1997 Postgraduate Handbook

Master of Arts (Visual & Performing Arts)

Students undertake coursework and a supervised project in the visual arts, theatre, television production or graphic design.

Enrolment through

Wagga Wagga campus

Study mode

Distance education

Normal course duration

Full-time 1.5 years (3 sessions)
Part-time 3 years (6 sessions)

Course requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete

• 96 subject points, consisting of three year-long subjects
• (16 subject points each), one year of Topic Development
• (16 subject points) and a supervised Exhibition/Performance/Project over two years (32 subject points). The subjects deal with critical theory and its application to contemporary arts practice.

Residential schools

Residential schools are held in the first two years of the course. These provide an opportunity for students to present work in progress for discussion and to participate in seminars dealing with coursework.

Course structure

Part-time:

Sessions 1 & 2

• ART501 Theories of Criticism
• ART504 Topic Development

Sessions 3 & 4

• ART502 Reading Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
• ART505 Exhibition/Performance/Project

Sessions 5 & 6

• ART503 Practical Criticism
• ART505 Exhibition/Performance/Project

Inquiries

Course Coordinator
Professor David Green
School of Visual & Performing Arts
Telephone: (069) 33 2589
Facsimile: (069) 33 2887
Email: dagreen@csu.edu.au

Last Revised: 25 November 1996.