The Graduate Diploma in Cultural Leadership is aimed at those who wish to extend their professional qualifications with a shorter period of study and those wishing to broaden or change directions.

The Graduate Diploma in Cultural Leadership consists of a core curriculum, which grounds students in contemporary art and cultural theory and a pragmatic understanding of the art world, along with key skills in research.

As well as core courses, students choose courses from specialisation streams:

* Curating: the focus is on contemporary curating as a diverse and dynamic profession, which plays a key role in setting cultural agendas and discovering new ground. The curatorial strand emphasises experimentation and the development of a strong independent practice through curatorial studios and live public projects.

* Cultural Leadership: this includes museum education, policy, management, critical writing, promotion, production and the many new roles emerging in contemporary digital culture. It emphasises the fluid boundaries between all of these activities, and promotes a collaborative approach. This strand fosters a vision of leadership that is diverse and limited by neither age nor status, it educates students to develop a unique individual philosophy underpinned by a robust and flexible skill set.

The Graduate Diploma in Cultural Leadership provides pathways for both those with backgrounds in museums, galleries, arts organisations, art history and art practice and those who wish to enter cultural leadership from other professional backgrounds.

The Graduate Diploma in Cultural Leadership is a 48 UOC [1 year FT or 2 years PT] program.

SAHT6700 World Biennales

SAHT9117 Contemporary Curating: Histories, Theories, Practices

SAHT9128 Histories of Exhibitions of Australian Art

SAHT9310 Exhibiting Cultures

SAHT9201 Conservation, Registration and Handling

SAHT9311 Curatorial Studio: Social Space

SAHT9312 Curatorial Studio: Site and Situation

SAHT9313 Curatorial Studio: Collections and Re:collections

SAHT9314 Curatorial Studio: Experimental Curating

SDES9311 Designing the Experience: Exhibitions and Beyond

ACCR5906 Financial Literacy for Business Decisions

ACCT5949 Managing Agile Organisations

COFA9312 Leadership in the Cultural and Creative Industries

SAHT9111 Management of Arts Organisations

SAHT9122 Audience Engagement: Education and Public Programs

SAHT9123 Marketing and Promotion

SAHT9124 Arts and Cultural Policy

SAHT9131 Visual and Museum Cultures of the Asia-Pacific

SAHT9212 Right Here Right Now: Contemporary Issues in Aboriginal Art

The Graduate Diploma in Cultural Leadership requires completion of 48 UOC (normally 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time) including:

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Cultural Leadership requires a Bachelors degree in any field.

Applicants who apply with a bachelors degree completed more than 10 years ago can be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Cultural Leadership where they have a history of professional practice in curatorial or other arts organisations since graduation. They can articulate up to the GradDipCL if they hold a credit average in their courses taken under the Graduate Certificate.

Applicants without a Bachelors degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate on a case-by-case basis by the Program Director, on the basis of professional experience. The student may articulate up to the Graduate Diploma if they hold a credit average in their courses taken under the Graduate Certificate.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Consideration of RPL, including industry experience, will be relevant for:

a) entry into the program without a Bachelors degree; and

b) entry with a Bachelors degree awarded more than 10 years prior to proposed year of commencement.

Verified industry experience will include a written statement of service from an employer, client or commissioning agent verifying the position, role, responsibilities, duration and/or project outcomes of employment, service contract or other professional arts engagement.

Students who have completed the requirements for the Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Curating and Cultural Leadership with a credit average are eligible for admission to the Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership with full credit for courses already completed.

Students who wish to exit the Masters program early may nominate to transfer to and graduate from the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma provided the requirements for the program have been met.

Alumni are working in prominent curatorial, arts administration and policy positions in government, public and commercial galleries, the not-for-profit gallery and museum sector, and consultancies. Students may also consider applying for Masters by Research or PhD programs.