Why Bachelor of Creative Arts?
Ready to work in an industry that inspires, entertains and enriches our cultural landscape?
Through our Bachelor of Creative Arts, you’ll be empowered to put your creativity to use and help shape our society and culture.
Curate your own career pathway by gaining skills across a range of creative disciplines. Build an entrepreneurial mindset and a deep understanding of the arts and cultural sector by connecting with leaders in the creative field.
Combine your creativity with professional know-how. Become a champion of the arts. Help to shape our cultural world.
Overview
Through our Bachelor of Creative Arts, you can explore your creative passions and will develop a professional skillset that’s easily transferable across a range of careers within the creative industries.
Select two major areas of focus aligned to your interests and career goals. Common core courses will broaden your knowledge of the contemporary arts and cultural sector and build your entrepreneurial skills, so you’ll graduate ready to step into your career.
Real-world experience is a key focus of this degree. You’ll gain hands-on experience collaborating with students across other creative disciplines to solve real-world challenges.
Learn how to shape your creative identity with a entrepreneurial mindset. Develop your critical thinking skills to evaluate the role cultural industries play in our society. Graduate as a culturally conscious, creative professional.
Key features
Curate your own degree by studying topics from a range of creative disciplines.- Build valuable transferable skills that can be applied across any creative industry.
- Work on real-world projects and learn how to find creative solutions to social challenges.
- Access creative spaces and contemporary facilities to bring your ideas to life.
- Engage with leading creatives and gain professional experience.
- Enhance your learning further with our flexible range of elective courses.
What you'll learn
Flexible by nature, our Bachelor of Creative Arts gives you creative licence over your degree. You may choose two majors from our range of specialist disciplines.
Majors
Majors are available in:
Take your artistic techniques, character development and storytelling to the next level, learning how to take the first spark of an idea through each step of development to create a comicbook.
Learn about the role creative industries, arts and culture play in our society and how to advocate for them within political, economic and social frameworks.
Develop your skills across a range of literary forms and genres, learning how to express ideas and respond imaginatively to the world around you.
Become a skilled creator of digital media and learn how to design interfaces, websites and new kinds of interactive experiences.
Explore the value of festivals in our community and gain skills in festival curation, budgeting, audience experience, volunteer and artist management, and more.
Learn theories, tools and techniques for games and interactive media development, and develop the skills to create compelling stories for a range of platforms and formats.
Get hands-on experience using virtual, mixed and augmented reality technologies and discover how they’re changing the way we deliver and consume content.
Take your performance skills to the next level, get experience onstage and backstage to open doors to careers in acting, directing, programming, producing, stage management or arts administration.
Learn how to create content across a range of mediums and screen formats, including narrative-based film, animation and experimental media, from concept design through to post-production.
You can choose to major in any two of these subject areas. Or, you can select a primary major from the list above, plus a complementary major offered through the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Media and Communication.
Whatever path you choose, throughout your degree you’ll take common core courses to build your creative thinking, problem-solving and collaborative skills.
Get hands-on experience to find creative solutions to cultural challenges, building your industry connections and experience.
What courses you'll study
Complete 144 units comprising:
- 30 units for Core courses, and
- 96 units for 2 Majors from Majors, and
- 6 units for all Work integrated learning, and
- 12 units for Electives
Complete 30 units comprising:
- 18 units from Common core, and
- 12 units for all Program core
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An Ethically Rich Life
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Fact or Fiction: Data for Everyone
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Igniting Change: Ideas to Action
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Creative Worlds: Industries, Identities and Opportunities
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Creative Solutions: Reimagining Projects
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Career outcomes
A creative arts degree can open doors to a wide range of careers that align with your interests and passions.
You could become a creative practitioner – think writer, web designer, or content creator. Or you could work in a professional role within the creative industries through jobs like an arts administrator, festival manager or cultural liaison officer.
You could find work in the public or private sector, in areas such as:
- Digital media
- Publishing
- Museums and galleries
- Entertainment, festivals and events
- Community arts and cultural development
- Urban renewal
- Policy development.
This degree also provides a pathway for further postgraduate study or research.
Industry trends
The creative sector is experiencing significant growth worldwide. Advances in digital technologies, cultural tourism and collaborations between sectors like film, gaming and virtual reality are providing new opportunities for creative thinkers with strong problem-solving skills.
Cultural and creative activities also play an important role in Australia's economy. They contributed $122.3 billion in 2019-20, an increase of 27% over the past decade (Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research, 2022).
This is an industry area that is internationally recognised as being resistant to automation, and a jobs-rich area of the economy with significant growth potential (Australian Academy of the Humanities, 2020).
Ready to apply?
Please note that a non-refundable application fee of AUD$150 applies for every application submitted to Adelaide University.
Your study experience and support
Adelaide University sets you up for success in your studies – and your social life. You’ll have access to work placement and internship opportunities, overseas study tours and exchanges, networking events with guest speakers and more. Our campuses are equipped with purpose-built facilities including lecture theatres, libraries, workshops, laboratories, and spaces that simulate real work environments. These are all supported by the latest technologies and a 24/7 online learning platform with personalised study information and resources.
You’ll have everything you need to live well and thrive during your studies, with health services on campus, gymnasiums, technology zones and modern student lounges. Get involved in campus sport or join our student clubs that will connect you to your passions – and the people who share them.
Adelaide also has a variety of accommodation options to suit your individual requirements and budget, with options ranging from dedicated student accommodation to private rentals. One of the world’s most liveable cities, Adelaide has lots of leafy parks, gardens and social hubs – and some of the highest living standards globally. No matter where you are in Adelaide, you’re only a short distance from beaches, vineyards, museums, art galleries, restaurants, bars and parklands. Visit the accommodation web page to find out more.
Student services
We’re here to support you on your student journey. Adelaide University offers a range of support services and facilities, including:
- Career advice and mentoring services
- Personal counselling
- LGBTQIA+ support
- Academic support
- Fees and finance help
- Security services
- Accommodation services
- Common rooms
- Prayer rooms.
You’ll also have unlimited access to our dedicated student support hub. Visit in-person or online, or contact our friendly team by phone. We can assist you with anything study-related including enrolment, identification cards, timetables, fees and more.
Your campus
You'll be studying at one of our renowned campuses, accessing cutting-edge facilities and contemporary study spaces.
Study hours
Your courses will require a combination of different learning formats, including lectures, tutorials, workshops, seminars and practicals. Aside from your classes, you’ll also need to allocate additional time for independent study. This may include assignments, readings, projects and contributing to online discussion forums. As a rough guide, full-time studies may require 12-26 hours of class time and 14-18 hours of independent study per week.
Assessment
During your studies at Adelaide University, you’ll complete a mixture of practical, professional and research-based learning. Your assessment types will vary depending on the degree you’re studying, but may include:
- Case studies
- Essays and assignments
- Examinations
- Group projects
- Internships and placements
- Practicals
- Presentations
- Reports and project documentations
- Research projects
- Workplace and classroom contributions.
