ObjectivesThe aim of this course is to afford the student the opportunity to direct their studies to a focussed area for investigation and resolution, to critically analyse and reflect on their creative practice and research investigation in national and international contexts.
Academic titleMaster of Arts Practice - with specialisations
Course descriptionAbout the course
The Master of Arts Practice - with specialisations, replaces the Master of Visual and Performing Art, and may be undertaken full-time over one year, or part-time over two years; either by distance education, on campus or in mixed mode, i.e. the first year on campus and the second year by distance education, or vice versa.
The following specialisations are available:
* Master of Arts Practice (Acting)
* Master of Arts Practice (Costume Design)
* Master of Arts Practice (Image, Sound and Text)
* Master of Arts Practice (Jewellery Design and Production)
* Master of Arts Practice (Lighting Design)
* Master of Arts Practice (Online Writing)
* Master of Arts Practice (Performance)
* Master of Arts Practice (Photomedia)
* Master of Arts Practice (Set Design)
* Master of Arts Practice (Sound Production and Design)
* Master of Arts Practice (Stage/Production Management)
* Master of Arts Practice (Television & Screen Direction)
* Master of Arts Practice (Television Post Production)
* Master of Arts Practice (Visual Arts)
It is a Commonwealth Supported course which provides students the opportunity to undertake a supervised creative practice-based project in either; fine arts, performance, photography, theatre, television, sound, text, hybrid arts or new media, or any other creative discipline, which can be exhibited, published, produced, performed or presented; and a writing project, as part of which the student carries out contextual research in creative practices and critical reflection on the practice based project.
The specialisation with which the student graduates is dependent on the nature of the project. Specialisations in Graphics and Animation are being proposed for 2010.
Students may commence in either semester.
Professionals teaching you
Students of the course are supervised and guided by lecturers from the School of Visual and Performing Arts experienced in their field, including:
Professor David Green; Professor of Fine Art
Mr Damian Candusso; Sound Production
Mr Bruce Gater; Television Production
Mr Andrew Hagan; Animation and Visual Effects
Mr James Holcombe; Photography
Mr Scott Howie; Design for Theatre and Television
Dr Johannes Klabbers; Multimedia
Ms Julie Montgarrett; Fine Art
Ms Sabine Pagan; Jewellery
Mr Patrick Sproule; Television Production
Ms Margaret Waller; Photography
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Further study
Graduates are able to apply for entry to Research Postgraduate studies.