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Y72 Bachelor of Creative Industries

The Bachelor of Creative Industries is designed to meet the challenges of employment (including self-employment) within the context of an emerging creative economy. The Creative Industries form an increasingly important component of the global economy, focused upon the creation and exploitation of intellectual property across a range of disciplines including Film, Design, Digital Media and Photography. Students will research and develop original products that impact on audiences and address practical outcomes for users.  The course enables students to develop the technical and general skills that make them ready for employment and enable them to develop along with the Creative Industries themselves. Graduates will have an informed, critical and creative approach to understanding media, design and visual culture within a rapidly evolving social and work environment.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard University Admission requirements apply.

 
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students will be required to have a portfolio interview or audition for the Graphic Design and Environmental and Spatial Design programmes.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCREEN STUDIES MAJOR IS FOR SCREEN ACADEMY STUDENTS ONLY. THIS MAJOR IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS WITH AN ADVANCED DIPLOMA OF SCREEN AND MEDIA (CUF60107) OR EQUIVALENT. STUDENTS WITH A DIPLOMA OF SCREEN AND MEDIA (CUF50107) MAY APPLY BUT MUST COMPLETE A TRANSITIONAL SEMESTER (60 CREDIT POINTS) TO QUALIFY FOR ENTRY INTO THE SCREEN STUDIES PROGRAM. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS CAN APPLY BUT MUST HAVE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS EVALUATED BY EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY.

 

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Creative Industries degree is a 360 credit point, 24 unit, three year full-time award which may be studied in part-time mode. The degree has three main components:

  1. a foundation programme of four core units (60 credit points) and four electives (60 credit points) related to a specialised area,
  2. a Major programme consisting of eight units (120 credit points) in a specialised area (listed below),
  3. a supplementary programme consisting of eight units (120 credit points) comprising:
    • a second Major from the Bachelor of Creative Industries or from any other programme at ECU; OR
    • any four unit (60 credit point) minor at ECU, including those listed below, plus four electives; OR
    • an elective programme of eight units (120 credit points).

 

Students may embark on their chosen Major in the first year of study. Majors in the course include:

 

Animation

Environmental and Spatial Design

Film and Video

Game Design and Culture

Graphic Design

Interactive Media

Photomedia

Screen Studies (available to Screen Academy students only, special admission requirements apply)

 

General Rules:

Whatever pattern students choose:

  • normally no more than ten of the units studied should be at first year level;
  • at least four units must be at third year level.
 
CORE UNITS
Students must complete the following core foundation units:
CCA1102 Representation and Interpretation 15
CCA1103 Creativity: Theory, Practice and History 15
CCA1108 Communications and Digital Technology 15
 
Plus, students must complete the following core capstone unit in their final semester of study:
CCA3111 Preparation for Professional Life 15
 
 
 

MAJORS

MABUTDAnimation Major
MABUTQEnvironmental and Spatial Design Major
MAFVDOFilm and Video Major
MAGAMEGame Design and Culture Major
MABUUBGraphic Design Major
MABUTPInteractive Media Major
MAPHOTPhotomedia Major
MAAAAEScreen Studies Major
 

MINORS

MIAAGIAnimation Minor
MIAAHSEnvironmental and Spatial Design Minor
MIAAHBFilm and Video Minor
MIAAGNGame Design and Culture Minor
MIAAHDGraphic Design Minor
MIAAGRInteractive Media Minor
MIAAGLPhotomedia Minor
MIBIOPScriptwriting Minor
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014