Bachelor of Creative Arts
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Creative Arts |
| Deakin course code | A317 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Online | No |
| Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2025. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course code | 109271E Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Majors
- Minors
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Details of major sequences
- Details of minor sequences
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Express your individuality, challenge the norm and create without limitations under the guidance of experienced industry professionals in Deakin's Bachelor of Creative Arts. Immerse yourself in your creative practice and develop the adaptable critical skills necessary to become an agile and versatile creative with a sustainable career in the arts sector.
Get amongst the next generation of dynamic practising creatives when you major in dance, photography, theatre, visual arts or writing.
Along with your major, you will personalise your degree with minors in complementary study areas, like scriptwriting, 2D and 3D practices, theatre production, Indigenous studies and more. Each day you will delve into new creative mediums and experiment in areas that develop your interests and unique talents.
Want to build a sustained arts career doing what you love?
Realise your creative dreams when you study a Bachelor of Creative Arts at Deakin. You will dedicate yourself to mastering your creative practice and spend your days exploring fresh perspectives through your craft.
Explore a diverse range of creative mediums to tell captivating stories through your craft, in a flexible and supportive environment. You will have the scope to expand your creative practice beyond what you’ve ever imagined, preparing you to thrive in the contemporary arts world.
From day one, you will connect and collaborate with a vibrant community of creatives and makers who share the same passions as you. Our accomplished academics and practising creative professionals will support you along your journey, challenging you to reach your full potential. You’ll create in our specialty learning spaces – including studios, gallery spaces and theatres – and utilise the latest technology to enhance your creative vision.
Over the course of the degree, you will develop an entrepreneurial mindset and the leadership skills needed to keep pace in the fast-moving creative industries. Beyond your creative practice, you will develop real-world skills and form connections with the arts industry through programs, internships, and volunteering opportunities.
By the time you graduate, you will have the foundations to work across the arts and entertainment industries in anything from live theatre and dance, film and television to media and communications, or develop an independent freelance career working towards exhibitions, publications, festivals and community productions and events.
Career opportunities
You will have the freedom to experiment with creative art forms and explore a diverse range of majors and minors, allowing you to become a dynamic creative with a range of in-demand practical skills.
Our work-integrated learning opportunities ensure that you will graduate with the professional network and practical skills needed to lead you to your future career in the arts, whether you decide to work in an arts organisation, or pursue your goals as an entrepreneurial freelancer.
You will be able to take your degree into a range of careers, including:
- acting
- administration
- art therapies
- arts administration and curation
- commercial art direction, design, or illustration
- community art practice
- community theatre
- copywriting and technical writing
- dance
- drama
- editing
- education
- event, festival and production management
- experimental art practices
- gallery curation
- photography
- professional and creative writing
- publishing
- research
- stage management
- theatre directing
- visual arts
- visual communication
For more information go to DeakinTALENT.
Participation requirements
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Interpret and apply conceptual, theoretical and technical skills in the analysis and presentation of a range of artistic artefacts within areas of specialisation and across multidisciplinary contexts. |
| Communication | Articulate critical engagement with a variety of mediums, methods, techniques and strategies to present ideas, exhibitions, performances and/or practical work. |
| Digital literacy | Critically evaluate and apply a range of information technologies, digital tools, devices and environments to support and develop ideas and creative expression. |
| Critical thinking | Analyse and synthesise research materials through multiple sources and mediums to generate original and innovative ideas about creative work in diverse cultural settings. |
| Problem solving | Identify, explore and generate solutions to creative arts problems grounded in theory and/or practice. |
| Self-management | Develop, manage and critically reflect upon the production and presentation of creative works in accordance with industry standards and personal learning goals. |
| Teamwork | Contribute in a constructive, ethical and respectful way to the collaborative production of creative outcomes. |
| Global citizenship | Apply critical knowledge and awareness of diverse social and cultural contexts when engaging in creative arts practice. |
Approved at Faculty Board February 2022
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Creative Arts students must pass 24 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
- 3 credit point of thematic core units
- 3 credit points of Employability sequence units
- one of:
- 2 majors (8 credit points each). At least one major must be chosen from the Creative Arts majors
- 1 major (8 credit points) from the Creative Arts majors, plus 1 minor (4 credit points)
- remaining credit points which may comprise of:
- 1 additional minor
- open electives
- a combination of the above
- a maximum of 10 credit points at level 1
- a minimum of 6 credit points at level 3
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University's vocabulary.
Majors
All Bachelor of Creative Arts students are required to complete at least one major sequence from the following list:
Bachelor of Creative Arts major sequences
~ Offered to continuing students only
Students may choose to complete a second major sequence from the following list:
School of Communication and Creative Arts major sequences
- Advertising
- Animation
- Communication Design
- Digital and Social Media
- Interactive and UX^ Design
- Journalism
- Producing Screen Content
- Public Relations
- Screen Production
^UX refers to User Experience
Please check the rules of each major sequence to see which units you need to complete to achieve the required credit points.
Refer to the details of each major sequence availability and sequence notes relating to incompatibility.
Minors
- 2D Practices in the Visual Arts
- 3D Practices in the Visual Arts
- Analogue Practices (Photography)
- Animation and Motion Graphics
- Brand Design
- Creative Advertising
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Design for Social Media
- Digital Media
- Digital Practices (Photography)
- Film Studies
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Indigenous Studies
- Integrated Communication~
- Interactive Design
- Journalism
- Literature
- Photojournalism
- Producing Screen Content
- Professional Writing
- Public Relations
- Public Relations Strategy
- Publication Design
- Screen Content Production
- Scriptwriting
- Social Media
- Strategic Advertising
- Theatre
- Theatre Production
- UX^ Design
- Visual Effects and Virtual Production
~ Offered to continuing students only
^ UX refers to User Experience
Please check the rules of each minor sequence to see which units you need to complete to achieve the required credit points.
Students are advised to refer to the details of each major or minor sequence for availability as some may be offered in campus and/or online mode only.
Course structure
Thematic Core
| ACA102 | Creativity: Thinking Through Doing |
| ALW200 | Freelancing in the Arts |
| ALW301 | Critical Writing for Creative Practice |
Employability sequence
| AWL100 | Your Future Direction |
Plus 1 credit point from:
| AWL200 | Leadership and Transformation |
| AWL201 | Communication and Persuasive Presentation |
| AWL202 | Entrepreneurial Mindset |
| AWL203 | Expand Your Experience |
Plus 1 credit point from:
| AWL300 | Internship |
| AWL301 | Enhance Your Experience |
| AWL302 | Your Professional Story |
Work experience
Prepare for your future by getting real world experience and the employability skills to succeed, while completing your degree. The Employability Stream is tailored to support you to be future ready. Deakin’s suite of Work Integrated Learning programs can connect you with internships, social impact programs and opportunities to extend your skills in settings across the globe.
Elective units may also provide additional opportunities for Work Integrated Learning experiences.
Details of major sequences
Dance
Unit set code
MJ-A317001
Students undertaking the Dance major sequence (MJ-A317001) cannot undertake the Dance minor sequence (MN-A317001)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
Immerse yourself in the exciting physical, social and conceptual possibilities of contemporary dance. In the Dance major you will learn how the art of contemporary dance intersects with creativity, innovative thinking, community enrichment and technology. Study the diverse ways in which dance can engage and make a difference.
In the studio setting, core studies in technique, choreography, history and theory are complemented by work with digital technologies and other creative arts disciplines. Opportunities include exhibition, public performance and internship experiences.
Career outcomes
The course prepares you to launch a career as a practitioner in the professional dance sector. When you graduate you will be equipped to work across disciplines in a variety of contexts, initiate independent arts projects, or use your skills and knowledge as a dance teacher, who are in strong demand both in the school system and private studios.
Career opportunities include:
- dance performance
- choreography
- community art practice
- dance education
- event, festival and production management
- arts administration and curation
- dance therapies
Units
To complete a Major sequence in Dance complete the eight (8) units as specified below
| ACD101 | Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice A |
| ACD104 | Exploring Dance Styles |
| ACD202 | Dance Making: Principles and Processes |
| ACA204 | Production Lab |
| ACD207 | Improvisation for Dance and Movement |
| ACD212 | Dance and Screens |
| ACD309 | Process Towards Performance |
| ACA301 | Student-Devised Public Performance |
Theatre
Unit set code
MJ-A317002
Students undertaking the Theatre major sequence (MJ-A317002) cannot undertake the Theatre minor sequence (MN-A317014)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
Get amongst the next generation of dynamic theatre makers to create innovative contemporary performance in Deakin's Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre). Become a versatile and agile theatre practitioner equipped with the tools to kick-start your independent theatre career.
You will be challenged to develop physical, creative and intellectual capacities through practice-based learning, while also exploring history and theory, and working with digital technologies and other creative arts disciplines. In a studio setting, you will develop core skills in acting, improvisation, collaborative theatre creation, dramaturgy, dramatic text analysis, rehearsal techniques, and site-specific and applied performance.
Real-time practical learning in state-of-the-art facilities is supported by online materials, lectures, guest speakers and access to leaders in the field. Opportunities extend from campus-based learning to include public performance, site-based practice and internship experiences.
Career outcomes
Theatre graduates are equipped to create and perform theatre works and to work in a variety of professional theatre contexts, including initiating their own work as independent theatre makers and pursuing various roles throughout the arts and entertainment industries. Our graduates work in careers across the industry in fields such as:
- acting
- community theatre
- drama education
- festival or event management
- producing
- stage management
- theatre directing
- youth theatre.
Units
To complete a Major sequence in Theatre complete the eight (8) units as specified below
| ACP103 | Acting Studio |
| ACP109 | Improvisation for Theatre |
| ACA204 | Production Lab |
| ACP207 | Director's Workshop |
| ACP211 | Devising Theatre |
| ACP214 | Directed Production |
| ACA301 | Student-Devised Public Performance |
| ACP324 | Ensemble Devising (A) |
Photography
Unit set code
MJ-A317003
Students undertaking the Photography major sequence (MJ-A317003) cannot undertake the Analogue Practices (Photography) minor sequence (MN-A317009) or Digital Practices (Photography) minor sequence (MN-A317011)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
Through this major, you will study photography as a 21st century tool for connectivity. Accessing professional-grade facilities and equipment, you will develop skills in:
- chemical and digital imaging
- portfolio creation
- project management
- visual communication
- experimental practices
- exhibition and online collaboration
Our experienced industry practitioners and technical support staff will guide and encourage you through a combination of:
- lectures, practical workshops and demonstrations
- class tutorials and critique sessions
- gallery visits
- solo and group projects
Guest speakers and professional practitioner presentations are a regular feature within this course and students also undertake fieldwork, industry visits and exhibitions of their own works.
Learn about the history, theory and culture of photography, and sharpen your skills through studying still and digital images, lighting design and photographic practice.
Get hands-on experience by exhibiting and showcasing your work in Deakin’s own gallery spaces, as well as through participating in external festivals, exhibitions and award programs.
Career outcomes
Photography graduates are equipped to pursue careers as professional practitioners throughout the arts and commercial sectors. Our graduates have moved into career opportunities in roles and fields including:
- independent fine arts practitioner
- event and sports photographer
- commercial portraiture
- fashion or product photographer
- community-based arts
- gallery director or assistant
Units
To complete a Major sequence in Photography complete the eight (8) units as specified below
| ACI101 | Analogue Photography |
| ACI102 | Digital Photography |
| ACI202 | Advanced Digital Studio |
| ACI203 | Darkroom Practices |
| ACI204 | Photographic Storytelling |
| ACI205 | Photographic Lighting and Lens |
| ACI301 | Studio Research |
| ACI303 | Imaging: Post-Production to Print and Screen |
Publishing^
^Offered to continuing students who commenced prior to 2025
Unit set code
MJ-A317004
Students undertaking the Publishing major sequence (MJ-A317004) cannot undertake the Professional Writing minor sequence (MN-A317012)
Overview
Gain expertise, practical experience, and develop professional skills in the rapidly changing industry of publishing. The emphasis in this major is the achievement of professional standards in publishing. After undertaking introductory units on professional writing, publishing, and design, you will gain experience in editing, feature writing and writing for young people, and the process of digital publication.
Career outcomes
- Publishing
- Editing
- Education
- Research
- Copywriting and technical writing
- Performing Arts
Units
To complete a Major sequence in Publishing complete the eight (8) units as specified below
| ADD105 | Design Fundamentals |
| ALW101 | Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity [replaces AIX117] |
| ACC213 | Dilemmas, Defamation, Deception and Disinformation |
| ALJ216 | Feature Writing |
| ALW223 | Creative Nonfiction: Inquiry, Integrity, Vulnerability [replaces ALW204] |
| ALW225 | Designing Fictions [replaces ALW205] |
| ALW352 | Writing and Publishing for Young People |
| ALW395 | Writing Lives: Emerging Forms and Contemporary Practices [replaces ALW396] |
AIX117 Professional Writing for Work [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit AWL101]
ALW204 Publishing Fundamentals [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ALW223]
ALW205 The Role of the Editor [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ALW225]
ALW396 Producing Digital Anthologies: From Concept to Publication [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ALW395]
Visual Arts
Unit set code
MJ-A317005
Students undertaking the Visual Arts major sequence (MJ-A317005) cannot undertake the 2D Practices in the Visual Arts minor sequence (MN-A317007) or 3D Practices in the Visual Arts minor sequence (MN-A317008)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
The Visual Arts major combines in-depth disciplinary training in drawing, painting, 3D construction, fabrication, and digital technologies alongside a sequence of open-ended studio-based studies encouraging cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary thinking. Gain both the practical studio skills and adaptable critical thinking skills necessary to participate successfully in the art world and creative industries.
Theoretical elements of the course are highly integrated with studio practice and designed to develop transferable skills alongside the necessary specialist knowledge required to participate critically in your chosen fields.
There is emphasis on exhibition making as an integral aspect of professional studio practice and our various studio and gallery spaces are designed to support a dynamic culture of studio production and development, collaboration, experimentation, exhibition and critique.
Career outcomes
From specialised studio practice and interdisciplinary learning to leading theory and critical thinking, you will develop the skills to be an adaptable, articulate and creative practitioner.
Draw inspiration from and gain expertise in:
- digital technologies
- traditional techniques
- interdisciplinary practices
- studio practice.
Units
To complete a Major sequence in Visual Arts complete the eight (8) units as specified below
| ACV101 | Painting in the Visual Arts |
| ACV115 | Drawing and the Body in Visual Arts |
| ACV206 | Abstraction in the Visual Arts |
| ACV210 | Art in Public Space |
| ACV212 | Digital Practices and the Visual Arts |
| ACV213 | Modelling and the Visual Arts |
| ACV307 | Practice-Led Research in the Visual Arts |
| ACV312 | Visual Arts Major Project |
Writing
Unit set code
MJ-A317006
Students undertaking the Writing major sequence (MJ-A317006) cannot undertake the Creative Writing minor sequence (MN-A317010) or Scriptwriting minor sequence (MN-A317013)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Overview
Gain expertise, practical experience, and develop creative skills in writing. The emphasis in this major is on publication or the achievement of professional standards in writing. After undertaking introductory units on writing fundamentals, you will progress to specific forms and genres in writing (including fiction, creative nonfiction, scriptwriting, life writing, and writing for games). The major concludes with a unit in which you can develop a writing project of a commercially viable length.
Career outcomes
- Professional and Creative Writing
- Education
- Research
- Copywriting, speechwriting, and technical writing
- Performing Arts (including scriptwriting for screen and stage)
- Video-game industry
Units
To complete a Major sequence in Writing complete the eight (8) units as specified below
| ALW101 | Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity |
| ALW103 | Scriptwriting Fundamentals |
| ALW223 | Creative Nonfiction: Inquiry, Integrity, Vulnerability |
| ALW225 | Designing Fictions |
| ALW227 | Scriptwriting: Character, Action and Reaction |
| ALW251 | Writing for Games: Designing Quests and Characters |
| ALW394 | Writing Project |
| ALW395 | Writing Lives: Emerging Forms and Contemporary Practices |
Details of minor sequences
2D Practices in the Visual Arts
Unit set code
MN-A317007
Students undertaking the Visual Arts major sequence (MJ-A317005) cannot undertake the 2D Practices in the Visual Arts minor sequence (MN-A317007)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
Completing a minor in 2D practices in the visual arts will allow you to develop a range of 2D creative practice skills including painting, drawing and the use of digital technologies. By specialising in 2D practice, you will immerse yourself in rich histories, contexts and debates surrounding these disciplines, and use this knowledge to develop your own creative practice.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in 2D Practices in the Visual Arts complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ACV101 | Painting in the Visual Arts |
| ACV206 | Abstraction in the Visual Arts |
| ACV212 | Digital Practices and the Visual Arts |
| ACV307 | Practice-Led Research in the Visual Arts |
3D Practices in the Visual Arts
Unit set code
MN-A317008
Students undertaking the Visual Arts major sequence (MJ-A317005) cannot undertake the 3D Practices in the Visual Arts minor sequence (MN-A317008)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
Specialising in 3D practices in the visual arts will help you realise the importance of the body, space, site and context while developing your own creative practice. You will learn fundamentals in drawing and modelling in order to visualise your own 2D and 3D artworks and learn skills required to plan and propose public artworks. You will then use these skills to develop your own body of work (in any medium).
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in 3D Practices in the Visual Arts complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ACV115 | Drawing and the Body in Visual Arts |
| ACV210 | Art in Public Space |
| ACV213 | Modelling and the Visual Arts |
| ACV312 | Visual Arts Major Project |
Analogue Practices (Photography)
Unit set code
MN-A317009
Students undertaking the Photography major sequence (MJ-A317003) cannot undertake the Analogue Practices (Photography) minor sequence (MN-A317009)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
Analogue practices will give you the foundational skills required to shoot, develop and print photographic images. You will be introduced to camera handling, darkroom practices and the fundamentals of studio lighting, before developing your own photography project and portfolio.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Analogue Practices (Photography) complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ACI101 | Analogue Photography |
| ACI203 | Darkroom Practices |
| ACI204 | Photographic Storytelling |
| ACI301 | Studio Research |
Creative Writing
Unit set code
MN-A317010
Students undertaking the Writing major sequence (MJ-A317006) cannot undertake the Creative Writing minor sequence (MN-A317010)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Overview
Develop creative skills in writing. The emphasis in this minor is on the achievement of professional standards in writing. After undertaking a unit on writing fundamentals, you will progress to the specific forms of fiction, creative nonfiction, and life writing.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Creative Writing complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ALW101 | Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity |
| ALW223 | Creative Nonfiction: Inquiry, Integrity, Vulnerability |
| ALW225 | Designing Fictions |
| ALW395 | Writing Lives: Emerging Forms and Contemporary Practices |
Dance
Unit set code
MN-A317001
Students undertaking the Dance major sequence (MJ-A317001) cannot undertake the Dance minor sequence (MN-A317001)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
In the Dance minor you will discover how dance intersects with creativity, innovative thinking, community enrichment and technology. In the studio setting, core studies in technique, choreography, history and theory are complemented by work with digital technologies. You will have the chance to work on individual and group public performances and choreographic projects.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Dance complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ACD104 | Exploring Dance Styles |
| ACD207 | Improvisation for Dance and Movement |
| ACD212 | Dance and Screens |
| ACD309 | Process Towards Performance |
Digital Practices (Photography)
Unit set code
MN-A317011
Students undertaking the Photography major sequence (MJ-A317003) cannot undertake the Digital Practices (Photography) minor sequence (MN-A317011)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
This series of units will teach you how you can use digital technology to achieve amazing results. You will learn how to use digital cameras (of all shapes and sizes) in conjunction with postproduction techniques for digital printing and screens. These skills will help you to develop storytelling and creative practice methodologies, and to develop your own creative style.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Digital Practices (Photography) complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ACI102 | Digital Photography |
| ACI202 | Advanced Digital Studio |
| ACI205 | Photographic Lighting and Lens |
| ACI303 | Imaging: Post-Production to Print and Screen |
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Unit set code
MN-A317016
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Overview
Through an integrated study of local experiences and transnational flows of knowledge and influences, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Deakin provides students with an understanding of key forces which shape our understandings and lived experiences of gender and sexuality, both as cultural phenomena and as embodied practices. In particular, the program emphasises the intersectional dimensions of gender and sexuality, addressing questions of class, citizenship, ethnicity, race, religion, ability, and geographical location. Throughout their studies, units in this minor help students to develop skills to analytically reflect on, and contribute to, a range of important debates. These include discussions about how sex, gender and sexuality inform understandings of the self, and how we recognise and respond to difference
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Gender and Sexuality Studies complete the four (4) units as specified below
| AGS101 | Sex and Gender: Ideas That Changed the World |
| AGS200 | Gender, Sexuality and Culture |
| ALL256 | Gender, Sex and Literature |
| AGS300 | Beyond Identity: Diversity in Action |
Indigenous Studies
Unit set code
MN-A000074
Campuses
Online
Overview
This minor sequence of Indigenous Studies units will build understanding, recognition and validity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander's ways of Valuing, Being, Knowing and Doing. Completing this sequence of study will facilitate a deeper understanding of ourselves and Australia's multiple histories to foster productive and meaningful relationships in culturally diverse communities, especially with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Indigenous Studies complete four (4) units selected from below
1 unit from:
| IND101 | Introduction to Aboriginal Studies |
| IND102 | Aboriginal Australian Stories and Songlines |
Plus 2 units from:
| IND203 | Caring for Country |
| IND204 | Australian Aboriginal Holistic Health and Healing |
| IND205 | Global Indigenous Knowledges and Philosophies |
| IND206 | Indigeneity and the Media |
Plus 1 unit from:
| IND301 | Politics of Resistance in Indigenous Australia |
| IND302 | Working Alongside Aboriginal Communities |
Literature
Unit set code
MN-A317017
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Overview
By exploring texts for people of all ages. Literature at Deakin opens the door to new understandings of cultures, histories and identities. Discover how stories reflect and challenge the values of their time through a focus on literature as a major area of cultural production. This study area cater to students who are interested in creativity and communication and how stories shape people, culture and the world
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Literature complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ALL101 | The Stories We Tell: Inventing Selves and Others |
| ALL230 | Adapting Children's Texts Across Media |
| ALL255 | Fantasy Literature |
| ALL376 | Classics and Trash |
Professional Writing
Unit set code
MN-A317012
Students undertaking the Publishing major sequence (MJ-A317004) cannot undertake the Professional Writing minor sequence (MN-A317012)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
Develop skills in professional, organisational, and online writing, as well as the rapidly changing industry of publishing. After undertaking an introductory unit on professional writing, you will gain experience in editing, feature writing, and the process of digital publication.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Professional Writing complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ALW101 | Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity [replaces AIX117] |
| ALJ216 | Feature Writing |
| ALW225 | Designing Fictions [replaces ALW205] |
| ALW395 | Writing Lives: Emerging Forms and Contemporary Practices [replaces ALW396] |
AIX117 Professional Writing for Work [No longer available for enrolment]
ALW205 The Role of the Editor [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ALW225]
ALW396 Producing Digital Anthologies: From Concept to Publication [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ALW395]
Scriptwriting
Unit set code
MN-A317013
Students undertaking the Writing major sequence (MJ-A317006) cannot undertake the Scriptwriting minor sequence (MN-A317013)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
Develop skills in scriptwriting for different media and creative industries. After undertaking an introductory unit on the fundamentals of scriptwriting, you will gain further experience in scriptwriting, including writing for games and screenwriting. Students are encouraged to experiment in a range of styles, with a focus on the collaborative nature of scriptwriting.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Scriptwriting complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ALW103 | Scriptwriting Fundamentals |
| ALW227 | Scriptwriting: Character, Action and Reaction |
| ALW251 | Writing for Games: Designing Quests and Characters |
| ACF307 | Screenwriting Project |
Theatre
Unit set code
MN-A317014
Students undertaking the Theatre major sequence (MJ-A317002) cannot undertake the Theatre minor sequence (MN-A317014)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
The Theatre minor helps you build physical, creative and intellectual capacities through practice-based learning and collaborative performance creation. You will develop your creative voice and the technical skills required to create new stories, to relate to others, to problem solve, and communicate ideas confidently through speech and other physical and visual modes of expression. In the studio setting, you will explore a combination of acting, improvisation and devising theory and practice along with different performance styles and processes, theatre history, text studies and digital theatre crafts. You will have the opportunity to work on individual and group creative projects where you will gain a comprehensive knowledge of ensemble creation and production management.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Theatre complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ACP109 | Improvisation for Theatre |
| ACP207 | Director's Workshop |
| ACP214 | Directed Production |
| ACP324 | Ensemble Devising (A) |
Theatre Production
Unit set code
MN-A317015
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne)
Overview
The Theatre Production minor provides a foundation in the application of production arts in a theatrical environment. Students will be introduced to lighting, sound and vision systems, stage mechanics, workplace health and safety, and production communication processes - laying the foundations for future engagement in the specialised fields of live theatre production. Students will develop skills required for live production including technical lighting, sound and multimedia production and will explore stage and production management.
Units
To complete a Minor sequence in Theatre Production complete the four (4) units as specified below
| ACP104 | Technical Production 1 |
| ACP212 | Technical Production 2 |
| ACP213 | Technical Production 3 |
| ACP314 | Technical Production 4 |
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
There are opportunities throughout the course for students to work with real briefs and real sites of professional exhibition, and to engage with industry professionals. These experiences will be integrated into units where students create and craft projects for external clients in order to more closely connect the learning experience with industry practices.
Research and research-related study
Independent research components are embedded across a number of units in this course.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.