BACHELOR OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
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Dr Holly Harrison BACHELOR OF MUSIC (HONOURS) DOCTOR OF CREATIVE ARTS ≥ First place, 20th Young Composers Meeting (The Netherlands), 2014 ≥ First place, The Riot Ensemble Call for Scores (UK), 2014 ≥ Australia and Pacific Prize, Zvi Zeitlin Memorial International Composers Competition (USA), 2014 ≥ First place, Pyeongchon Arts Hall International Chamber Music Composition Competition (South Korea), 2013
“It’s one thing to write music, and an entirely different thing to present your music in the public sphere. As a composer, it’s imperative to have the know-how to attract commissions, initiate projects and collaborations, make industry contacts, and market your brand, both nationally and internationally. My approach so far has been very much DIY; a course which could have equipped me with the business skills I have learned on the fly (and am still learning!) would have been invaluable.”
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Bachelor of Creative Industries
The Bachelor of Creative Industries from Western Sydney University offers a unique opportunity for you to acquire the creative and business skills that are so necessary to prosper in the contemporary innovation landscape.
The World Economic Forum’s 2016 report on the future of jobs hailed the start of a fourth industrial revolution inspired by the disruptive influence of technologies. It predicted a profound shift in work practices towards remote working, co-working and an ever-smaller pool of full-time employees, backed up by external consultants and contractors. And with creativity at the centre of Australian Government’s Innovation Agenda, the jobs of the future will depend on collaborative thinking and devising innovative solutions to complex problems. Meanwhile, market indicators suggest a robust set of external circumstances underpins growth in the Creative Industries sectors, especially in Greater Western Sydney. Western Sydney University’s new Bachelor of Creative Industries partners with creative industries to provide an interdisciplinary, experiential degree that combines a core of entrepreneurship with major studies including culture and society, creative writing, design, enterprise innovation, journalism, literature, media arts, music performance and photomedia. You will study a unique mix of creative, business and law units and, through the use of incubators and co-working spaces, will work with emergent and established creative industry partners to develop innovative solutions to real problems.
COURSE Bachelor of Creative Industries
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES The Bachelor of Creative Industries will prepare you and help you advance in roles in creative industries such as writing, market research, photography, design, journalism, media production, business innovation, music performance and more.
This course is designed for those who wish to pursue a creative practice while gaining the business and legal acumen to become a successful part of the creative economy on their own terms. There are opportunities to develop projects with real creative industries and deliver solutions across a range of platforms. You may also undertake an in-depth practice-led research project or intern professionally in the field. You will be supported with first-rate technical facilities. Graduates’ skills will be relevant to growth in investment in the creative economy, particularly research and development around start-ups, where creative businesses act as external resources in the process of taking innovation to market.
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Key: B = Bachelor of; F = Full-time; P = Part-time. Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes.
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WHAT YOU WILL STUDY MAJORS ≥≥ Advertising ≥≥ Creative Writing ≥≥ Cultural and Social Analysis ≥≥ Digital Cultures ≥≥ English ≥≥ Enterprise Innovation ≥≥ Graphic Design ≥≥ Journalism ≥≥ Law and the Creative Industries ≥≥ Media Arts Production ≥≥ Music ≥≥ Public Relations PATHWAY 1A RECOMMENDED SEQUENCE Autumn session ≥≥ Writing Ecologies ≥≥ Enterprise Law ≥≥ Media Cultures & Industries ≥≥ One unit from pool of Introduction to Major units. Spring session ≥≥ Data, Mediation, Power ≥≥ Enterprise Leadership ≥≥ Visual Storytelling ≥≥ One unit from pool of Introduction to Major units
YEAR 3 Autumn session ≥≥ Enterprise Innovation & Markets ≥≥ Creative TEAMS 2 ≥≥ Two units from a selected major or sub-majors Spring session ≥≥ Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship ≥≥ Two units from a selected major or sub-majors ≥≥ One elective PATHWAY 1B Mid-Year Intake YEAR 1 Spring session ≥≥ Data, Mediation, Power ≥≥ Enterprise Leadership ≥≥ Visual Storytelling ≥≥ One unit from pool of Introduction to Major units. Autumn session ≥≥ Writing Ecologies ≥≥ Enterprise Law ≥≥ Media Cultures & Industries ≥≥ One unit from pool of Introduction to Major units.
YEAR 2 Spring session ≥≥ Financing Enterprises ≥≥ Creative TEAMS 1 ≥≥ Two units from a selected major or sub-majors. Autumn session ≥≥ Enterprise Innovation & Markets ≥≥ Creative TEAMS 2 ≥≥ Two units from a selected major or sub-majors YEAR 3 Spring session ≥≥ Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship ≥≥ Two units from a selected major or sub-majors ≥≥ One elective Autumn session ≥≥ Media Law and Ethics ≥≥ Two units from a selected major or sub-majors ≥≥ And one elective
YEAR 2 Autumn session ≥≥ Media Law and Ethics ≥≥ Two units from a selected major or sub-majors ≥≥ And one elective Spring session ≥≥ Financing Enterprises ≥≥ Creative TEAMS 1 ≥≥ Two units from a selected major or sub-majors.
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How to Apply
IF YOU ARE COMPLETING YEAR 12 AT THE TIME OF APPLYING:
IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETING YEAR 12 AT THE TIME OF APPLYING:
IF YOU ARE AN ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER
1. Check your eligibility for our Western Sydney University Advantage entry program – you could qualify for a maximum of 10 bonus points when applying. Call 1300 897 669.
1. Gather information for your application.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants have two pathways to apply to Western Sydney University.
2. Apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) uac.edu.au Your application will be considered on the basis of your Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) or equivalent. There are some courses that have additional selection criteria – refer to the UAC Guide. 3. Know all the information about our alternative entry schemes (see our website).
2. Apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) uac.edu.au Your application will be based on the results of your secondary, tertiary or other accredited academic qualifications including: ≥≥ Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR), University Admissions Index (UAI), Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) or equivalent ≥≥ Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) Certificate III or above ≥≥ previous university study (minimum two units) ≥≥ special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) results ≥≥ work experience (minimum of 12 months full-time or equivalent work).
1. Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) Students who are eligible for an ATAR should complete an online application for admission via UAC at uac.edu.au 2. Direct admission via the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Alternative Entry Program Complete the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Alternative Entry Application form at westernsydney.edu.au/ ATSIeducation For more detailed admission advice or if you require assistance with the application, please contact Western Sydney University on 1300 897 669 or email study@westernsydney.edu.au
Each qualification will be allocated a rank. If you have one or more of the above qualifications, the highest rank will be used in assessing your application. Regional bonus points – if you are a noncurrent school leaver (not completing Year 12 or International Baccalaureate at the time of applying for university) and live or study in the Western Sydney region, you will automatically receive five bonus points when you apply through UAC to study at Western Sydney University. 3. K now all the information about our alternative entry schemes (see our website).
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Luke Carman BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION (WRITING & PUBLISHING) DCA CANDIDATE ≥ NSW Premier’s Literary Awards UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing (2015) ≥ Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelist of the Year (2014) ≥ Australian Literary Society Gold Medal (shortlisted 2014) ≥ Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards (shortlisted 2014)
“The romantic notion of the writer locked alone in their garret is a vestige of another century. In today’s supercharged knowledge economy the obsessive specialisations of isolated artists have given way to super-fluidities of professional practice. The poet is performer, critic, editor, teacher, administrator, publisher, journalist, activist, advocate and accountant all before breakfast. To be inattentive to this evolutionary step is to be woefully unprepared for the world of the future.”
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Contact information For more detailed admission advice or if you require assistance with your application, please contact Western Sydney University on 1300 897 669 or email study@westernsydney.edu.au
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