Master of Arts (Art in Public Space)

The Master incorporates the Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate qualifications.

1.5 years full time or 3 years part-time

Graduate Diploma: 1 year full time
Graduate Certificate: 6 months full time or 1 year part-time

Learning and teaching

RMIT offers a variety of learning and teaching approaches including lectures, seminars, studios, workshops, presentations, group discussions and syndicate work. These are primarily in English.

You will have access to the Learning Hub and other online and digital resources through the myRMIT student portal.

Ongoing assessment throughout the semester includes examinations, essays, reports, oral classes, presentations, group projects, research projects, laboratory projects and practical assignments.

Program structure

The questions you'll ponder in this program are:

• Where are the spaces that enable art to be an active interpretation of, rather than decoration for, the city?
• Who should define policies for public culture?
• How can art negotiate the new spaces of the contemporary public sphere such as the Internet?

The following program structure(s) is an example of what students are currently studying in this program.

The Program Development Committee that initiated this program - the first of its kind in Australia - included representatives from fine arts, architecture, geography, urban planning, art history and theory, and arts administration.

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice.

You'll be equipped to produce public art projects in professional environments. You'll also have acquired expertise in art criticism and specialised arts management.

You'll have received the training needed to act as client representatives and project, business and site managers in public art.

This program is linked to RMIT's overseas partners. Students have the opportunity to participate in one overseas project as a specialist field trip when available. Such projects have recently occurred in China, Italy and Turkey.

You must meet the University entry requirements for this type of program.

If you satisfy the following requirements you will be eligible for selection; however, there is no guarantee that you will be selected as demand for the program varies each intake.

Program entry requirements

An Australian undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or its equivalent. Applicants with significant work experience or professional practice may also be considered.

Prerequisites

None

Selection tasks

You must submit a folio and/or other relevant material with your application.

1. Check program entry requirements and confirm you're eligible.

2. Check and complete the selection tasks (if applicable) by the relevant closing date - these tasks are listed in the program entry requirements.

3. Check the table below for how to apply.

4. Apply using the appropriate method by the closing date.

Application method

This program is full fee paying only. Postgraduate tuition fees vary according to each program and are adjusted annually.

Fee assistance

The following fee assistance is available for this program:

• FEE-HELP is an optional loan scheme that assists eligible full-fee paying students to pay all or part of their tuition fees.

Other fees

In addition to tuition fees there is also the Student services and amenities fee (SSAF). You may be able to defer the fee through the SA-HELP loan scheme.

Some courses attract additional expenses.

Learn more about pathways or if you are eligible for credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.

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