Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) - 1 year

Admission requirements

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Creative Arts, or another qualification which the Dean (Education) agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the Honours degree provided a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the Bachelor's degree. Applicants must normally have achieved a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.25 overall in the Bachelor of Creative Arts, or equivalent qualification, and meet the additional stream requirements specified below to be eligible to apply for entry.

Creative Writing

To proceed to Honours students normally are expected to have achieved grades of DN or better in at least 9 units of upper-level topics in the Creative Writing major sequence.

Dance

To proceed to Honours students normally are expected to have achieved grades of DN or better in the equivalent of 9 units of upper-level studies in the Dance stream.

Digital Media; Visual Effects and Entertainment Design

To proceed to Honours students normally are expected to have achieved grades of DN or better in the last 9 units of the Digital Media or Visual Effects and Entertainment Design stream and grades of DN or better in 9 units of second or third level digital media or visual effects and entertainment design core topics.

Drama Performance

To proceed to Honours students are normally expected to have achieved 9 units of DN or better and 4.5 units of CR or better in third Year Drama Performance topics.

Enterprise

To proceed to Honours students are normally expected to achieved 9 units of DN or better and 4.5 units of CR or better in third year core topics.

Fashion

To proceed to Honours students normally are expected to have achieved grades of DN or better in at least 9 units of upper-level FSHN topics in the Fashion stream.

Screen

To proceed to Honours students are normally expected to have achieved grades of DN or better in the last 9 units of the Screen and Media major and grades of DN or better in 9 units of second or third level screen production topics.

Visual Arts

To proceed to Honours students normally are expected to have achieved grades of DN or better in at least 9 units of upper-level VISA topics in the Visual Arts stream.

To qualify for the Honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study as specified. The program requires one year of full-time study or the equivalent part-time.

Course aims

The course aims to provide students with:

advanced creative, conceptual and technical skills and knowledge to enable them to produce and promote original creative work in their specific field;
high-level knowledge of the processes involved in producing creative work and the opportunity to implement these processes in their specific field;
the skills and knowledge to be able to successfully undertake research activities and artistic projects; and
knowledge about career pathways in the creative industries, and the opportunity to develop extended skills and knowledge to enable them to be successful in their chosen career.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion, graduates will be able to:

demonstrate and apply the advanced creative, cognitive and technical skills required by professional practitioners in the creative industries to produce and promote original creative work;
demonstrate high-level knowledge of the processes involved in producing creative work;
review, analyse and critically evaluate ideas, and set and solve research problems;
demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with a range of professionals and participate effectively in a creative team;
demonstrate advanced knowledge of research principles and methods and of the ethical considerations of research and artistic activity in the creative industries;
independently design, plan and execute research activities and artistic projects; and
work within employment structures in their chosen field and have demonstrated the ability to identify some of the employment opportunities available in the creative industries.

Program of study

Students enrol in one of the following programs:

Creative Writing
Dance
Digital Media or Visual Effects and Entertainment Design
Drama Performance
Enterprise
Fashion
Screen
Visual Arts

Creative Writing

To qualify for the Honours degree students must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study according to the following program.

Core - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising

ENGL7710A Thesis (9 of 18 units) (9 units)
ENGL7710B Thesis (9 of 18 units) (9 units)
CREA7701 Research Methods for Literature and Creative Writing (4.5 units)
CREA7718 Theorising Creative Writing (4.5 units)
CREA7900 Advanced Creative Writing Seminar (9 units)

The following topics may be substituted for topics above, with the course coordinator's approval

ENGL7716 Approved Short Project (4.5 units)
ENGL7717 Special Honours Topic (4.5 units)

Dance

To qualify for the Honours degree students must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study according to the following program.

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising

CREA7110A Creative Research Project (9 of 18 units) (9 units)
CREA7110B Creative Research Project (9 of 18 units) (9 units)
CREA7111 Creative Thesis (9 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Choose 4.5 units from:

CREA7100 Research Methods for Creative Artists (4.5 units)
DRAM7104 Performance Research (4.5 units)

or any other research methods topic approved by the course coordinator

Choose 4.5 units from:

CREA7890 Cultural Policy and the Arts GE (4.5 units)
CREA8101 Approved Special Project in Creative Arts (4.5 units)

Digital Media or Visual Effects and Entertainment Design

To qualify for the Honours degree students must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study according to the following program.

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising

CREA7100 Research Methods for Creative Artists (4.5 units)
SCME7071 Digital Media Honours Project 1 (4.5 units)
SCME7072 Digital Media Honours Project 2 (4.5 units)
SCME7073 Digital Media Honours Project 3 (4.5 units)
SCME7074 Digital Media Honours Project 4 (4.5 units)
SCME7063 Honours Project 5 - Exegesis (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

9 units selected from:

SCME7062 Honours Production 1, Advanced Production (4.5 units)
SCME7053  Honours Production 2, Advanced Camera Techniques (4.5 units)
SCME7054 Honours Research Project 1 (4.5 units)
SCME7058  Screen and Media Practicum (4.5 units)
SCME7059  Special Topic in Honours Screen and Media 1 (4.5 units)
SCME7060  Special Topic in Honours Screen and Media 2 (4.5 units)
SCME7061  Special Topic in Honours Screen and Media 3 (4.5 units)

Drama Performance

To qualify for the Honours degree students must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study according to the following program.

Core - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising

DRAM7104 Performance Research (4.5 units)
DRAM7110 Research Paper (4.5 units)
DRAP7010A  Performance Techniques 4 (Part 1) (4.5 units)
DRAP7010B  Performance Techniques 4 (Part 2) (4.5 units)
DRAP7020B  Production 4 (Part 1) (4.5 units)
DRAP7020C  Production 4 (Part 2) (4.5 units)
DRAP7100  Honours Performance Project Part 1 (4.5 units)
DRAP7101  Honours Performance Project Part 2 (4.5 units)

Enterprise

To qualify for the Honours degree students must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study according to the following program.

36 units comprising

Core – Year 1 topics

31.5 units comprising:

CREA7100 Research Methods for Creative Artists
CREA7200A Creative Enterprise Thesis (4.5/18 units) (4.5 units)
CREA7200B Creative Enterprise Thesis (4.5/18 units) (4.5 units)
CREA7200C Creative Enterprise Thesis (4.5/18 units) (4.5 units)
CREA7200D Creative Enterprise Thesis (4.5/18 units) (4.5 units)
CREA8101 Approved Special Project in Creative Arts (4.5 units)
CREA8102 Special Topic in Creative Arts (4.5 units)

Option – Year 1 topics

Plus 4.5 units of topics from the list below:

Any level 7 topic where the requirements have been met

Fashion

To qualify for the Honours degree students must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study according to the following program.

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising

CREA7110A Creative Research Project (9 of 18 units) (9 units)
CREA7110B Creative Research Project (9 of 18 units) (9 units)
CREA7111 Creative Thesis (9 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Choose 4.5 units from:

CREA7100 Research Methods for Creative Artists (4.5 units)
DRAM7104 Performance Research (4.5 units)

or any other research methods topic approved by the course coordinator

Choose 4.5 units from:

CREA7890 Cultural Policy and the Arts GE (4.5 units)
CREA8101 Approved Special Project in Creative Arts (4.5 units)

Screen

To qualify for the Honours degree students must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study according to the following program.

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising

CREA7100 Research Methods for Creative Artists (4.5 units)
SCME7050 Screen Honours Project 1 (4.5 units )
SCME7051  Screen Honours Project 2 (4.5 units)
SCME7055  Screen Honours Project 3 (4.5 units)
SCME7056  Screen Honours Project 4 (4.5 units)
SCME7063 Honours Project 5 - Exegesis (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

9 units selected from:

SCME7062 Honours Production 1 - Advanced Production (4.5 units)
SCME7053  Honours Production 2, Advanced Camera Techniques (4.5 units)
SCME7054  Honours Research Project (4.5 units)
SCME7058  Screen and Media Practicum (4.5 units)
SCME7059  Special Topic in Honours Screen and Media 1 (4.5 units)

Visual Arts

To qualify for the Honours degree students must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study according to the following program.

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising

CREA7110A Creative Research Project (9 of 18 units) (9 units)
CREA7110B Creative Research Project (9 of 18 units) (9 units)
CREA7111 Creative Thesis (9 units)