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GLAM6915: Professional Placement
2026 unit information
The professional placement offers an opportunity to gain hands on experience in one of the University of Sydney’s institutional partners across the arts, museum and heritage sectors. Students undertake a 20-day internship, focused on a specific aspect of professional practice. Projects are designed to broaden skills and expertise and provide students with an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between theory and practice. Partner organisations include museums, galleries, art spaces, festivals and art fairs, libraries and archives, heritage consultancies, Indigenous art centres and keeping places, local councils, peak body organisations, auction houses and dealers.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Art History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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ARHT6942 or MHST6906 or MUSM7004 |
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None |
The learning outcomes for this unit will be available two weeks before the first day of teaching.
Unit availability
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There are no availabilities for this year.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2026
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Professional practice | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2 2026
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Professional practice | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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There are no availabilities for previous years.
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