Master of Creative Arts (083981D)

Program Description The Master of Creative Arts allows students to focus their studies on one of six creative areas: visual arts, photography, animation and motion capture, visual communication design, dance or drama. But that doesn’t mean their knowledge will be limited to a specialisation. Throughout the course, students will be studying complementary disciplines and practising alongside creative thinkers from different backgrounds, broadening their understanding of creativity and arming them with transferable skills that prepare them for any creative pursuit.

The multidisciplinary aspect of the course could see students specialising in dance while taking an elective unit in film writing, ultimately leading to the production of a dance film for their final creative project.

While core study areas will be tailored to their specialisation, there are common threads throughout each pathway that set students up to be a versatile creative practitioner. Build transferable skills that employers value, like imaginative thinking, problem solving and creative collaboration, and discover what it takes to be adaptable and resourceful – two key attributes of the modern creative.

Students will strengthen their creative repertoire with elective units. Their electives can play to their strengths, or help them upskill in an unfamiliar discipline. Some of the elective options include:

• Writing with the Camera • Documentary Production Practice • Art Marketing • Introduction to Digital Photography • Design Thinking and Problem Solving

The course provides lots of practical experience, including sought-after internship opportunities, allowing students to hone their creative craft in real-world settings. They'll work on industry-relevant creative projects, applying theoretical frameworks in teams and as an individual. And they’ll complete a major creative work in professional standard facilities, including TV broadcast studios, dance and drama studios, a professional photographic light studio, visual arts and design studios and dedicated gallery spaces. On top of that, their creative research projects will train them in practical research skills that benefit their everyday life, as well as a career.

While many of Deakin's graduates go on to secure exciting roles in creative industries, there are also opportunities for further study upon successful completion of the course. If they want to become a subject matter expert in their creative area, connect with leading researchers and access unique professional development opportunities, they might like to progress into a Higher Degree by Research.