GraduateArts & Design
Graduate Diploma of Creative Arts
Deakin University, Melbourne/Geelong, VIC, Australia
About this program
Challenge your imagination and take your creative practice further with Deakin's Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts. Explore the ideas shaping your field while building the critical, practical and collaborative skills employers value. Through projects and creative production, you will develop a portfolio that reflects your interests and professional goals. Learn in industry-grade facilities, including TV broadcast studios, dance and drama studios, a professional photographic light studio, visual arts and design studios and dedicated gallery spaces. Deepen your skillset by choosing from a wide range of electives, including writing with the camera, arts marketing, digital art and photography. Take part in internships, volunteering or on-campus practical experiences through studio work. By graduation, you will be ready to work as an adaptable, resourceful creative. You may also choose to continue building your creative expertise and articulate into Deakin's Master of Fine Arts.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) 8 credit points of course electives, selected from: Materiality and Practice
- Situating Practice
- Methods and Design for Creative Arts Research
- Site, Audience and Community
- Communication and Creative Arts Internship
- Writing with the Camera
- Documentary Production Practice
- Practice, Industry and Publics
- Culture, Arts and Sports as Community Development
- Social Media Content Creation
- The Arts and the Art of Teaching
- Arts Marketing
- Arts Management
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria: completion of a bachelor degree or higher; at least two years' relevant work experience (or part-time equivalent), e.g. designer, photographer, performing arts, production
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