Bachelor of Creative Arts
Course code/s: ABCA Melbourne
Creative Arts is an exciting cross disciplinary degree, bringing together media arts (screen+sound), theatre and performance, and writing (including creative writing, screen writing and writing for the media). BCA students explore the creative arts through critical, imaginative, and performative approaches to one or more areas of creative arts practice as well as expanding their critical thinking through a choice of electives. The Bachelor of Creative Arts course has a central core of dedicated subjects in which students develop creative writing skills, explore creative arts experimentally, and build research and production skills. It also offers subjects from the disciplines of English, Theatre/Drama/Performance, and Media Arts: Screen + Sound as well as others offered at the University.
This three-year degree consists of 360 credit points, 120 credit points at each year level for full-time study, part-time is also available. Besides choosing subjects from those listed, students either focus their degree around one of the areas of creative writing, media arts, and theatre and performance or they combine subjects from two or three of these areas.
First year (120 credit points)
In their first year students study
- Two core subjects, HUS1PWR and HUS1ECM
- four first-year subjects from List A below,
- two first-year elective subjects which can be selected from List A, the Faculty or anywhere in the University, pre-requisites permitting.
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Professional Writing: words in action | HUS1PWR |
| TE-SEM-2 | Exploring Creative Media | HUS1ECM |
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List A |
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| TE-SEM-1 | Text, Criticism and the Visual | ENG1TCV |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Screen and Sound Analysis | CST1IFA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Theatre Knowledge and Practices | DRA1TKP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introducing Literature: the short story | ENG1ILS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Making Sense of the Movies | CST1MSM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing your Own Life | ENG1WYL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Screenwriting | CST1ITS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Process-based Performance | DRA1PBP |
Second year (120 credit points)
In their second year students study
- the core subject, CST2CIP - Creative Arts and Industry Research,
- five, second-year subjects from List A below,
- two, second-year elective subjects which can be selected from List A, the Faculty or anywhere in the University, pre-requisites permitting.
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following subjects.
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List B |
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| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
| TE-SEM-1 | Creative Arts and Industry Research (Core) | CST2CIP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Modern Drama and Acting Identity | DRA2MOA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Multi-platform Storytelling | MST2MPS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Re-thinking Jane Austen | ENG2RJA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Screenwriting Project | CST2ADS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Theatre Production | DRA2TPR |
| TE-SEM-1 | Theatre, Stages and Spaces | DRA2TSS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Writing for Video | MST2WFV |
| TE-SEM-1 | Writing Poetry | ENG2WRP |
| TE-SEM-2 | English: a user’s guide | LIN2EUG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Performance Making | DRA2PEM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Shakespeare in Performance | DRA2SIP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Shooting Shorts for Screen Productions - An Introduction to Screen Production | MST2SCV |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing Fiction | ENG2WFI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing, Internet, Performance | DRA2WIP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing for Radio | MST2WFR |
Third year (120 credit points)
In their third year students study
- the core subject, CST3PPP - Professional Practice Portfolio (available from 2013).
- five, third-year subjects from List A below,
- two, third-year elective subjects which can be selected from List A, the Faculty or anywhere in the University, pre-requisites permitting.
Students should check individual discipline listings for availability of the following subjects.
| List B | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teaching Period | Subject title | Subject code |
| TE-SEM-1 | Australian Drama from 1955 to the Present Day | DRA3AUD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Broadcast and Electronic Journalism | JRN3BEJ |
| TE-SEM-1 | Creative Arts and Industry Research | CST3CIP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Multi-platform Storytelling | MST3MPS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Re-thinking Jane Austen | ENG3RJA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Screenwriting Project | CST3ADS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Theatre Production | DRA3TPR |
| TE-SEM-1 | Theatre, Stages and Spaces | DRA3TSS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Video Project | CST3VID |
| TE-SEM-1 | Writing for Video | MST3WFV |
| TE-SEM-1 | Writing Poetry | ENG3WRP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Drama Project | DRA3PRO |
| TE-SEM-2 | English: a user’s guide | LIN3EUG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Script Development | CST3SED |
| TE-SEM-2 | Shakespeare in Performance | DRA3SIP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing Autobiography | ENG3WAB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing Fiction | ENG3WFI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing for Radio | MST3WFR |
| TE-SEM-2 | Writing, Internet, Performance | DRA3WIP |
Honours
The honours program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop skills, which will prepare them for further academic study or for work in specific fields and industries involving creative writing, screenwriting, writing for the media and theatre production.
Students are selected into honours at the end of their third year. Prospective students should make their interest known to the Creative Arts Honours Coordinator by November for commencement in semester one or in early June for commencement in second semester.
The normal requirement for selection is consistently high performance (at least a B average) in the creative arts subjects.
The Bachelor of Creative Arts honours year allows students to:
- incorporate more than one discipline i.e. Creative Arts 4, or
- concentrate on one discipline i.e. Cinema Studies 4, English 4 or Theatre and Drama 4.
Creative Arts 4
The course consists of:
- two fourth year subjects offered by the cinema, English, media studies or theatre and drama programs
- a thesis which consists of a negotiated practical project in script writing, creative writing, performance or production which explores a research question, and
- a 5000-word exegesis to support the thesis.
Students wishing to concentrate on one discipline should check the requirements for honours in the discipline and areas of study under the Cinema studies, English or Theatre and Drama section of this Handbook.
For further information about creative arts, please contact the School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry by email at english@latrobe.edu.au or by telephone on (03) 9479 2390.