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University of Western Australia

This specialist degree provides a high status and professional qualification suitable for graduates wishing to enter the museum profession in Australia or overseas as curators, exhibition organizers or researchers. The degree is run in collaboration with the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on the University campus, providing students with direct experience in curatorial research and exhibition presentation in the context of a first-rate modern art gallery. Students in this course prepare either a fully researched proposal for a major exhibition (at least 5000 words) and a fully publishable professional catalogue including an essay on all works proposed for exhibition (at least another 25,000 words) or a dissertation (at least 30,000 words) on an aspect of museology relevant to curatorial practice or a detailed publishable catalogue raisonné (up to 30,000 words) of the works of an catalogued artist.Students also complete a placement in a public gallery and prepare a detailed comparative report (up to 5000 words) in relation to this placement.
Good knowledge of designs .
In this course the major studies include study of ceramics, drawing, gold and silversmithing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, fine art photography, sound, media arts.
International students must have a bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline (where required), completed to a sufficiently high standard.
This program is not subject to accreditation. The program is regularly monitored through the School's Program Advisory Committee, which consists of senior academic staff from within the School and external Arts Industry professionals and advises the School in facilitating a program that is relevant to the role of Fine Arts, both nationally and internationally.
This specialist degree provides a high status and professional qualification suitable for graduates wishing to enter the museum profession in Australia or overseas as curators, exhibition organizers or researchers. This course leads to become Arts Administrator or Manager, Arts Professional, Curator - Gallery or Museum, Visual Arts Professional.
$26130, per year.
2 years