Museum Studies

Contact

Dr Jennifer Barrett
Phone: + 61 2 9351 6665
Email: jennifer.barrett@sydney.edu.au

Awards and Requirements

Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies

4 units of study = 24 credit points

Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies

6 units of study = 36 credit points

Master of Museum Studies

8 units of study = 48 credit points

Master of Letters

12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a treatise

Master of Arts (Research)

Doctor of Arts and Doctor of Social Sciences

See: Research degree requirements

Master of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy

Units of study

Cores

• MUSM7033 The Museum Context (A)
• MUSM7004 Internship/Placement Part 1^
• MUSM7005 Internship/Practicum Part 2^

Electives

• MUSM7028 Artefact Studies
• MUSM7029 Communication and Education
• MUSM7030 Exhibition Development
• MUSM7031 Information and Collection Management
• MUSM7032 Museum and Gallery Administration#
• MUSM7034 Museum Research Methods
• MUSM7035 Ethics of Cultural Property
• MUSM7036 Museums and the Digital
• ARHT6914 Art and Curatorship
• ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
• MUSM7007 Dissertation Part 1
• MUSM7008 Dissertation Part 2

Cores – Master of Letters

• MUSM7025 Treatise Part 1 (12 credit points)
• MUSM7026 Treatise Part 2 (12 credit points)

(A) Core unit of study to be completed by all candidates.
# Unit may be taught in December 2011/January 2012, contact department for further information.
^ Core units of study for Master and Graduate Diploma candidates.
The Treatise is a compulsory component in the Master of Letters and may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses.

Hong Kong program

The Master of Museum Studies and Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies will be offered in partnership with Hong Kong University – School of Professional and Continuing Education in intensive mode between 2010–2013.
To learn more about the program and the units on offer for 2012 visit us at sydney.edu.au/arts/museum/hkprogram

Cores

• MUSM7027 Internship/Placement (Semester 1 & 2) (HK)
• MUSM7033 The Museum Context (Semester 2) (A)

Semester 1

• MUSM7007 Dissertation Part 1
• MUSM7008 Dissertation Part 2
• MUSM7029 Communication and Education
• MUSM7031 Information and Collection Management
• MUSM7032 Museum and Gallery Administration#
• MUSM7035 Ethics of Cultural Property

Semester 2

• MUSM7007 Dissertation Part 1
• MUSM7008 Dissertation Part 2
• MUSM7030 Exhibition Development
• MUSM7036 Museums and the Digital

(A) Core unit of study to be completed by all candidates.
(HK) Core Internship/Placement unit of study available to candidates in the Hong Kong program only.
# Unit may be taught in December 2011/January 2012, contact department for further information.