Graduate Certificate in Creative and Professional Practice (Major)
Central Queensland University
About
The Graduate Certificate in Creative and Professional Practice (Major) is aimed primarily at current and future arts management and community arts professionals, creative and performing arts practitioners and others in the creative arts industries, to enable you to extend your capacity to operate professionally and/or artistically in the creative industries in professional and/or creative roles, as well as to progress to further postgraduate study.
In order to gain advanced theoretical and technical knowledge, and advanced cognitive, technical and communication skills, you will choose one major area of study from the following areas:
Arts Management Community Arts Creative Practice Arts Social Innovation Arts and Heritage Tourism A distinguishing feature of this course is the substantial professional-level creative and/or professional work-related project you will complete, often in association with external arts industry or other relevant partner.
This will give you the opportunity to apply your advanced knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a creative or professional practitioner.
You have many options available to you as part of your project, including:
arts management;
events management;
community arts;
festival design and delivery, arts curriculum development;
curatorial and exhibition projects;
fashion;
and a wide range of creative practice areas such as creative writing, editing and publishing including digital storytelling;
film, television and photography;
theatre arts;
music composition and performance;
and the visual arts including painting, sculpture, ceramics, installation and sound art.
Your individual project will be developed in collaboration with the unit teaching staff.
Structure
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
Core Structure
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| Number of units: 1 | Total credit points: 6 |
Core in all majors in course.
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| --> PERF20035 | Creative and Professional Industries | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
Arts and Heritage Tourism Major
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
Students can complete an internship in arts and heritage tourism in this major.
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> TOUR20021 | Tourism Impacts on Community, Culture and Heritage | --> |
| --> PERF20036 | Creative and Professional Project 1 | --> |
| --> PERF20037 | Creative and Professional Project 2 | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
Arts Management Major
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
Students can complete an internship in arts management in this major.
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> PERF20034 | Arts Management | --> |
| --> PERF20036 | Creative and Professional Project 1 | --> |
| --> PERF20037 | Creative and Professional Project 2 | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
Arts Social Innovation Major
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
Students can complete an internship in social innovation in the arts in this major.
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| Available units | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> MGMT20142 | Contemporary Issues in Social Innovation | --> |
| --> PERF20036 | Creative and Professional Project 1 | --> |
| --> PERF20037 | Creative and Professional Project 2 | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
Community Arts Major
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
Students can complete an internship in community arts in this major.
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> PERF20038 | Community Arts - Advanced | --> |
| --> PERF20036 | Creative and Professional Project 1 | --> |
| --> PERF20037 | Creative and Professional Project 2 | --> |
Course Structure
--> In order to complete this course, you must:
- Complete the core structure
- Complete 1 major
Creative Practice Major
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| Number of units: 3 | Total credit points: 18 |
Students can complete an internship in creative practice in this major.
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| Available units | ||
| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> PERF20039 | Applied Creative and Professional Practice | --> |
| --> PERF20036 | Creative and Professional Project 1 | --> |
| --> PERF20037 | Creative and Professional Project 2 | --> |
Entry requirements
What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
Entry Requirements
To be eligible for entry into this course, students must have completed a Bachelor degree (or an equivalent qualification) or have satisfied the Dean of School (or nominee), of their competence to undertake the course on the basis of an equivalent qualification or experience. For example, equivalence may be determined by a combination of: an academic record in a diploma or certificate award of appropriate content standards or other cognate study or training; and/or published/performed/exhibited or unpublished material of appropriate content and standard; and/or non-award professional development activities and/or work experience.
Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Assumed Knowledge
There are Pre-requisite qualifications, knowledge and/or experience.
Fees and Charges
- Domestic Fees -->
Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Arts and Heritage Tourism Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Analyse, synthesise and evaluate advanced theoretical concepts and principles in the creative industries and creative arts industries, with particular reference to creative and/or professional practice
- 2.
- Communicate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
- 3.
- Conceptualise, project-manage and produce an advanced creative and/or professional project within a creative industries and/or creative arts context
- 4.
- Evaluate and appraise advanced creative and/or professional technical skills in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries
- 5.
- Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as an ethical creative and/or professional practitioner in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries.
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| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | --> | --> | |||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | --> | --> | |||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | --> | --> | |||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | --> | --> | |||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | --> | --> | |||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | --> | --> | |||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | --> | --> |
Arts Management Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Analyse, synthesise and evaluate advanced theoretical concepts and principles in the creative industries and creative arts industries, with particular reference to creative and/or professional practice
- 2.
- Communicate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
- 3.
- Conceptualise, project-manage and produce an advanced creative and/or professional project within a creative industries and/or creative arts context
- 4.
- Evaluate and appraise advanced creative and/or professional technical skills in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries
- 5.
- Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as an ethical creative and/or professional practitioner in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries.
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| | Course Learning Outcomes | ||||
| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | --> | --> | |||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | --> | --> | |||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | --> | --> | |||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | --> | --> | |||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | --> | --> | |||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | --> | --> | |||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | --> | --> |
Arts Social Innovation Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Analyse, synthesise and evaluate advanced theoretical concepts and principles in the creative industries and creative arts industries, with particular reference to creative and/or professional practice
- 2.
- Communicate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
- 3.
- Conceptualise, project-manage and produce an advanced creative and/or professional project within a creative industries and/or creative arts context
- 4.
- Evaluate and appraise advanced creative and/or professional technical skills in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries
- 5.
- Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as an ethical creative and/or professional practitioner in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries.
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| | Course Learning Outcomes | ||||
| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | --> | --> | |||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | --> | --> | |||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | --> | --> | |||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | --> | --> | |||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | --> | --> | |||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | --> | --> | |||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | --> | --> |
Community Arts Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Analyse, synthesise and evaluate advanced theoretical concepts and principles in the creative industries and creative arts industries, with particular reference to creative and/or professional practice
- 2.
- Communicate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
- 3.
- Conceptualise, project-manage and produce an advanced creative and/or professional project within a creative industries and/or creative arts context
- 4.
- Evaluate and appraise advanced creative and/or professional technical skills in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries
- 5.
- Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as an ethical creative and/or professional practitioner in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Course Learning Outcomes | ||||
| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | --> | --> | |||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | --> | --> | |||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | --> | --> | |||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | --> | --> | |||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | --> | --> | |||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | --> | --> | |||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | --> | --> |
Creative Practice Learning Outcomes
- 1.
- Analyse, synthesise and evaluate advanced theoretical concepts and principles in the creative industries and creative arts industries, with particular reference to creative and/or professional practice
- 2.
- Communicate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences
- 3.
- Conceptualise, project-manage and produce an advanced creative and/or professional project within a creative industries and/or creative arts context
- 4.
- Evaluate and appraise advanced creative and/or professional technical skills in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries
- 5.
- Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as an ethical creative and/or professional practitioner in the creative industries and/or creative arts industries.
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| | Course Learning Outcomes | ||||
| Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | --> | --> | |||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | --> | --> | |||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | --> | --> | |||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | --> | --> | |||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | --> | --> | |||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | --> | --> | |||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | --> | --> |
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