Program overview
The Bachelor of Creative Arts is designed for students who want the freedom to shape their own creative future. Whether you have a clear career goal in mind or are still exploring where your talents could take you, this highly personalised degree empowers you to identify your ambitions and develop the skills, knowledge and experience to achieve them.
You'll begin with a foundation in contemporary creative practice, developing skills in content creation, storytelling, social media and digital communication. You'll also explore creativity, innovation and creative enterprise, learning how to transform ideas into projects and how to pitch, execute and manage creative initiatives across a range of professional and industry contexts.
The Bachelor of Creative Arts offers a choice between three streams: Creative Writing, Social Media or Digital Media. You'll broaden your expertise with a Complementary Specialisation, creating a unique skill set aligned with your goals.
In our Creative Studio subjects, you'll develop your own major projects with guidance from experienced academics and industry practitioners. You'll also have opportunities to undertake internships with leading creative industry partners.
Program code: HS-20044
CRICOS code: 092144M
Program overview
The Bachelor of Creative Arts is designed for students who want the freedom to shape their own creative future. Whether you have a clear career goal in mind or are still exploring where your talents could take you, this highly personalised degree empowers you to identify your ambitions and develop the skills, knowledge and experience to achieve them.
You'll begin with a foundation in contemporary creative practice, developing skills in content creation, storytelling, social media and digital communication. You'll also explore creativity, innovation and creative enterprise, learning how to transform ideas into projects and how to pitch, execute and manage creative initiatives across a range of professional and industry contexts.
The Bachelor of Creative Arts offers a choice between three streams: Creative Writing, Social Media or Digital Media. You'll broaden your expertise with a Complementary Specialisation, creating a unique skill set aligned with your goals.
In our Creative Studio subjects, you'll develop your own major projects with guidance from experienced academics and industry practitioners. You'll also have opportunities to undertake internships with leading creative industry partners.
Program code: HS-20044
CRICOS code: 092144M
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About this program
The Bachelor of Creative Arts is a future-focused degree for students who want to develop a distinctive creative practice while building the professional skills needed to thrive in evolving creative industries.
Grounded in creativity, ideation and creative enterprise, you will develop depth in a chosen Creative Arts Specialisation, Digital Media, Creative Writing Practice or Social Media Practice, while critically engaging with creative works and media across disciplinary contexts, and collaborating with peers from diverse creative fields. You will extend your studies through a Complementary Specialisation, which may be a second Creative Arts Specialisation, a Professional Major, or a Humanities or Business Major. For example, a creative entrepreneur may pursue business, a thriller writer might study criminology, or a documentary maker might study international relations.
The program emphasises professional readiness, including digital literacy, pitching, communication, project management and an understanding of freelance, embedded and entrepreneurial creative pathways. You will learn to create original works, craft compelling narratives and engage audiences across platforms and media technologies, building a portfolio and gaining real-world experience through industry-aligned projects, internships or advanced studio subjects. You will graduate as an adaptable and culturally aware creative professional, ready for careers in writing, media production, content creation, communication, creative consultancy and emerging roles across the creative and cultural sectors.
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Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the essential abilities, knowledge and skills required to successfully complete the program. Learn more about the inherent requirements and make an informed decision about your capacity to undertake the program.