Bachelor of Creative Industries

Western Sydney University

About

The Bachelor of Creative Industries is an interdisciplinary degree, with a core drawn from communication, design, law and business.

It brings together major studies in creative disciplines, including Design, Creative Writing, Journalism, Design and Music, with studies in the business and legal aspects of working in the Creative Industries.

Graduates will have the skills to manage creative enterprises and turn innovative new ideas into commercial operations.

This degree offers creative people a deep understanding of how creative industries operate along with business and legal acumen.

The Bachelor of Creative Industries is built around collaboration and co-working with creative industries located in Greater Western Sydney (GWS).Accreditation The Bachelor of Creative Industries (PR) is accredited by the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA).

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Students must complete

Note: The recommended sequence is subject to variation based on the students nominated specialisation.

Introduction to Major Units Pool

Code	Name
100706	Advertising: An Introduction

Code	Name
102436	Creative Writing: The Imaginative Life

Code	Name
100897	Everyday Life

Code	Name
101927	Foundations of Media Arts and Production

Code	Name
200977	Fundamentals of Australian Law

Code	Name
102263	Image Design

Code	Name
100556	Introduction to Journalism

Code	Name
101907	Introduction to Literary Studies

Code	Name
102558	Music Production

Code	Name
200585	Organisational Behaviour

Code	Name
100212	Public Relations Theory and Practice

Code	Name
101922	Web and Time-based Design

Majors

Code	Name
M1121	Advertising

Code	Name
M1113	Creative Writing

Code	Name
M1052	Cultural and Social Analysis

Code	Name
M1109	Digital Cultures

Code	Name
M1053	English

Code	Name
M2511	Enterprise Innovation

Code	Name
M1116	Graphic Design

Code	Name
M1067	Journalism

Code	Name
M2515	Law and the Creative Industries

Code	Name
M1094	Media Arts Production

Code	Name
M1117	Music

Code	Name
M1122	Public Relations

Sub-majors

Note: Please plan enrolment in sub-major units carefully - units at Level 2 and Level 3 may have pre-requisites. Students should consult their Academic Course Advisors if they require further information.

Code	Name
SM1123	Advertising

Code	Name
SM1116	Creative Writing

Code	Name
SM1070	Cultural and Social Analysis

Code	Name
SM1117	Digital Cultures

Code	Name
SM1071	English

Code	Name
SM1118	Graphic Design

Code	Name
SM1088	Journalism

Code	Name
SM1113	Media Arts Production

Code	Name
SM1122	Public Relations

Code	Name
SM1133	Sound Production

Please note: SM1133 Sound Production has replaced SM1127 Music Production Studies (2018 and 2019) and SM1039 Sound Technology Studies (2017 and prior years).

Continuing students who choose to remain in SM1127 or SM1039 will need to take their remaining units from the replaced equivalent units.

Recommended Sequence

Autumn Commencement

Full-time

Code	Name
101920	Writing Ecologies

Code	Name
200909	Enterprise Law

Code	Name
101926	Media Cultures and Industries

One unit from the Introduction to major units pool

Code	Name
102421	Data, Mediation, Power

Code	Name
200912	Enterprise Leadership

Code	Name
101921	Visual Storytelling

One unit from the Introduction to major units pool

Code	Name
101928	Media Law and Ethics

Two units from a selected major or sub-major

And one elective

Code	Name
200910	Financing Enterprises

Code	Name
102431	Creative TEAMS 1

Two units from a selected major or sub-major

Code	Name
200911	Enterprise Innovation and Markets

Code	Name
102432	Creative TEAMS 2

Two units from a selected major or sub-major

Code	Name
102433	Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship

Two units from a selected major or sub-major

And one elective

Spring (Mid-Year) Commencement

Full-time

Code	Name
102421	Data, Mediation, Power

Code	Name
200912	Enterprise Leadership

Code	Name
101921	Visual Storytelling

One unit from pool of Introduction to major units

Code	Name
101920	Writing Ecologies

Code	Name
200909	Enterprise Law

Code	Name
101926	Media Cultures and Industries

One unit from pool of Introduction to major units

Code	Name
200910	Financing Enterprises

Two units from a selected major or sub-major

And one elective

Code	Name
200911	Enterprise Innovation and Markets

Two units from a selected major or sub-major

And one elective

Code	Name
102431	Creative TEAMS 1

Code	Name
102433	Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship

Two units from a selected major or sub-major

Code	Name
101928	Media Law and Ethics

Code	Name
102432	Creative TEAMS 2

Two units from a selected major or sub-major

Law and the Creative Industries Major

Please Note: Due to the progression requirements of this major, students selecting Law and the Creative Industries as their major must follow the specific recommended sequence below in order to successfully complete this specialisation. These students are also exempt from completing core unit 200909 Enterprise Law, as they must complete the alternate unit 200977 Fundamentals of Australian Law as their core unit and first Introduction to Major unit.

Autumn Commencement

Full-time

Code	Name
101920	Writing Ecologies

Code	Name
101926	Media Cultures and Industries

Code	Name
200977	Fundamentals of Australian Law

Code	Name
200010	Criminal Law

Code	Name
102421	Data, Mediation, Power

Code	Name
101921	Visual Storytelling

Code	Name
200978	Legal Analysis and Critique

Code	Name
200008	Torts Law

Code	Name
200911	Enterprise Innovation and Markets

Code	Name
200912	Enterprise Leadership

Code	Name
200811	Alternative Dispute Resolution

One unit from the Introduction to major units pool

Code	Name
200910	Financing Enterprises

Code	Name
102431	Creative TEAMS 1

Code	Name
200011	Contracts

And one elective

Code	Name
101928	Media Law and Ethics

Code	Name
102432	Creative TEAMS 2

Code	Name
200661	Media Law

One unit from the Level 3 Law unit pool

Code	Name
102433	Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship

One unit from the Level 3 Law unit pool

And two electives

Level 3 Law Unit Pool

Code	Name
200297	Law of Employment

Code	Name
200637	Intellectual Property

Code	Name
200799	Work Health and Safety Law

Code	Name
200858	Australian Consumer Law

Code	Name
200905	Australian Competition Law

The unit listed below count towards competion of this course for students who passed this unit in 2019 or earlier.

101526 - Introduction to Sound Technologies

Institution