Bachelor of Creative Arts
BCA
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Diploma in Liberal Arts
(Exit qualification only)
DipLibArts
80 cp
Course available at:
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Melbourne, Victoria
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International students must meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4, SA).
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
2. Definitions
"Major": 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level, at least 40 cp at 200-level and at least 20 cp from 300-level.
"Minor": 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.
3. Requirements for Completion
3.1 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
160 cp from:
- 2 Majors from Drama, English, Media (Melbourne only); Music and/or Visual Arts or
- 1 Major and 2 Minors from Communication, Creative Writing, Drama, English, Graphic Design (Melbourne only), Media (Melbourne only); Music and/or Visual Arts;
- 20 cp from Capstone units:
- HUMA330 Community Engagement: Placement or HUMA331 Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation
- HUMA320 Major Creative Project;
- 40 cp of electives from the Bachelor of Arts schedule of unit offerings;
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units;
4. Exit Point
Students who have met the requirements of the Diploma in Liberal Arts can exit with this award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Capstone Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
HUMA320 | 10 | Major Creative Project | 20 cp in advanced level units in one of the following sequences: Music, Drama, Literature, Creative Writing, Communication, Media or Visual Arts (P) |
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
HUMA330 | 10 | Community Engagement: Placement | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society (P) |
OR | |||
HUMA331 | 10 | Big Ideas: Social Enterprise and Innovation | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society (P); HUMA247 Community Engagement and the Civic Professional (I) |
Arts Scholars Program
(Available by invitation only to high achieving students)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
HUMA251 | 10 | Scholars 1: Shaping Humanity, Ideas, Power and Scholarship | Invitation to the Arts Scholars Program , GPA of 5.5 (P) |
HUMA328 | 10 | Scholars 2: Independent Research Project | HUMA251 Scholars 1: Shaping Humanity, Ideas, Power and Scholarship, GPA of 5.5 (P) |
Sequences
Communication (Minor)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
COMM102 | 10 | Introduction to Communication | Nil |
COMM104 | 10 | Writing for the Media | DIGM102 Print and Online Writing (I) |
COMM170 | 10 | Interpreting and Communicating Ideas | Nil |
COMM213 | 10 | Interpersonal Communication | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Communication (P) |
COMM218 | 10 | Communication in the Workplace | COMM102 Introduction to Communication or COMM103 Written Communication (P) |
COMM222 | 10 | Communication in a Global Society | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Communication or Global Studies (P) |
COMM223 | 10 | Ethics and Law in the Digital World | DIGM201 Ethics and Law in the Digital World (I) |
COMM224 | 10 | Producing Online Features | Nil |
COMM225 | 10 | Social Media Communications | Nil |
WRIT230 | 10 | Creative Non-Fiction | 10 cp from 100-level Creative Writing, Communication or Literature unit (P); ENGL230 Creative Non-Fiction (I) |
Communication Elective (not counted as part of Communication minor)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
COMM140 | 10 | Digital Communication Technologies | Nil |
Creative Writing
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
WRIT100 | 10 | The Writer’s Craft | Nil |
WRIT101 | 10 | Creative Genres | Nil |
WRIT200 | 10 | Creative Writing International | 10 cp from 100-level Creative Writing or Literature unit (P) |
WRIT201 | 10 | Emerging Writing | 10 cp from 100-level Creative Writing or Literature unit (P); ENGL208 Creative Writing (I) |
WRIT230 | 10 | Creative Non-Fiction | 10 cp from 100-level Creative Writing, Communication or Literature unit (P); ENGL230 Creative Non-Fiction (I) |
WRIT300 | 10 | The Writer’s Studio | 10 cp from 200-level Creative Writing unit (P) |
Drama (Major or Minor)
Specified Units for Major
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
PERF102 | 10 | Theatre Making: Essentials of Theatre Production | Nil |
PERF104 | 10 | Drama’s Greatest Hits: Performing Drama History | Nil |
PERF319 | 10 | Theatre Production and Performance | 10 cp from 200-level unit in Drama (P) |
200-level Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
PERF200 | 10 | Theatre for Young People | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama or 20 cp of 100-level units in Education Studies in the Bachelor of Arts (P) |
PERF205 | 10 | Devising Theatre: Performance and Production Methods | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama (P) |
PERF207 | 10 | Australian Drama: History, Performance and Perspectives | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama (P) |
PERF208 | 10 | On Stage: Body and Voice in Performance Production | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama (P) |
PERF211 | 10 | Revolutionary Spirit: Staging Modern Politics | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama (P) |
PERF215 | 10 | On Screen: Movies, TV, Video Games | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama (P) |
PERF220 | 10 | All the World's a Stage: Critical Approaches to Global Drama | Nil |
PERF221 | 10 | The Director's Laboratory | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama (P) |
PERF219 | 10 | Applied Theatre | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama (P) |
200-level cross-credited unit | |||
ENGL210 | 10 | Shakespeare and the Renaissance | 10cp from 100-level unit in Drama or Literature or English (P) |
HUMA250 | 10 | Ancient Greek History and Drama | 10 cp from 100-level units in History or Drama (P) |
300-level Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
PERF302 | 10 | Independent Drama Project: Research and PracticeDrama: Independent Study | 10 cp from 200-level unit in Drama (P) |
PERF321 | 10 | Plays that Shook the World | 10 cp from 200-level unit in Drama or 40 cp from 200- or 300-level units in English or Literature (P)10 cp from 200-level unit in Drama or 40 cp from advanced level units in Literature (P) |
300-level cross-credited electives | |||
ENGL338 | 10 | Adaptation: From Page to Screen | 10 cp from 100-level unit in Drama, English or Literature (P) |
HUMA318 | 10 | The Literature and Drama of New York City | 10 cp from 200-level unit in Drama or English or Literature (P) |
HUMA332 | 10 | Arts and Humanities Special Project1 | Nil (P); ARTS330 Internship, MEDA300 Professional Engagement and Internship, TECH307 Technologies Internship (I) |
English (Major or Minor)
30 cp of Specified English Units for the major
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL110 | 10 | Reading Literature: Form and Genre | ENGL104 Exploring Literature (I) |
ENGL111 | 10 | Literature Across Time and Space | Nil |
ENGL331 | 10 | Literary Theory: Ways of Reading | 10 cp from 200-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
40cp of English Electives at 200 level for the major
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL200 | 10 | Nineteenth-Century Literature: Revolutions in Writing | 10 cp from 100-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL202 | 10 | Twentieth-Century Literature | 10 cp from 100-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL204 | 10 | American Writing | Nil |
ENGL205 | 10 | Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults | Nil |
ENGL210 | 10 | Shakespeare and the Renaissance | 10 cp from 100-level unit in English or Literature or Drama (P) |
ENGL221 | 10 | Cultural Studies | 10 cp from 100-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL224 | 10 | Romantic Generations | 10 cp from 100-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL231 | 10 | Australian Literature | 10 cp from 100-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL232 | 10 | Irish Literature | 10 cp from 100-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL234 | 10 | The Literature of Other Worlds: Fantasy and Science Fiction | 10 cp from 100-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL235 | 10 | Writing with Style | Nil |
Cross-credited units that count in the English major | |||
PERF215 | 10 | On Screen: Movies, TV, Video Games | Nil |
WRIT200 | 10 | Creative Writing International | 10 cp from 100-level Creative Writing or Literature unit (P) |
WRIT201 | 10 | Emerging Writing | 10 cp from 100-level Creative Writing or Literature (P); ENGL208 Creative Writing (I) |
WRIT230 | 10 | Creative Non-Fiction | 10 cp from 100-level Creative Writing, Communication or Literature unit (P); ENGL230 Creative Non-Fiction (I) |
10cp of English Electives at 300-level for the major
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL333 | 10 | Global Literary Cultures | 10 cp from 200-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL334 | 10 | Reading and Writing the Self | 10 cp from 200-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL336 | 10 | Literature in a Digital World | 10 cp from 200-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL337 | 10 | Literature and the Environment | 10 cp from 200-level unit in English or Literature (P) |
ENGL338 | 10 | Adaptation: From Page to Screen | 10 cp from 200-level unit in Drama or English or Literature (P) |
HUMA318 | 10 | The Literature and Drama of New York City | 10 cp from 200/300-level unit in Drama or English or Literature (P) |
HUMA332 | 10 | Arts and Humanities Special Project1 | Nil (P) |
100-level English elective (may be taken as an Arts elective)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL140 | 10 | Children’s Literature: Worlds of Fiction | Nil |
The 40cp minor is unspecified with at least 10cp at 100-level and at least 20cp at 200- or 300-level.
Graphics Design (Minor)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
DESN111 | 10 | Introduction to Graphic Design | Nil |
DESN227 | 10 | Web Design | Nil |
DESN240 | 10 | Design for Multimedia | Nil |
DESN242 | 10 | Design for Publication | Nil |
Media (Major or Minor) (Melbourne campus)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
MEDA100 | 10 | Making Digital Movies | Nil |
MEDA101 | 10 | Theories of Media | Nil |
MEDA200 | 10 | Making Tracks: An Introduction to Audio Production | Nil |
MEDA201 | 10 | Online Video Production | MEDA100 Making Digital Movies (P) |
MEDA204 | 10 | Media Production and the Community | MEDA201 Making Digital Movies (P); MEDA303 Media Production and the Community (I) |
MEDA206 | 10 | Radio Production | MEDA200 Making Tracks: An Introduction to Audio Production (P) |
MEDA207 | 10 | Sound to Screen | MEDA200 Making Tracks: An Introduction to Audio Production (P) |
MEDA209 | 10 | Reading Screen Texts | Nil |
MEDA214 | 10 | Digital Imaging and Web Design | Nil |
MEDA302 | 10 | Digital Media Lab | MEDA100 Making Digital Movies and MEDA201 Online Video Production (P) |
MEDA304 | 10 | Media Audiences: Consumers, Creators, Citizens | MEDA101 Theories of Media (P); MEDA216 Media Audiences: Consumers, Creators, Citizens (I) |
Music (Major or Minor)
Specified Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
MUSC161 | 10 | Foundations of Music Practice | MUSC160 Introduction to Writing and Reading Music (I) |
MUSC335 | 10 | Composing Music | MUSC268 Song Writing and Arranging or MUSC269 Contemporary Harmony (P) |
MUSC336 | 10 | Researching Music | Nil |
Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
MUSC162 | 10 | Writing About Music: Legacies and Futures | Nil |
MUSC202 | 10 | Music in Australia | Nil |
MUSC258 | 10 | Popular Song through History | Nil |
MUSC268 | 10 | Song Writing and Arranging | Nil |
MUSC269 | 10 | Contemporary Harmony | Nil |
MUSC272 | 10 | Ensemble Direction and Musicianship | Nil |
MUSC276 | 10 | Music Production | Nil |
MUSC280 | 10 | Music, Culture and Diversity | Nil |
MUSC281 | 10 | Popular Music: Stage and Screen | Nil |
MUSC282 | 10 | Western Classical Music | Nil |
MUSC283 | 10 | Approaches to Improvisation | MUSC161: Foundations of Music Practice or permission of LIC (P) |
Visual Arts (Major or Minor)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
ARTS109 | 10 | Drawing | Nil |
ARTS112 | 10 | Art in the Early 20th Century | Nil |
ARTS225 | 10 | Print Media | Nil |
ARTS226 | 10 | Video/Installation | Nil |
ARTS228 | 10 | Art and Design History and Theory 3 | 10 cp from units in Art and Design History and Theory (P) |
ARTS236 | 10 | Ceramics/Multimedia | Nil |
ARTS237 | 10 | Postmodern Art in the 20th Century | ARTS112 Art in the 20th Century (P) |
ARTS238 | 10 | Photography | Nil |
ARTS239 | 10 | Object Design | Nil |
ARTS241 | 10 | Painting | Nil |
ARTS324 | 10 | Art and Spirit | 40 cp from units in Visual Arts and Design (P) |
ARTS331 | 10 | Contemporary Art in a Globalised World | ARTS112 Art in the Early 20th Century or ARTS237 Postmodern Art in the 20thCentury (P); ARTS338 International Study Tour: Venice Biennale (I) |
ARTS332 | 10 | Self-Directed Studio | 20cp from 200-level units in Visual Arts and Design units (P) |
ARTS340 | 20 | Visual Arts and Design Major Project | 40 cp of 200- or 300- level units in Visual Arts and Design (P); ARTS333 Self-Directed Studio B (I) |
HUMA252 | 10 | Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome | 10 cp from 100-level units in Art History, History, Theological Studies, Study of Religions or Philosophy (P) |
Core Curriculum Units
Visit Core Curriculum for more information.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
And one unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
- Restriction requirement for HUMA332. A quota applies to this unit. An application process applies for special projects on offer and academic merit will be considered. The student must have a GPA of at least 5.5 and be undertaking a major taught by the National School of Arts (not including Education Studies, Mathematics and Technology). Permission from the National Head of School is required prior to enrolling in this unit.
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Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/2316149