Master of Creative Arts

2017 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2017 course information
Award granted	Master 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	Burwood (Melbourne) Waterfront (Geelong)
Cloud Campus	No
Duration	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code	083981D Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)
Deakin course code	A759
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 9.
#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

Explore and understand the ideas that shape the field of Creative Arts and take your creative practice to the next level. Apply to study a Master of Creative Arts at Deakin today.

The Master of Creative Arts provides students who have completed an undergraduate degree in a creative arts discipline, 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 in their discipline. 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 Master 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.

Alternative exits

Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts (A559)
Graduate Diploma of Creative Arts (A659)

Research information

Students will undertake 6 credit points of research units consisting of research methods, theory and research-based project units where they will be required to undertake practice-led research, and traditional research in one of the creative arts disciplines incorporating a Creative Research Thesis and a Creative Practice Research project consisting of a major creative production (16,000 word equivalent) AND a critical exegesis (4,000 words).

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 and integrated understanding of creative arts practice through practice-led research 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. 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. Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to undertake a creative arts project.
Communication	Use specialist creative arts technologies and skills including writing, movement, film, image and voice to interpret and 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. Develop and communicate research ideas and proposals using written, oral and digital communication.
Digital literacy	Develop high level skills in the use of digital technologies to produce, document, present and publish and research in the creative arts.
Critical thinking	Use expert and 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. Deploy practice-led techniques and methods to 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 to successfully complete practice-based creative arts research. Engage with contemporary art discourse through coherent and systematic evaluation, analysis and synthesis of ideas.
Self-management	Acquire the knowledge, skills and initiative to complete independent advanced research in creative arts practice. Use advanced skills to lead production in creative arts projects that are outside the scope of individual practice in academic and professional contexts
Teamwork	Acquire advanced interpersonal skills and experience in collaborating with colleagues, technicians and others to successfully complete practice-led research in the creative arts Communicate and participate effectively as a member of a team in the production and presentation of creative work.
Global citizenship	Identify, interrogate and communicate the relevance of the ideas and issues in creative arts practice for communities and cultures and in a global context. Articulate the relevance of practice-led research in creative arts through public presentation of creative work and through communication of research outcomes in scholarly contexts
Approved by Faculty Board June 2014

Course rules

To qualify for the Master of Creative Arts, a student must successfully complete 16 credit points of study comprising:

10 credit points of course work units (ACA701, ACA702, ACA703, ACA710, ACA711, ACA712, ACA715)
a further 6 credit points research units (ALX702, ALX703, ALX704)