GraduateArts & Design
Master of Creative Arts
Deakin University, Melbourne/Geelong, VIC, Australia
About this program
Realise your full potential as a creator with Deakin's Master of Fine Arts. Built around studio practice, creative research and a major final project, this course helps you refine your creative voice and graduate with a standout portfolio. Be supported by discipline experts in areas such as dance, theatre, new media, photography, visual arts or visual communication design. Build transferable skills valued across the creative industries, including imaginative thinking, problem solving, collaboration, adaptability and research capability. The multidisciplinary aspect of the course means you might study dance, choose an elective in film writing and combine them for your final project and create a dance film. Through industry-relevant projects, internship opportunities and access to professional facilities, you will gain practical experience to shape your creative career or pursue higher degree by research.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) 4 credit points Fine Arts discipline core: Materiality and Practice
- Situating Practice
- Site, Audience and Community
- Practice, Industry and Publics Plus 4 credit points from one specialisation within the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature), Master of Communication, Master of Film and Television or Master of Artificial Intelligence for Design and Creative Practice, a research capstone (Masters Research Project B/C/D), and remaining electives from those same programs
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet the following criteria: completion of a bachelor degree or higher in a related discipline (e.g. animation, film, screen production, drawing, directing, performance, creative arts, visual arts, design, photography, fine arts, installation art)
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