Bachelor of Creative Arts

The Bachelor of Creative Arts requires three years of full-time study. Part-time study is only available in the Visual Arts specialisation. The course is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Stream options
• Honours

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

The Creative Writing, Dance, Digital Media, Drama, Screen and Visual Effects and Entertainment Design specialisations require applicants to meet additional entry criteria to demonstrate their creative abilities. The details of these requirements are listed in the course rule for these specialisations (refer to links below).

Course aims

The core aim of the course is to develop in students the creative, practical, critical and collaborative skills necessary to pursue a career in the relevant area (writing, dance, fashion, costume design, visual arts, digital media, drama, enterprise, screen and digital effects/entertainment) in the arts, fashion and communications industries. These core skills will be complemented by the skills and knowledge acquired by students completing a major in the closely related discipline area.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of their degree, students will have gained specific practical and analytical skills in one of the following programs of study: creative writing, costume design, dance, enterprise, fashion, visual arts, acting and directing for stage and screen, creative work in digital media, and video production. In addition, students will have developed a range of transferable skills.

Specialisation options

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing)
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Costume Design)
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Dance)
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Digital Media)* - no further student intake
  
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Digital Media) (Hong Kong)
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama)
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Enterprise) - not offered in 2021
  
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Fashion)
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Live Production) - new course commencing Semester 1, 2022
  
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Screen)
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts)
• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Effects and Entertainment Design)

Honours

Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the College being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

Refer to Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)