Course and Subject Handbook 2014 Course Information Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Creative Industries

Bachelor of Creative Industries

Information valid for students commencing in 2014.

Course Code

11810

Version

10

Faculty

Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

English or relevant TAFE Diploma.

Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements

Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS).  The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule II of the JCU Admissions policy.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

72 credit points as per course structure

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development and to displaying exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the Tropics and are charged with professional, community and environmental responsibility. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, cultural and social challenges of regional, national and international communities.

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Creative Industries  graduates will possess:

Knowledge

  • Explain why the arts are culturally significant to individuals and to the society

  • Describe the nature of arts practice in the past with an emphasis on the arts since modernism and the contemporary arts in particular

  • Demonstrate an awareness of professional practice in the creative industries, including ethical, moral and sustainable practices

  • Demonstrate knowledge of Indigenous art practices and perspectives.

Skills

  • Apply a process that involves research, testing, seeking solutions, reflective thinking and persevering when producing creative works

  • Interact proficiently and professionally with people in public, commercial and academic settings in oral, written and digital formats including numeracy where appropriate

  • Deliver creative outcomes independently and lead projects that require interaction with others in the creative industries.

  • Deliver collaborative creative outcomes working effectively as a team member in a range of settings in the creative industries.

Application

  • Produce a proficient, original, technically competent, considered and communicative body of work, in two areas of related creative activity

  • Produce creative work that demonstrates awareness of the sustained inquiry and reflection that underpins the self-transformative nature of the arts.

Course Structure

Core Subjects

Level 1

CV1010:03 Digital Media

CV1020:03 Digital Photography

CV1030:03 Arts in Perspective

Level 2

CV2010:03 Art, Artist, Environment

CV2020:03 Creative Industries

CV2021:03 Curatorial Practice

Level 3

CV3012:03 Collaborative Development

CV3022:03 Collaborative Project

Options

Select a major from the table below

PLUS

Select 9 credit points of any level 1, 2 or 3 undergraduate subjects with a prefix of CV, GA, NM, PT ,MU, VA

Select 6 credit points of any level 2 or 3 undergraduate subjects with a prefix of CV, GA, NM, PT ,MU, VA

Select 3 credit points of any level 2 undergraduate subjects with a prefix of CV, GA, NM, PT ,MU, VA

Select 6 credit points of any undergraduate subjects

Majors

Type of major

Mandatory

Single

Credit points in major

24 credit points

Special requirements

Nil

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Media Design

Cairns

 

Visual Arts

Cairns

 

Photomedia

Cairns

 

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Cairns

 

Candidature

Expected time to complete

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

8 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 years

Progression

Course progression requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Nil

Accreditation requirements

Nil

Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade

12 credit points

A candidate awarded the grade of Pass Conceded may, on publication of the examination result, apply to the relevant Head of School for permission to attempt to convert that grade to a Pass grade by undertaking relevant assessment tasks.

Supplementary exam for final subject

Not applicable

Advanced Standing

Eligibility

Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures.

Maximum allowed

48 credit points

Currency

Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 13 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Other restrictions

A maximum of 9 credit points of advanced standing may be granted at level 3.

Award Details

Inclusion of majors on testamur

The major studied shall appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Course articulation

Not applicable

Honours

Honours availability

Additional honours year available

Eligibility

Completion of a pass degree in the Creative Arts with a GPA of 5.0 or higher: or

Other qualifications recognized by the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Law, Business and the Creative Arts as equivalent to the above.

Submit proposal to Honours coordinator by November 30 of the year preceding study.