24 monthsProgramme duration
47,800 AUDTuition Fee/year
Feb, JulStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Museums are dynamic and ever-changing cultural institutions. Our cutting-edge program challenges existing museum theory and practice.
Our degree is delivered in partnership with key cultural institutions like the South Australian Museum and the History Trust of South Australia. These institutions can serve as truth-telling for First Nations people. You’ll be at the forefront of enriching international cultural diplomacy opportunities.
Contribute to the human-to-human cultural exchange we need in an increasingly shifting world. Adelaide University’s Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies explores issues of cultural ownership and conservation. You’ll learn how to respectfully discover social heritage and build skills in ethical collection and exhibition development.
Learn through regular site visits to Adelaide’s world-class cultural institutions, guest lectures and internships. Graduate career ready in this specialist field. You’ll be locally and globally connected with strong links to industry experts. Become part of a network of museum and heritage professionals, ready to revolutionise the industry.
Our degree is delivered in partnership with key cultural institutions like the South Australian Museum and the History Trust of South Australia. These institutions can serve as truth-telling for First Nations people. You’ll be at the forefront of enriching international cultural diplomacy opportunities.
Contribute to the human-to-human cultural exchange we need in an increasingly shifting world. Adelaide University’s Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies explores issues of cultural ownership and conservation. You’ll learn how to respectfully discover social heritage and build skills in ethical collection and exhibition development.
Learn through regular site visits to Adelaide’s world-class cultural institutions, guest lectures and internships. Graduate career ready in this specialist field. You’ll be locally and globally connected with strong links to industry experts. Become part of a network of museum and heritage professionals, ready to revolutionise the industry.
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Museums are dynamic and ever-changing cultural institutions. Our cutting-edge program challenges existing museum theory and practice.
Our degree is delivered in partnership with key cultural institutions like the South Australian Museum and the History Trust of South Australia. These institutions can serve as truth-telling for First Nations people. You’ll be at the forefront of enriching international cultural diplomacy opportunities.
Contribute to the human-to-human cultural exchange we need in an increasingly shifting world. Adelaide University’s Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies explores issues of cultural ownership and conservation. You’ll learn how to respectfully discover social heritage and build skills in ethical collection and exhibition development.
Learn through regular site visits to Adelaide’s world-class cultural institutions, guest lectures and internships. Graduate career ready in this specialist field. You’ll be locally and globally connected with strong links to industry experts. Become part of a network of museum and heritage professionals, ready to revolutionise the industry.
Our degree is delivered in partnership with key cultural institutions like the South Australian Museum and the History Trust of South Australia. These institutions can serve as truth-telling for First Nations people. You’ll be at the forefront of enriching international cultural diplomacy opportunities.
Contribute to the human-to-human cultural exchange we need in an increasingly shifting world. Adelaide University’s Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies explores issues of cultural ownership and conservation. You’ll learn how to respectfully discover social heritage and build skills in ethical collection and exhibition development.
Learn through regular site visits to Adelaide’s world-class cultural institutions, guest lectures and internships. Graduate career ready in this specialist field. You’ll be locally and globally connected with strong links to industry experts. Become part of a network of museum and heritage professionals, ready to revolutionise the industry.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
79+
176+
64+
Admission criteria
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
- A completed bachelor (AQF level 7) or bachelor honours (AQF level 8) degree or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution; OR
- A completed nested or related graduate certificate (AQF level 8) or higher or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution.
2 Years
Feb
Jul
Tuition fees
Domestic
34,700 AUD
International
47,800 AUD
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