The Diploma of Letters (Creative Enterprise) requires the equivalent of one year of full-time study. It is only offered as an exit award for students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Letters (Creative Enterprise).
The stream undertaken by the student will be identified on the student’s transcript of academic record and on the parchment presented to the student on completion of the course.
Course aims
The course aims to:
- introduce students to the key concepts of cultural industries and creative enterprise
- assist students to develop a basic level of understanding about the field of cultural industries and creative enterprise and the ability to recognise debates in the field.
Learning outcomes
On the completion of the Diploma of Letters (Creative Enterprise), students are expected to be able to demonstrate:
- the ability to apply integrated technical and theoretical cultural industries and creative enterprise concepts and debates
- the ability to evaluate creative enterprise opportunities
- the capacity to undertake skilled or paraprofessional work in the cultural industries and capacity for further learning in cultural industries and enterprise.
Program of study
To qualify for the Diploma of Letters (Creative Enterprise), a student must complete 36 units according to the following program of study, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Stream - Creative Enterprise
Specialisation - Business
Core - Year 1 topics
18 units comprising:
CREA1201 Cultural Industries and Enterprise (4.5 units)
CREA2101 Creative Cities: Ecologies of Social Transformation (4.5 units)
CREA3122 Cultural Leadership (4.5 units)
INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities (4.5 units)
Option – Year 1 topics
Plus 18 units of topics from the list below:
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN2033 Marketing Communications (4.5 units)
BUSN2038 Human Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units)
INNO2001 Innovation for Social Impact: Doing Good While Doing Well (4.5 units)
INNO3001A From Innovation to Impact: Creating a Roadmap from Opportunity to Action (4.5 units)
Specialisation – Media and Communication
Core - Year 1 topics
13.5 units comprising:
CREA1201 Cultural Industries and Enterprise (4.5 units)
CREA2101 Creative Cities: Ecologies of Social Transformation (4.5 units)
CREA3122 Cultural Leadership (4.5 units)
Option – Year 1 topics
Plus 22.5 units of topics from the list below:
CREA1001 Introduction to the Creative Arts (4.5 units)
CREA2106 Creative Arts Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
CREA3456 Cultural Policy and the Arts (4.5 units)
INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities (4.5 units)
PROF1001 Writing for Digital Environments (4.5 units)
PROF3004 Advertising and Public Relations (4.5 units)
PROF3005 Professional Writing 5: Writing for Business and the Public Sector (4.5 units)
SCME1003 Essential Multimedia (4.5 units)
SCME2004 Introduction to Digital Graphic Design (4.5 units)
SCME2201 Interaction Design (4.5 units)
TOUR1103 Introduction to Events (4.5 units)
