Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) (BCAH)

Back to top Program aims The program aims to produce graduates who have advanced specific discipline knowledge and skills.

Students will acquire the ability to research independently, apply theory and develop academic expertise in their chosen fields.

The program will extend students' appreciation of the cultural contributions offered by the creative arts to local and regional communities in Australia.

In addition to these generic aims, each discipline within the program has specific aims:

Film, Television & Radio:

The program enables students to undertake both traditional and hybrid pathways with emphasis placed on practice-led and theoretical debates that will enhance each student’s Honours degree, leading into postgraduate study and professional outcomes.

Music:

The program aims to produce graduates who have specialised and advanced training in the areas of music performance.

They will also have the intellectual and practical skills necessary to apply knowledge in further study, research, employment and community service.

Theatre:

The program aims to produce graduates who will have an advanced understanding of the nature and impact of drama and theatre in human society who will be proficient in critical analysis and problem solving relating to the theory and performance of dramatic texts and to the intersection between theory and practice.

Visual Arts:

The program aims to produce graduates who have an advanced understanding of visual arts theory and practice.

They will be able to articulate and sustain an academic and professional analysis in relation to a range of issues involving the arts, culture and society both historical and contemporary.

Both traditional and hybrid pathways place emphasis on practice-led and theoretical debates that will enhance each student’s Honours degree, leading into postgraduate study and professional outcomes.

Core courses

Core courses are essential to developing the skills required to conduct scholarly activity and independent research at Honours level. All students must enrol in:

HMT4001 Honours Dissertation A

HMT4002 Honours Dissertation B

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Completion of an Australian Bachelor degree, or equivalent in Creative Arts or a related discipline, with a minimum Grade Point Average of 5.0.
• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

Applicants are advised to also note the following:

• Applicants will be required to write a proposal outlining their field of study (relevant to the appropriate discipline), that also outlines the initial direction of their Honours research.
• Students will also be required to have an interview with relevant supervisor/s (telephone or face-to-face).

Some consideration for significant professional practice can be given to applicants at the discretion of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts. Specific entry requirements can be:

• credit level (grade point average of 5.0/7 i.e. 71.4 per cent) in the entire program and permission of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
• a grade point average of 5/7 (71.4 per cent) across all levels in the proposed Major Study
• a grade point average of 5.2/7 (75 per cent) in the third level of the program (i.e. Major and Option), including an 'A' or better level pass in at least one course of the Major
• grades of 'A' or High Distinction in all courses in the third-level of the Major
• for a candidate with equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience by special permission of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements.

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a University-approved English language program. On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

Program objectives

Graduates of a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) program will have:

• a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
• initiative and judgment in planning, problem-solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
• cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking for building capacity for focused research identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
• enhanced communication skills to present clear, coherent and innovative exposition of knowledge and ideas.