Bachelor of Creative Arts

Deakin University - Melbourne Burwood Campus

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Overview

Want to build a sustained arts career doing what you love? 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 practicing creatives when you specialise in areas such as dance, drama, publishing, writing or visual arts and explore a diverse range of creative mediums to tell captivating stories through your craft.

Along with your major, you’ll personalise your degree with minors in complementary study areas, like scriptwriting, 2D and 3D practices, theatre production, Indigenous studies and more. Each day you’ll delve into new creative mediums and experiment in areas that develop your interests and unique talents.

Course information

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent, see: www.deakin.edu.au/undergrad-entry.

Majors

2D Practices in the Visual Arts (minor only), 3D Practices in the Visual Arts (minor only), Analogue practices - Photography (minor only), Creative writing (minor only), Dance, Digital practices - Photography (minor only), Drama, Indigenous studies (Online, minor only), Photography (major only), Professional writing (minor only), Publishing (major only), Scriptwriting (minor only), Theatre, Theatre production (minor only), Visual arts (major only), Writing (major only).

Potential Career Outcomes

You'll be able to take your degree into a range of careers, including: dance, drama, education, event, festival and production management, arts administration and curation, art therapies, acting, community theatre, stage management, theatre directing, visual communication, visual arts, experimental art practices, commercial art direction, design or illustration, gallery curation, publishing, photography, editing, copywriting and technical writing, professional and creative writing.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer95.9097.90
Median rank to receive an offer69.5078.60
Lowest rank to receive an offer51.6060.25

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Deakin University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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