Master of Art Administration (Honours)

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Felicity Fenner, a lecturer and curator at COFA, talks about the exhibition Once Removed at The Ludoteca, 2009 Venice Biennale. Fenner took five COFA Art Administration students to Venice to work the opening week.

Master of Art Administration (Honours)

Course Code: 2264

Administrator: School of Art History and Art Education

Typical Duration: 2 years fulltime

Description

Students enrolled in the Master of Art Administration (Honours) complete 24 units of coursework (normally taken as 4 courses of 6 units), and undertake a program of independent, supervised research to produce a thesis (72 units and may take the form of a written thesis or an art administration project, together with supporting written documentation). The length of the thesis may vary but will not normally exceed 30,000 words.

Each research student is allocated a supervisor with knowledge of the field. In addition, at least one co-supervisor is appointed. Students are expected to meet regularly with the supervisor. Contact with other staff and postgraduate students is maintained through participation in the postgraduate seminar program.

Coursework courses offered by the College of Fine Arts are listed under coursework Masters degrees. Students will discuss the courses to be taken with the program co-ordinator and the supervisor. Approval for the coursework courses, the thesis topic and supervisory arrangements is given by the Standing Committee.

Students entering the program having completed the Master of Art Administration (by Coursework) (9302) should note that advanced standing will be given towards the coursework component (24UOC) of the Master of Art Administration (Honours) (2264). These students must then complete the research component of the Master of Art Administration (Honours) program in 1.5 years (3 full-time semesters).