GraduateArts & Design

Graduate Diploma in Cultural Leadership

UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

About this program

UNSW's Graduate Diploma in Cultural Leadership draws its eight courses from the Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership, grounding students in contemporary art and cultural theory, a pragmatic understanding of the art world, and key research skills, without requiring the full master's-length commitment. It suits both people with existing backgrounds in museums, galleries, arts organisations or art history extending their qualifications, and career-changers entering cultural leadership from unrelated professional backgrounds. Fully online study is available, though only for domestic students not on an international student visa. As a genuine middle option between the shorter Graduate Certificate and the full Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership, it suits students who want substantial cultural leadership training while keeping open the option to continue into the full master's later.

Cost & duration

Duration1 yr
Tuition (international)A$34,500
Application feeA$0

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (W6)
PTE64 overall

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Course structure

1 term of coursework

  • Prescribed Electives: SAHT9212 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, SAHT9311 Curatorial Studio: Social Space, SAHT9201 Conservation, Registration and Handling, ADAD9406 Creative Experimentation, ADAD9311 Designing the Experience: Exhibitions and Beyond, SAHT9312 Curatorial Studio: Site and Situation, SAHT9137 Global Visual Cultures, SAHT9122 Audience Engagement, SAHT6700 World Biennales: Field Trip, SAHT9131 Visual and Museum Cultures of the Asia Pacific, SAHT9313 Curatorial Studio: Collections and Archives

Admissions

A bachelor's degree in any field. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may be eligible to commence their postgraduate planning studies through taking the Graduate Certificate in Cultural Leadership. Applicants who apply without a bachelor's degree can be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Cultural Leadership on a case-by-case basis by the Program Authority, on the basis of professional experience. Consideration of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), including industry experience, will be relevant for entry into the program without a bachelor's degree.

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