Bachelor of Creative Arts

Ready to turn your passion for art into your career?

The Bachelor of Creative Arts will help you achieve your dream.

Music You will develop skills and knowledge in musical areas such as piano, voice production and guitar in two specialised areas, classical music or contemporary music.

A third study area also offers a combination of the two meaning you can experiment with both genres.

You will have opportunities to participate in community projects with our partners, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO), the Darwin Festival and the Centre for Youth and Community Music (CYCM).

If you are interested in studying the Music major, we recommend you possess Grade 4 Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) Practical and Theory.

Contact the College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society after applying for auditioning.

Screen and New Media Production Your studies focus on screen industry craft, knowledge and skills in film, television, digital media production and graphics/media design.

You will develop your skills and knowledge in conceptual, theoretical and historical understanding and apply it to a broad range of screen and new media design projects.

With access to digital media production hardware, facilities and the latest industry software, you are exposed to professional practices, processes and protocols.

You will build a valuable portfolio of creative work and will also be encouraged to get practical industry practice, while you study.

Visual Arts In this course, you will develop practical skills and knowledge in-studio and in key areas in painting, printmaking, digital media, sculpture and drawing, developing the critical tools and material skills necessary to build your art career.

You will learn alongside practising artists and leaders in the creative industry, plus you will be exposed to the local art community with opportunities to network with artists through the Northern Editions and the CDU Art Gallery and Collection.

Applicants interested in the Visual Arts major should contact the College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society by email IFASadmin@cdu.edu.au after applying to obtain further information regarding submission of a portfolio of creative works.

Honours The Bachelor of Creative Arts and Industries (Honours) is available for entry to suitable candidates with a Bachelor of Creative Arts with at least a credit average (GPA of 5.00) with a view to post-graduate study.

Common Units(2 units) - 20cp

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.

CUC107

(compulsory)

PLUS EITHER:

CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (recommended for Arts majors) OR CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology (recommended for Science majors) Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options.

Core Units(4 units) - 40cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 40 credit points as detailed below.

PHI110 Critical and Creative Thinking (replaced by IAS121 2020) PHI120 Ethics (replaced by IAS122 2020) PHI210 Culture, Arts and Ideas 1 (last offered 2019. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit) PHI220 Culture, Arts and Ideas 2 (replaced by IAS224 2020)

Specialist Electives(10-12 units) - 120cp

Specialist Elective units totalling 120 credit points selected from one of the Majors as detailed below. At least 30cp at 300 level must be passed to complete the Major.

MUSIC - Complete 110cp from the following units:

MUS114 Theory of Music 1 (replaced by IAS181 2020) (20cp) MUS115 Theory of Music 2 (replaced by IAS182 2020) (20cp) MUS192 Applied Music Practice (Piano, Guitar or Voice) 1 (Internal only) (replaced by IAS181 2020) MUS193 Applied Music Practice (Piano, Guitar or Voice) 2 (Internal only) (replaced by IAS182 2020) MUS214 Theory of Music 3 (replaced by IAS281 2020) (20cp) MUS215 Theory of Music 4 (replaced by IAS282 2020) (20cp) MUS292 Applied Music Practice (Piano, Guitar or Voice) 3 (Internal only) (replaced by IAS281 2020) (20cp) MUS293 Applied Music Practice (Piano, Guitar or Voice) 4 (Internal only) (replaced by IAS282 2020) (20cp) MUS390 Applied Music Practice (Piano, Guitar or Voice) 5 (Internal only) (no longer offered from 2020) MUS384 History of Music 1 (no longer offered from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit) MUS385 History of Music 2 (no longer offered from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit) And complete 10cp from the following: MUS211 Second Instrument or Voice (repeatable) (Internal only) (no longer offered from 2020) MUS334 Ensemble/Choral (repeatable) (Internal only) (replaced by IAS284 2020) MUS394 Applied Music Practice (Piano, Guitar or Voice) 6 (Internal only) (no longer offered from 2020)

SCREEN AND NEW MEDIA PRODUCTION - Complete 100cp from the following units: SMP101 Introduction to Screen Media (replaced by IAS114 2020) SMP102 Introduction to Media Design (replaced by IAS174 2020) SMP201 Screen Production 1 (replaced by IAS215 2020) SMP202 Sound Recording and Design 1 (Internal only) (replaced by IAS315 2020) SMP203 Digital Media Design Studio 1 (no longer available from 2020) SMP204 Digital Media Design Studio 2 (no longer available from 2020) SMP301 Screen Production 2 (replaced by IAS216 2020) SMP302 Sound Recording and Design 2 (Internal only) (no longer available from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit) SMP303 Digital Media Project 1 (replaced by IAS316 2020) SMP304 Digital Media Project 2 (no longer available from 2020. Students should discuss with the course coordinator a suitable replacement unit) And complete 20cp from the following: BCO101 Fundamentals of Marketing HIT164 Computing Fundamentals HIT234 Database Concepts (replaces BIS234 from 2019) CAI202 Modernity (no longer available from 2020) HIT226 Mobile Web Structures MKT202 Marketing Communications VIS260 Photography and Digital Arts (replaced by IAS274 2020) DES311 Design in Context (no longer oferred from 2020)

VISUAL ARTS - Complete 110cp from the following units: VIS110 Visual Arts Foundation (20cp) (replaced by IAS171 2020) (20cp) VIS120 Visual Arts Foundation (20cp) (replaced by IAS172 2020) (20cp) VIS210 Visual Arts Intermediate Studio 1 (replaced by IAS271 2020) (20cp) VIS220 Visual Arts Intermediate Studio 2 (replaced by IAS272 2020) (20cp) VIS230 Contemporary Art 1 (no longer offered from 2020) VIS310 Visual Arts Advanced Studio 1 (replaced by IAS371 2020) (20cp) VIS320 Visual Arts Advanced Studio 2 (replaced by IAS371 2020) (20cp) VIS330 Contemporary Art 2 (no longer offered from 2020) VIS340 Visual Arts Project (repeatable) (no longer offered from 2020) And complete 10cp from the following: VIS140 Visual Arts Methods (repeatable) (replaced by IAS173 2020) VIS200 Visual Arts Feature (repeatable) (no longer offered from 2020) VIS240 Printmaking (repeatable) (no longer offered from 2020) VIS250 Painting and Textile Arts (repeatable) (no longer offered from 2020) VIS260 Photography and Digital Arts (replaced by IAS274 2020) VIS270 Sculpture and Drawing (repeatable) (replaced by IAS273 2020)

Note: not every unit is available in each semester.

Electives(6 units) - 60cp

Units totalling 60 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University, including units from the above areas of study.

Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 300 level, for example CAH1xx, CAH2xx and CAH3xx would be first, second and third year units respectively.

- 240cp

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.