Graduate Diploma of Creative Arts
2018 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2018 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Diploma of Creative Arts |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from T1 2018. This course map is for new students commencing from T2 2018. If you require a course map from a previous year, please contact a Student Adviser. |
| Campus | |
| Cloud Campus | No |
| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 083982C Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Deakin course code | A659 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications 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
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Alternative exits
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Research and research-related study
Course overview
Study a Graduate Diploma of Creative Arts and develop your creative practice in one of the seven disciplines offered at Deakin, and explore topics related to sustainable creative practices and research. Find out more about the course online and apply today.
The graduate Diploma 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 Diploma 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.
Career opportunities
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Creative Arts, will possess advanced or expert knowledge and skills to work in a range of industry contexts spanning the creative Arts within diverse organisations (non-profit through to corporate). Graduates will be able to undertake many roles which may be categorised from entrepreneurial, consulting, curatorial, through to art production within organisations such as museums and galleries, government (federal, state and local), and boutique arts companies (as examples). There are also many opportunities to be found in festivals, curatorial and community projects typically funded or auspiced by government and philanthropic entities. Organisations are looking for graduates who have knowledge and skills developed in a learning environment enhanced by contemporary and up-to-date production facilities, equipment and spaces (which Deakin provides). Graduates will also be well equipped to undertake independent artist careers.
For more information go to DeakinTALENT
Participation requirements
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Alternative exits
| Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts (A559) |
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 advanced knowledge and specialised 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 Diploma of Creative Arts, a student must successfully complete 8 credit points of study comprising:
- 8 credit points of course work units (ACA701, ACA702, ACA710, ACA711, ACA712, ACA715)
- AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Course structure
Units
| ACA701 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
| ACA702 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
| ACA710 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ACA711 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ACA712 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ACA715 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Work experience
Elective units may provide the opportunity for Work Integrated Learning experiences.
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Research and research-related study
Independent research components are embedded across a number of units.