Bachelor of Creative Arts

The Bachelor of Creative Arts is an innovative program that tailors its offerings to students’ unique ambitions and interests.

The personalised nature of the program empowers students to identify their own ambitions, then equips them with the skills, theory and practice to navigate existing pathways—or design their own.

Creative Arts students undertake three majors.

All students begin with creative writing subjects to develop a range of foundation skills in creative thinking and narrative.

Students also select a specialist creative major (Advertising;

Communication &

Society;

Corporate Storytelling;Digital Media;

Film &

Television;

Journalism;

Media Studies;

Public Relationsor Social Media).

Within their creative specialisation, students learn through a hands-on, project-based approach to learning, where they are encouraged to develop industry relationships, undertake creative internships and practice and publish within their chosen creative niches.

Finally, the flexible program enables students to ground their creative endeavours within a third major.

A creative entrepreneur may pursue a business major, an aspiring thriller writer might study criminology or a documentary filmmaker might study international relations to better understand working in a non–profit organisation.

In the final stages of their degree, students will have the opportunity to develop a substantial creative project, which will knit what they have learned across their three selected content areas together into a major portfolio piece showcasing their skills and talents.

View the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Program Structure and Sequencing

The Bachelor of Creative Arts program comprises of these subjects, as follows:

Core University Subjects (3)

All three CORE University Subjects must be completed by the end of your first year 

• CORE11-001 Critical Thinking and Communication (CORE 1)
• CORE11-002 Collaboration, Teams and Leadership (CORE 2)
• CORE11-003 Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse (CORE 3)Plus: Beyond Bond: Professional Development and Community Engagement

Required Subjects (6)

• Creative Writing: Fiction and Non-Fiction (JOUR13-300)
• Screenwriting Short Fiction (FITV11-110)
• Creative Writing: Plot and Genre (JOUR11-110)
• Capstone Project (COMN13-300)

Choose (2) from the following list

• Advanced Screenwriting (FITV12-210)
• Australian Literature (AUST11-100) 
• Creative Writing Project (JOUR11-111) (Faculty Approval Required)
• World Literature (ENGL12-106)
• Freelance Feature Writing and Blogging (JOUR13-318)

Creative Major Option (6)

Choose one of the following majors:

• Advertising
• Communication
• Corporate Storytelling
• Digital Media
• Film and Television
• Media Studies
• Public Relations
• Social Media

Humanities OR Business Major Option (6) 

Choose one (1) Major option from either the Humanities Major OR Business Major

Humanities Major -

• Advertising
• Australian Studies
• Chinese Language and Culture
• Communication
• Counselling Interventions
• Criminology
• Digital Media
• Film and Television
• French Language and Culture
• Global Studies (Sustainability)
• International Relations 
• Japanese Language and Culture
• Language and Culture
• Media Studies
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Spanish Language and Culture

Business Major - 

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Marketing Communication
• Marketing

Electives (3)

Students can choose 3 subjects (30cpt) from the list of available subjects from across the University, provided they meet the subject requisites, enrolment restrictions and any other faculty requirements.

International students

To fulfil your student visa requirements, you will need to enrol in 40 credit points per semester.

Domestic students

Most students undertake four (4) subjects per semester (equivalent to 40 credit points). You may however enrol in fewer subjects and extend your degree over a longer period.

Teaching methodology

Bond University’s teaching methodology involves a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, examinations, projects, presentations, assignments, computer labs and industry projects.

Academic requirements

Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)

Entry score for 2021 entry

Visit our student profile if you are interested in the profile of all students who commenced undergraduate study at the Faculty in the January semester 2020.

Applicants must meet the University's general minimum admission criteria.

2021 Year 12 Entry

To ensure students are not disadvantaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, current Year 12 students can be assessed now for a guaranteed offer for 2021 entry conditional on the completion of Year 12. Applications will be assessed based on their first semester Year 12 results and meeting any subject prerequisite requirements for their program. Find out more.

Graduates of this program will be equipped for success in both creative and corporate environments and have the ability to integrate contemporary theory with cutting-edge creative practice, incorporating digital technologies. They will have critical and analytical cognitive skills, as well as the ability to consolidate and synthesise knowledge within their chosen discipline areas. They will also have the technical and creative skills for problem-solving, the ability to craft narratives that resonate with audiences, an understanding of the market and cultural forces that drive the creative industries, a command for the technologies of new-media storytelling and the flexibility to apply their creative practice to a range of industries. 

Graduates of this program can expect to find a wide range of employment opportunities in the creative industries and various external industries depending on their chosen majors. This could include creative arts roles such as: creative writing, publishing, screenwriting, screen production, journalism (including long-form writing and documentary production), content creation, brand journalism, Podcasting, copywriting, social and digital media content creation, digital curatorship, graphic design, games writing, TV production, multi-media design, video animation, creative direction. Graduates could also work in creative or communications roles within other industries, for example communications and content-creation in corporate, political or not-for profit sectors.  Students may also start their own business or work on a freelance basis.