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Contemporary Art Table A: Postgraduate core units of study

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Master of Contemporary Art (MCA)

Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Art must complete 48 credit points including: 30 credit points from the core units of study; and 18 credit points from the elective units of study.
Candidates for the Master of Contemporary Art must complete 72 credit points, including: 42 credit points from the core units of study; and 30 credit points from the elective units of study.

Core units of study

CACA5001
Project 1: Critical Thinking
12      Semester 1
Semester 2
CACA5002
Project 2: Critical Contexts
12    P CACA5001
Semester 1
Semester 2
CACA5003
Contemporary Art: Histories and Theories
6      Semester 1
Year 2 Semester 1
CAMA6002
Final Project
6    P (CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003)
Semester 1
Semester 2
Students choose one of the following:
CAMA6003
Praxis: Professional Project
6    P (CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003)
N CAMA6001 or CAMA6004 or CAMA6005
Semester 1
Semester 2
CAMA6004
Praxis: Industry Placement
6    P (CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003)
N CAMA6001 or CAMA6003 or CAMA6005


Students are required to identify and organize their own internship and present to the unit coordinator for approval prior to enrollment.
Semester 1
Semester 2
CAMA6005
Praxis: Research Project
6    P (CAMI5003 and CAMI5004 and CAMI5005) or (CACA5002 and CACA5003)
N CAMA6001 or CAMA6003 or CAMA6004
Semester 1
Semester 2

Elective units of study

CAEL5032
Contemporary Curating

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6      Semester 1
CAEL5033
Curatorial LAB

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
CAEL5034
Image/Object in Photomedia
6      Semester 1
CAEL5035
The Art of Sound and Noise
6      Semester 1
CAEL5037
Investigating Clay

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6      Semester 2
CAEL5038
Screen Printing: Introductory Workshop
6      Semester 1
CAEL5042
Upcycled Glass: Introducing Warm Glass

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6      Semester 2
CAEL5047
Vessel as Concept: Hot Glass Intro
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
CAEL5049
Silversmithing: Exoskeleton Extension
6      Semester 2
CAEL5050
Painting: Transcultural Collaborations
6    N CAEL5048
Semester 2
ARHT6936
Biennales, Triennales and Contemporary Art
6      Semester 1