Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts
2017 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2017 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from 2017. If you require a course map from a previous year, please contact a Student Adviser. |
| Campus | |
| Cloud Campus | No |
| Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 083983B Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Deakin course code | A559 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Quality Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
# Disciplines: Burwood (Melbourne) - Animation & Motion Capture, Dance, Drama, Film & TV, Photography, Visual Communication Design and Visual Arts Waterfront (Geelong) - Photography & Visual Arts | |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Study a Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts and develop your creative practice in one of the seven disciplines offered at Deakin. Develop your knowledge and skills in creative arts research in relation to your creative practice. Find out more about the course online and apply today.
The Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts provides students with advanced academic and professional skills in practice-led research and creative arts production. The course enables students to understand and explore the social, political and cultural contexts and history of ideas that inform contemporary approaches to the creative arts. Students build and develop sustainable creative practices as independent or commissioned practitioners with advanced knowledge and skills in art-making and creative arts research.
The Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts is available in any of the seven disciplines of the Creative Arts: Visual Arts, Photography, Film and Television, Animation and Motion Capture, Visual Communication Design, Dance or Drama.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Acquire specialist knowledge and technical and creative skills in creative arts practice in one or more disciplines or areas of creative arts including drama, dance, photography, visual arts, animation, film and television, motion-picture capture, and visual communication design. Apply this knowledge and skills in professional creative arts practice. Reflect on their practice, situating it within the history and traditions of a creative discipline and the wider cultural and social context. Engage with key ideas in relation to contemporary art discourse. |
| Communication | Use specialist creative arts technologies and skills to communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences in academic and non-academic contexts. Formulate ideas and engage in discussion of artwork, creative decision-making processes and relevant contemporary ideas in art and culture. |
| Digital literacy | Acquire advanced technical skills in the use of digital technologies to produce, document, present and publish in the creative arts. |
| Critical thinking | Use specialist knowledge in creative arts to critically reflect on the relationship of creative practice and practice-led research methodologies to produce creative works or outputs. Evaluate and interpret complex ideas through creative arts practice. Critically analyse the contribution of creative practice to the production of knowledge in discipline specific or inter-disciplinary inquiries. |
| Problem solving | Identify evaluate and resolve theoretical and methodological challenges in marrying academic research and writing with reflective practices in creative arts production. Engage with contemporary art discourse through coherent and systematic evaluation, analysis and synthesis of ideas. |
| Self-management | Acquire the knowledge, skills and initiative required for independent research in creative arts practice. Develop skills to lead production in creative arts in academic and professional contexts. |
| Teamwork | Develop advanced interpersonal and communication skills to participate effectively as a member of a team in the production, completion and presentation of creative arts projects. |
| Global citizenship | Act responsibility and ethically in researching, developing and producing creative arts projects. |
| Approved by Faculty Board June 2014 | |
Course rules
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts, a student must successfully complete 4 credit points of study comprising:
- 4 credit points of course work units (ACA701, ACA710, ACA711)
Course structure
Units
| ACA701 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
| ACA710 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ACA711 | Unit description is currently unavailable |