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Step into an artistic community as passionate about art as you are. Our talented teaching staff will mentor and support you as you define your direction and develop your skills. You’ll benefit from a theoretical understanding of your craft, and gain practical experience using modern facilities. Welcome to UOW Creative Arts. Your creative future starts here.
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Five reasons to study creative arts at UOW 1. You’ll Get the Right Balance A UOW degree in the creative arts offers a vibrant and progressive approach to learning. We connect hands-on studio production with critical reflection, practice-based subjects that work in tandem with theoretical analysis. You’ll explore the history of your chosen field, because knowing where it has come from will help you understand where it’s going. This practical understanding of your discipline will give you the competitive edge you need to succeed in the creative industries.
2. You’ll Use PURPOSE-BUILT Facilities Our Wollongong campus offers the facilities you need to develop your creative skills. We have specialist equipment and teaching spaces for each discipline: contemporary computer and design labs for print and digital media performance spaces and a working rehearsal space with equipment for theatre productions, including a walkon lighting mezzanine and sound and video control room well-equipped visual arts studios recording and radio studios for music and journalism students workshop spaces specifically designed for Creative Writing students. Our Digital Media Centre at the UOW’s Innovation Campus offers cutting-edge teaching and technical facilities for digital filmmaking, digital photography, film and TV studio practice, editing, animation, and media arts.
3. You’ll Find Inspiration Everywhere When you study creative arts with UOW, you’ll be joining a community of like-minded students and staff who are passionate about the Arts, and are invested in growing the creative community both locally and globally. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with students from a wide range of disciplines, building the foundations for strong connections and collaboration across disciplines. Your creative work will be stimulated and inspired, and you’ll form friendships that will provide you with a ready-made professional network once you graduate.
4. You’ll Learn From People in the Industry You’ll be taught by staff who are themselves professional writers, artists, designers, performers and directors. Our academic staff all have highly regarded academic credentials. They know how to prepare you for the industry because they have worked in it. Throughout your degree, you’ll be encouraged to develop the creative and critical skills needed to pursue a profession in the creative industries.
5. You’ll Style Your Own Degree A UOW Creative Arts degree lets you choose electives and minor studies to tailor your degree to your interests. You can do amazing combinations such as technical theatre with a minor in media arts, creative writing or music. Or you might complement a degree in visual arts and graphic design with electives in digital media, photography or professional writing. There are also opportunities to engage with professional and crossdisciplinary subjects relevant to your degree, maximising your career options and industry-competitiveness.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – OUR TEACHING STAFF
dr LUCAS ILHEIN media arts
Dr Lucas Ihlein teaches art, design and media at UOW. As an artist, he works with a range of media including blogs, printmaking and social interactions. His award winning PhD investigated blogging as a form of art. Lucas encourages his students to look beyond the traditional. His first year art and design students have become the custodians of a garden in the centre of the Creative Arts building, teaching them to observe and interact with the environment outside the studio. His media arts students generate their own exhibitions, bringing together film and video, interactive installations and performance. “The experience of curating, marketing and hosting an exhibition as a team is a powerful educational experience, preparing students for their careers as independent creative practitioners after they graduate.”
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dr SHADY COSGROVE CREATIVE WRITING
Dr Shady Cosgrove is a novelist with a background in journalism, who teaches prose fiction and editing at UOW. Her published works include the memoir She Played Elvis and literary thriller What the Ground Can’t Hold. Shady’s teaching focusses on literary conventions, which helps her students make informed decisions in their creative practice. She begins with the basics of grammar, punctuation and structure, and by third year her students are producing TIDE, which spells edit backwards, a student produced and funded 100 page anthology of art and literature. “It’s amazing to see students solicit work, raise funds, negotiate with printers and lay out the literary ‘zine. I’m not sure they’ve ever worked harder for a class – but it’s very rewarding!”
dr TERUMI NARUSHIMA music
Dr Terumi Narushima is a performer, composer and lecturer in Music at UOW, and also works as a sound designer for film and theatre. She plays in a duo called Clocks and Clouds with fellow musician Kraig Grady, featuring retuned vibraphone and harmonium. With an interest in acoustic and electronic music, Terumi has a particular focus on alternate tuning systems. Terumi helps her students unlock their individual potential, as well as collaborate with others to produce, present and promote their work. Her current research explores the potential for 3D printing to create customdesigned flutes that can play music in a variety of microtonal scales. As a mentor and guide to her students, Terumi said “If I can help them find their means of musical expression - whether that be through audio production or contemporary composition - then I know I’ve set them on a musical journey of self-discovery and that is very empowering.”
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CREATIVE ARTS DEGREE OVERVIEW BACHELOR OF CREATIVE ARTS
BACHELOR OF PERFORMANCE
The Bachelor of Creative Arts (BCA) focuses on creative practice and is supported by relevant history and theory subjects. You complete a major study in the discipline of your choice:
The Bachelor of Performance (BPerf) is an intensive practice-based degree that develops your skills as a highly proficient performing artist.
Creative Writing Graphic Design Photography Music Theatre Visual Arts Visual Arts and Design
The opportunity to support your major area of specialisation through a minor study in a complementary area, or to challenge yourself by taking subjects that offer you new experiences beyond your major study are also available through electives and Open Studio subjects.
DEAN’S SCHOLAR The Dean’s Scholar Program is designed for highachieving students. Dean’s Scholars complete the Bachelor of Creative Arts with a number of added benefits:
Access to an academic mentor Textbook/materials allowance Extended library access Access to the designated study space Opportunity for internships, self-directed study and special projects
The program has a limited intake and you’ll need a minimum ATAR of 93. You may be asked to attend an interview on campus and are encouraged to apply for an undergraduate scholarship (see uow.edu.au/ about/scholarships).
BACHELOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA The Bachelor of Digital Media (BDM) has strong ties with TAFE Illawarra and focuses on creative media production practice. Subjects in the BDM are taught at UOW’s Innovation Campus in North Wollongong. See page 9 for further details.
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See page 8 for further details.
DOUBLE DEGREES Double degree programs allow you to combine a Creative Arts degree with a full qualification in another area. This can help prepare you for a specialist career in the arts, or allow you to pursue different passions. We offer the following double degree programs: Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Computer Science Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of International Studies Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Journalism Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Law Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Science
DURATION Single Degrees: 3 years full-time study or part-time equivalent Double Degrees: 4.5 years – 5.5 years full-time study or part-time equivalent
Aaron Seeto Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) majoring in Visual Arts 2001
Aaron Seeto is a curator of contemporary Asian and Asian-Australian art. His work revolves around the impact and experience of migration and globalisation on contemporary art practice. He has developed significant projects and exhibitions with some of the key Asian artists working in Australia and internationally. “I started to focus on art when I realised that I could make a broad contribution to culture in Australia. My lecturers at UOW inspired me to look at art beyond painting- they introduced me to the importance of Asia and the relationship between Australia and Asia. Training as an artist while practising as a curator has allowed me to understand how artists think and how they work and operate. This has been very advantageous in the organisational aspects of my job. The most important lesson I have learnt during my career is to be open minded. Find people with similar interests to you and develop relationships that are productive when you enter the real world. Undertaking a Creative Arts degree is an opportunity to stretch yourself. You don’t just learn how to be an artist, you learn how to think creatively and analytically, which is something that should be respected and has uses in the world outside of art. “
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Bachelor of Arts
A Creative major within the BA is recommended for students who have an interest in multiple areas and would like to broaden the scope of their study.
ATAR
75/90 (DS)
By undertaking a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and majoring in a creative discipline you will complete less credit points than a major in the Bachelor of Creative Arts.
Duration
3 years
Starts
Autumn (February), Spring (July)
Location Wollongong UAC
753101/753105 (DS)
CRICOS 000612E DS
Dean’s Scholar available go.uow.edu.au/barts-ds
ART HISTORY* Art history equips students with a broad range of skills needed to operate successfully in the multi-disciplinary field of contemporary art. Studying art history as a major can lead to employment in museums, galleries and performance venues, event and project management, curatorial practices, marketing, researching and writing about art. The Art History major introduces students to the many specialisations within the field, from scholar and critic to curator, project developer or director, art archivist, gallery manager and auctioneer. Students will learn about the historical and theoretical backgrounds of the visual and performing arts—including traditional media, performance, theatre, new media and relational practices. They will directly engage with current issues galvanizing thinking in many aspects of art production locally and globally. This major provides students with a hands-on understanding of a wide range of art historical practices. It provides final year students with opportunities to undertake internships and focus on a research project in a specialist area of art practice. * Proposed major and minor for 2015 subject to approval.
CREATIVE WRITING DS go.uow.edu.au/barts-crwrit This major is a perfect way to explore writing in a critical and creative context. In creative writing you will produce new work in poetry, drama and short stories and reflect on these practices in relation to the history and politics of writing. This major pairs well with other subjects such as English literatures, Cultural Studies, Languages, Indigenous Studies and Philosophy.
PHOTOGRAPHY DS go.uow.edu.au/barts-phot Photography can be taken as a major within the BA. This allows students to explore and learn camera skills, digital and analogue manipulation and dark room techniques to create photographic artworks and complement other areas of study. Students will develop practical skills alongside the history and traditions of Visual Arts.
WRITING & ENGLISH LITERATURES DS go.uow.edu.au/barts-writenglit The Writing & English Literatures major will give you the opportunity to complete a major that is analytical and applied. By combining subjects from creative writing and english literatures, you can combine the creative writing skills and knowledge with English literature studies. There are a wide range of electives in both disciplines to choose from. This major focuses on the study of literature from various periods and literary practice, and the practical application of this study through creative writing. You will develop analytical skills, critical understanding and the ability to create your own pieces of writing. You will also be exposed to a wide range of texts, with an emphasis on critical understanding and the practical formation of writing.
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Bachelor of Creative Arts
These are specialist degrees that allow you to focus your area of study. The Bachelor of Creative Arts involves practice-based work and theoretical exploration of the creative arts in all their forms and genres.
ATAR 75/93(DS)
CREATIVE WRITING DS
Duration
3 Years
Starts
Autumn (February)
ENTRY
Admission to the Bachelor of Creative Arts is based on the HSC ATAR (or equivalent), although outstanding results in relevant subjects/areas may also be taken into account.
LOCATION
Wollongong
GRAPHIC DESIGN DS
UAC
Creative Writing – 754601
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Graphic Design – 754602
Music – 754603
Photography – 754604
Theatre – 754609
Graphic design allows you to apply contemporary design techniques across a number of conceptual and industrial applications, and offers specialist studies in illustration, typography, web design and branding. Students broaden their career options through the development of skills that have commercial application.
Visual Arts – 754605
Visual Arts & Design – 754607
MUSIC
Dean’s Scholar – 754610
CRICOS 001709K DS
Dean’s Scholar available go.uow.edu.au/bca-ds
ENTRY Applicants are selected REQUIREMENTS on the basis of their ATAR (or equivalent), although outstanding results in relevant subjects may be taken into account.
go.uow.edu.au/bca-crwrit Creative writing encourages you to look beyond the individual forms of creative writing and to analyse the effects of writing. It incorporates what writing is and discovering what writing can do. You will focus on three key areas of creative writing practice: poetic, dramatic and narrative writing forms. There are also opportunities to combine these areas of practice, and to explore the intersections between writing and other creative disciplines.
go.uow.edu.au/bca-music Music provides a broad range of skills which allows you to respond innovatively and flexibly to the rapidly changing world of contemporary music. Music combines teaching in composition and performance with developments in electronic media, building students’ skills and expertise across three inter-related areas: music studio, audio production and critical studies in music.
PHOTOGRAPHY go.uow.edu.au/bca-phot Photography equips students with the technical, conceptual and theoretical skills to embark on a career as a practising visual artist or work in a diverse range of photographyrelated fields. Students use both analogue and digital technologies across a diverse range of studio subjects, whilst developing an understanding of traditions and concepts relevant to photography in historical, theoretical and contemporary visual art contexts. You will study under the guidance of some of Australia’s leading contemporary photographic practitioners and scholars in the art industry.
THEATRE DS go.uow.edu.au/bca-thea Theatre equips students with skills in a broad range of performance-related areas. It combines performance skills, stagecraft, stage management, technical production, dramaturgy, history and theory. This program also allows you to combine acting and theatre with other minor areas of study including art history (*Subject to approval), creative writing, design theory, media arts, graphic design or technical theatre. See also Bachelor of Performance on the following page.
VISUAL ARTS DS go.uow.edu.au/bca-visart Visual Arts covers studio practice and related theory and history studies. The studio processes include textiles, photography, painting and sculpture with support studies in curatorial practice, printmaking, installation and digital image making. Visual Arts is taught by academics who are also practising artists and scholars who work with you to encourage your creative expression. Students have a number of opportunities to exhibit work throughout their studies.
VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN DS go.uow.edu.au/bca-vad Visual arts and design combines the theoretical, technical, cultural and vocational aspects of visual arts and graphic design. Students develop practical skills in both traditional and new media, allowing you to create works that blur the boundaries between established analogue and new digital artworks.
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Bachelor of Performance go.uow.edu.au/bperf ATAR
The Faculty does not advertise an ATAR. Additional selection criteria (audition) is also used
Duration
3 Years
Starts
Autumn (February)
Location Wollongong
The Bachelor of Performance is a specialist course that will develop you as a self-reliant, highly-skilled performing artist through a practice-based program. Students undertake traditional interpretive actor training, developing skills in acting, voice, singing and movement, and also focusing on devised works for theatre and modes of contemporary performance. Students acquire skills in theatre-making with an emphasis on collaboration and ensemble practice. Students also study the history and theory of theatre and undertake studies in professional practice.
UAC 754800 CRICOS 072568G ENTRY As well as applying through REQUIREMENTS UAC, Bachelor of Performance applicants must attend an on-campus audition/interview. These face-to-face meetings will give applicants the opportunity to demonstrate their talents and potential to benefit from the course. Bachelor of Performance applicants must submit a registration form, available at: lha.uow.edu.au/taem/ UOW098807
REBECCA EVANS BACHELOR OF ARTS (HISTORY) / BACHELOR OF CREATIVE ARTS (VISUAL ARTS) 2008
Rebecca Evans loves vintage clothing and fashion. She studies it, wears it, makes it from original patterns and, as an Assistant Curator at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, works with it. “I majored in textiles in my Creative Arts degree and this was definitely the highlight of my time at UOW. I learnt some fantastic skills including silk screen printing, basket making and sewing. When I first started Uni I couldn’t believe that I was able to have such fun painting, knitting and sewing, while friends in other courses were sitting exams. But learning these crafts has helped me in my role at the Powerhouse, knowing not just the theory of textiles and fashion but also the techniques of how things are made. I learnt so much studying at UOW, and I especially value the nontraditional culture of the Uni. I found the place very creative and liberating and many of my lecturers encouraged me not to just study for work but to learn for life.”
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Bachelor of Digital Media go.uow.edw/bdigmed ATAR 75 Duration
3 Years
Starts
Autumn (February)
Location
UOW Innovation Campus
UAC 754650 CRICOS 071836A ENTRY Applicants are selected REQUIREMENTS on the basis of their ATAR (or equivalent), although outstanding results in relevant subjects may be taken into account.
The Bachelor of Digital Media provides you with the skills and experience required to work in the rapidly expanding field of creative digital media production. It focuses specifically on digital film-making, animation and experimental media arts. You will be engaged in supported technical practice, collaborative learning activities, and project based opportunities that reflect real life creative industry collaborations. This degree is for students who are interested in careers in media production, with the freedom to focus on technical or artistic aspects of the creative industries. The degree incorporates theoretical studies in Creative and Professional Practice with practical and studio based studies in media content production. You will complete history and theory subjects alongside practical subjects, fostering a critical understanding of contemporary media culture and practice. Opportunities for internships and engagement with industry are available throughout the program. This program has strong links with the TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute, and is primarily located at the Digital Media Centre, on the UOW Innovation Campus.
HOW TO APPLY To apply for the BCA, BDM or BPerf degree you need to have the degree listed as a preference with the University Admission Centre (UAC). More information on this process can be found on the UAC website at uac.edu.au UOW also has special entry options for current Year 12 students. These include Early Admissions, Alternative Entry, Local and Regional Bonus Points and Points to UOW schemes. For more information contact UniAdvice: uniadvice@uow.edu.au
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