Overview

Contemporary curating is a dynamic profession, playing a key role in setting cultural agendas and generating new ideas.

You will benefit from partnerships with a broad range of Australian and international creative organisations as well as regular connection with arts leaders and industry professionals. The degree is flexible and customisable. In the final year you will undertake an industry-based capstone project tailored to develop your skills, build your professional networks, and open further career opportunities. You may also complete a supervised research paper, allowing you to engage deeply with a topic of your interest.

Why choose this Curating and Cultural Leadership program from University of New South Wales?

This degree is for those keen to explore a wide range of areas across curating and cultural leadership, as well as industry engagement and professional experience with galleries, libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions.

Who should choose this degree?

This degree is geared towards graduates and career professionals who intend to take a leading role in shaping the creative and cultural landscape of the future. Many of our graduates are prominent leaders in the Australian and international cultural and creative sectors.

Career opportunities

Arts and cultural leadership, management, policy making and administration

Curatorship, festival, program, event and museum management

Direction of cultural organisations and institutions

Entrepreneurship, strategy, creative social enterprise and startups

Creative direction, planning and production

Art education and training

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Communication Skills for Creative Disciplines

Research Foundations in Art and Design

Leadership in the Cultural and Creative Industries

Australian Arts Ecology

Art Writing and Publishing

Cultural Heritage, Ethics & the Law

Contemporary Curating: Theories and Practices

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-08 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-14 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-13 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-30 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-06-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

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Credits

96 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended, Online

Campus Location

Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS Code: 082201A

A Bachelor's degree (AQF level 7) with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 65 or equivalent. The Bachelor's degree can be in any field. This provides admission into the foundational disciplinary course component of the program - requiring completion of 96uoc (2.0 years).
Bachelor's degree (AQF level 7) in a cognate field with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 65 or equivalent. This provides direct admission into the disciplinary course component of the degree - requiring completion of 72uoc (1.5 years).
An Honours Degree (AQF level 8) in any of the following cognate fields. This provides direct admission to the advanced disciplinary component of the degree - requiring completion of 48uoc (1 year).

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Tuition Fees

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46500 AUD / year

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11500 AUD / year

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Overview

Why choose this Curating and Cultural Leadership program from University of New South Wales?

Who should choose this degree?

Career opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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