2013-2014 Education, Training & Professional Development Opportunities

2013-2014 Education, Training & Professional Development Opportunities

2013 - 2014

Education, Training & Professional Development Opportunities

CONTENTS

POSTGRADUATE TERTIARY OPPORTUNITIES

Courses Available in Queensland

Courses Available Elsewhere – on campus, by distance and international

Australia

International

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ACCREDITED/TERTIARY COURSES

FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES

POSTGRADUATE TERTIARY OPPORTUNITIES

Courses Available in Queensland

Queensland University of Technology - Creative Industries Faculty
Address: QUT Creative Industries Faculty, Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059
Contact: Associate Professor Cheryl Stock, Director of Postgraduate Studies
Email:

Phone: 07 3138 5904
Department Email:

Student and general enquiries
Phone: 07 3138 8114
Fax: 07 3138 8116
Website: http://www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/courses/

Graduate Certificate in Creative Industries (Creative Production and Arts Management)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/graduate-certificate-in-creative-industries/graduate-certificate-in-creative-industries-creative-production-and-arts-management

Course length - Part-time (2 semesters) or full-time (1 semester); 48 credit points
Delivery – On campus
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree with an overall minimum grade point average of 4.5 or above (on a 7-point scale). Applicants who do not meet the requisite entry requirements may be considered for special entry.
Units include – A choice of three units from: New Media Worlds; Applied Professional Communication; Creative Industries: Events & Festivals; Marketing Arts and Culture among others; and, one Creative Industries Postgraduate Unit Option.

Master of Creative Industries (Creative Production and Arts Management)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/master-of-creative-industries/master-of-creative-industries-creative-production-and-arts-management

Course length - Part-time (6 semesters) or full-time (3 semesters); 144 credit points
Delivery – On campus
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree with an overall minimum grade point average of 5.0 or above (on a 7-point scale). Students whose undergraduate degree is in a related creative industries discipline may apply for the Previously Studied Pathway. Applications without the requisite entry requirements will be considered for special entry.
Units include – Creative Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy; 20:20 Vision: Imagining the Creative Future; Project Design in the Creative Industries; Innovation in the Creative Industries: Major Project; Advanced Practice in Creative Production and Arts Management; as well as a choice of three related Creative Production and Arts Management units including: Creative Industries: Theory and Policy, Business Development in Creative Industries, Creative Industries: Events and Festivals, Marketing Arts & Culture, Arts and Cultural Management.

Graduate Certificate in Creative Industries (Professional Communication)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/graduate-certificate-in-creative-industries/graduate-certificate-in-creative-industries-professional-communication

Course length - Part-time (2 semesters) or full-time (1 semester); 48 credit points
Delivery – On campus
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree with an overall minimum grade point average of 4.5 or above (on a 7-point scale). Applicants who do not meet the requisite entry requirements may be considered for special entry.
Units include – A choice of three units from: Corporate Writing and Editing; Persuasive Writing; Applied Professional Communication; Newswriting; New Media Worlds; and, one Creative Industries Postgraduate Unit Option.

Master of Creative Industries (Professional Communication)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/master-of-creative-industries/master-of-creative-industries-professional-communication

Course length - Part-time (6 semesters) or full-time (3 semesters); 144 credit points
Delivery – On campus
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree with an overall minimum grade point average of 5.0 or above (on a 7-point scale). Students whose undergraduate degree is in a related creative industries discipline may apply for the Previously Studied Pathway. Applications without the requisite entry requirements will be considered for special entry.

Units include – Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy; 20:20 Vision: Imagining the Creative Future; Project Design in the Creative Industries; Innovation in the Creative Industries: Major Project; Contemporary Practice in Professional Communication; as well as a choice of three related Professional Communication units including: Corporate Writing and Editing; Persuasive Writing; Applied Professional Communication; Newswriting; New Media Worlds; and, one Creative Industries Unit.
Graduate Certificate in Creative Industries (Interdisciplinary)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/graduate-certificate-in-creative-industries/graduate-certificate-in-creative-industries-interdisciplinary

Course length - Part-time (2 semesters) or full-time (1 semester); 48 credit points
Delivery – On campus
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree with an overall minimum grade point average of 4.5 or above (on a 7-point scale). Applicants who do not meet the requisite entry requirements may be considered for special entry.
Units include – A selection of four units from those offered across the Creative Industries Faculty. E.g. Consumer Behaviour, Animation Practices, Marketing Arts and Culture and Persuasive Writing etc.

Master of Creative Industries (Interdisciplinary)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/master-of-creative-industries/master-of-creative-industries-interdisciplinary

Course length - Part-time (6 semesters) or full-time (3 semesters); 144 credit points
Delivery – On campus
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree with an overall minimum grade point average of 5.0 or above (on a 7-point scale). Students whose undergraduate degree is in a related creative industries discipline may apply for the Previously Studied Pathway. Applications without the requisite entry requirements will be considered for special entry.
Units include – Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy; 20:20 Vision: Imagining the Creative Future; Project Design in the Creative Industries; Innovation in the Creative Industries: Major Project; as well as a selection of four units from those offered across the Creative Industries Faculty.

Graduate Certificate in Creative Industries (Interactive & Visual Design)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/graduate-certificate-in-creative-industries/graduate-certificate-in-creative-industries-interactive-and-visual-design

Course length - Part-time (2 semesters) or full-time (1 semester); 48 credit points
Delivery – On campus
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree with an overall minimum grade point average of 4.5 or above (on a 7-point scale). Applicants who do not meet the requisite entry requirements may be considered for special entry.
Units include – A choice of three units from: Visual Communication, Visual Interactions, Introduction to Web Design and Development, Digital Media, Animation and Motion Graphics and Graphic Design, and, one Creative Industries Unit.

Master of Creative Industries (Interactive & Visual Design)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/master-of-creative-industries/master-of-creative-industries-interactive-and-visual-design

Course length - Part-time (6 semesters) or full-time (3 semesters); 144 credit points
Delivery – On campus
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree with an overall minimum grade point average of 5.0 or above (on a 7-point scale). Students whose undergraduate degree is in a related creative industries discipline may apply for the Previously Studied Pathway. Applications without the requisite entry requirements will be considered for special entry.
Units include – Entrepreneurship in the Creative Economy; 20:20 Vision: Imagining the Creative Future; Project Design in the Creative Industries; Innovation in the Creative Industries: Major Project; Special Topic in the Creative Industries; as well as a selection of three units from those offered across the Interactive and Visual Design Unit and one unit from any study area.

Queensland University of Technology – The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies

Address: The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, QUT, Gardens Point Campus, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane Qld 4001

Phone: 07 3138 1020
Fax: 07 3138 9131

Email:
Website: http://www.bus.qut.edu.au/research/cpns/whatweteach/ourcourses.jsp#GradCert

Master of Business (Philanthropy & Non-profit Studies)

http://www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/master-of-business/master-of-business-philanthropy-and-nonprofit-studies

Course length - Part-time (6 semesters) and full-time (3 semesters); 144 credit points

Delivery – On campus, Gardens Point

Upon enrolling in this course, it is compulsory for students to attend the ACPNS Orientation and Intensive Weekend at the Gardens Point Campus of QUT. During this weekend students will participate in a specialised orientation program and also attend the first lectures of available units.
Pre-requisite - An undergraduate degree or equivalent in any field with an overall minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 (on a 7 point scale).

Units include – Creative Philanthropy, Contemporary Issues in Philanthropy, Introduction to Social Enterprise, Fundraising Development Principles, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Philanthropic and Non-profit Frameworks of Governance.

The University of Queensland - School of English, Media Studies and Art History

Address: School of English, Media Studies and Art History, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane Qld 4072

Contact: Dr Graeme Were, Programme Convenor
Phone: 07 3365 2167
Email:

Student and general enquiries
Phone: 07 3365 2552
Fax: 07 3365 2799
Email:
Website: http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au

Museum Studies Program

The UQ Museum Studies Program provides specialist training and professional qualifications for graduates who are currently working or seeking to work in the museum sector nationally and internationally. The program aims to build student capacity to understand and evaluate museum theory and practice, and critically engage with the issues facing professionals working in museums, art museums and related heritage and collecting institutions.

Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies

http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5341

Course length – 6 months full-time (or part-time equivalent) with 8 units to complete

Delivery – On campus

Pre-requisite - A bachelor degree with a GPA of 5.0 or relevant work experience and demonstrate suitability for admission and provide a personal statement of no more than one page (A4 size) of the reason for applying for museum studies.

Units include – Museum Context plus two other units from Collections, Museum Management, Museums & Community Engagement, Exhibiting Culture Theory & Practice and an elective.

Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies

http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5342

Course length – Part-time and full-time (2 semesters – 1 year); 16 units

Delivery – On campus

Pre-requisite - Bachelors degree or equivalent in any field with a grade point average of 5.0 on a 7 point scale, or a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies with a grade point average of 5.0 on a 7 point scale and provide a personal statement of no more than one page (A4 size) of the reason for applying for museum studies.

Units include – Museum Context plus four other units including Collections, Museum Management, Museums & Community Engagement, Exhibiting Culture: Theory & Practice and three electives.

Master of Museum Studies

http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5343

Course length – Part-time and full-time (3 semesters – 1.5 years); 24 units.

Delivery – On campus

Pre-requisite - Bachelors degree or equivalent in any field with a grade point average of 5.0 on a 7 point scale, or a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies with a grade point average of 5.0 on a 7 point scale and provide a personal statement of no more than one page (A4 size) of the reason for applying for museum studies.

Units include – Museum Context plus four other units including Collections, Museum Management, Museums & Community Engagement, Exhibiting Culture: Theory & Practice and seven electives, or three electives plus dissertation (12 000 - 15 000 words).

Courses Available Elsewhere – on campus, by distance and international

Australia

Australian National University – Research School of Humanities & the Arts

Address: The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200

Contact: Dr Sharon Peoples, Research School of Humanities & the Arts Graduate Coursework Convenor
Phone: 02 6125 7189
Fax: 02 6125 2438

Email:

Student and general enquiries
Research School of Humanities & the Arts

Ph: 02 6125 6674

Fax: 02 6125 2438

Email:

Website: http://rsha.anu.edu.au/liberal-arts

Graduate Certificate in Liberal Arts (Museums and Collections)

http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/6060XMUSC;overview.html

Course length – 24 units

Delivery – On campus. Also available off campus

Pre-requisites – Completion of an undergraduate degree of not less than three years study at a recognised university or higher education provider, or approved professional experience.

Units include – Museum, Collection and Heritage Management; Indigenous Collections and Exhibitions; Museums and Collections: Key Concepts and Practices; Museum, Art and Society in the Asia-Pacific among others.

Graduate Certificate in Liberal Arts (Visual Culture Research)

http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/6060XVCR;overview.html

Visual Culture Research is a multi-disciplinary field combining the humanities and social scientific perspectives of anthropology, art theory and film studies with workshops utilising visual media and relevant software. It aims to foster in students a well-developed understanding of and set of skills for working with visual materials.