Art History and Curatorial Studies School of Cultural Inquiry - A Brief Overview

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1 Art History and Curatorial Studies School of Cultural Inquiry

2 Overview Levels of study available Undergraduate (first year enrolment of 75 students) PhB (1 new student per year) Honours (enrolment of 8-10) Postgraduate coursework, including a Graduate Certificate and Masters by Coursework (new course expected enrolment of about 20) Masters by Research (anticipate about 5 students to go on?) PhD (currently about 20) Key competitors domestically for offerings At undergraduate level the main competitors are the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney At postgraduate t coursework level l and in the area of curatorial studies the main competitors are? For online study the main competitors are the University of Adelaide and COFA (University of New South Wales) 2

3 Undergraduate programs & majors Programs available Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship Majors and minors available in the Bachelor of Arts Majors/minors offered Art History (major and minor) Asian Art History (major and minor) Curatorial Studies (minor) New/changed offerings Undergraduate degree structure changed to new CASS model Asian Art specialisations for the first time, with cross listings from CAP Curatorial Studies minor Cross-listing of four courses with the School of Arts 12 unit internship at undergraduate level 3

4 Undergraduate programs & majors (cont.) Unique selling points Location in Canberra and access to national art collections, including National Gallery of Australia, National Portrait Gallery and National Library of Australia (many of our class are held off campus) Access to wide range of experts as guest speakers from these institutions Relatively small enrolment so more one-on-one instruction compared to our competitors Internships (see below) Scholarships available Usual CASS scholarships Opportunities available (fieldwork, exchange, internships etc) New 12 unit internship (probably in a government organisation and involving arts policy?) Honours internship at an art institution in Canberra (10 hours/week for 26 weeks) Graduate outcomes (skills and employment opportunities) Strong vocational emphasis with many of our graduates finding employment in the museum and gallery sector 4

5 Postgraduate coursework programs Programs available Graduate Certificate in Art History and Curatorial Studies Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies (with specialisations in Asian Art and Australian Art) New/changed offerings The graduate programs have all been revised, specialisations are a new concept A number of subjects are available through Graduate Select Unique selling points Same as for undergraduate, as well as offering these courses are offered in flexible delivery format with courses taken on-campus and online/off-campus (this area is expanding, and has some cross-over with the MA Liberal Arts Museums and Collections) Scholarships available None? 5

6 Postgraduate coursework programs Opportunities available (fieldwork, exchange, internships etc) internship at an art institution in Canberra (10 hours/week for 26 weeks) Graduate outcomes (skills and employment opportunities) Strong vocational emphasis with many of our graduates finding employment in the museum and gallery sector Opportunity to go onto higher degree research NB. Graduate student cohort is primarily made up of students with no art history background. There are also students who are working in the area and are wanting to obtain a higher or formal qualification in the area. 6

7 Higher degree by research programs Research areas available Australian art Asian art Curatorial studies Examples of PhDs being undertaken Majority are in Australian art portraiture Pathways to research in discipline Honours (probably about 20%) Internal Masters students (probably about 40%) External candidates, some who enter based on work experience Scholarships available Australian Postgraduate Research Award and CASS research scholarships 7

8 Higher degree by research programs Career opportunities Strong vocational emphasis with many of our graduates finding employment in the gallery sector Enhancing career prospects of those already in the sector Academic positions 8