BCIFAP Bachelor of Creative Industries (Festivals and Arts Production) - Flinders University

You are viewing an older version of this curriculum item. Select the current year or your commencing year of study from the drop down above. For Pre-2022 Course Rules, use the link located on the right-hand side of the screen.

Overview

The Bachelor of Creative Industries (Festivals and Arts Production) requires 3 years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course specialisation is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

Student guidance

Program of study overview

To qualify for the Bachelor of Creative Industries (Festivals and Arts Production), a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 108 units for the degree.

Not all topics are necessarily available each year.

Upon completion of 36 or 72 units a student may choose to exit with a Diploma in Arts and Creative Industries or an Associate Degree in Creative Industries respectively, subject to meeting the program of study for that award.

Program of study notes

Program of study
108 Units

Year 136 Units

Core27 Units

First half18 Units

Second half9 Units

Elective9 Units

Select 9 units from the following (see Note 1):

Ideas: Imitation and Originality

Story: Who, What, When, Where

Indigenous Studies: An Introduction

Race and Representation: Indigenous Identities

Collaboration, Co-Creation and The Crowd: Leveraging your Ecosystem for Innovation

Production Project 1

Art and Design Practice 1

Year 236 Units

Core27 Units

First half18 Units

Second half9 Units

Option4.5 Units

Elective4.5 Units

Select 4.5 units from the following (see Note 1):

Understanding Knowledge in a Changing World

Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Human Resource Management

Social Media Marketing

Writing for Performance

Narrative and Storytelling

Understanding the Music Industry

Editing and the Industry

Black Poetics: Indigenous Literary Studies

First Nations Visual Art

From Intuition to Insight: Validating Desirability, Feasibility and Viability

The Hollywood Industry

Television Studies

Truth and Lies: Documentary Media

Australian/Indigenous Media

Gender, Media, and Technology

Introduction to Digital Graphic Design

Multimedia Production Part 1

Year 336 Units

Core27 Units

First half18 Units

Second half9 Units

Elective9 Units

Select 9 units from the following (see Note 1):

Business Planning

Marketing for Health, Well-being and Social Impact

Strategic Communication and Public Relations

Applied Creative Practice

The Music That Moves Us: Perspectives on Music in Creative Arts

Colonial Intimacies and the Economy: Mathematics of Genocide

Decolonising Institutions: Indigenous Critical Creative Praxis

Going Live. Entrepreneurial Strategies, Resources and Activities

Intercultural Communication

Sociology of Art, Media and Culture

Contemporary Issues in Tourism and Events

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

English Language requirements

Aims

The course specialisation aims to:

Develop the creativity, strategic thinking, business capability and practical skills required for success in the creative and cultural industries sector and specifically in the design and development of festivals and arts events
Promote the ability to work adaptively with new media and disruptive technologies in a fast-changing technologically driven industry environment
Provide experience in working collaboratively, as part of an interdisciplinary creative team

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:

1.

Apply theories of creative production and cultural value to analyse festivals and arts events

2.

Critically assess festivals and arts events in terms of their feasibility, sustainability and cultural and societal outcomes

3.

Develop and deliver creative industries projects and events while working independently and collaboratively

4.

Determine a range of partnership opportunities and funding sources for creative industries projects and events

5.

Interpret and critically evaluate contemporary policy for the creative arts and industries

6.

Combine skills in creative development, project management and marketing and apply them to deliver festivals and arts events

Associations

Course/Course specialisation association

Course/Exit award association

Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association