The Graduate Diploma of Creative Arts allows students to hone their creative practice alongside students from Deakin University's six creative arts disciplines: visual arts, photography, animation and motion capture, visual communication design, dance and drama. By collaborating with artists from different fields, students will broaden their understanding of creativity while developing transferable skills that employers value, such as imaginative thinking, problem solving and leadership.
On top of core units of study, students will strengthen their creative repertoire with six elective units. Electives can play to their strengths, or help students to upskill in an unfamiliar discipline. Some elective options include:
- Writing with the Camera
- Documentary Production Practice
- Arts Marketing
- Introduction to Digital Photography
- Design Thinking and Problem Solving.
Elective units provide lots of practical experience, including industry-relevant creative projects that challenge students to apply theoretical frameworks in teams and as an individual. Students can also get hands-on in Deakin University's 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.
While there are many exciting career pathways for graduates, there are also opportunities for further study upon successful completion of the course. If students want to continue building their creative expertise, they might like to articulate into Deakin University’s Master of Creative Arts.
