachelor degree or international equivalent AND a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 5/7, and the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis.
   

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.
 

Annual indicative fee for international students

$46,176.00

Employment Opportunities

A Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies (Advanced) will advance your career working in art galleries, museums and other cultural institutions; the arts, heritage and collections sectors; the commercial world of culture and art; and in teaching and education.