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

Overview

The Bachelor of Creative Industries (Festivals and Arts Production) allows you to develop the business planning, strategic thinking and marketing skills to thrive in the fast-paced festivals sector. You will learn the essential entrepreneurial skills to 'make it' in the festivals and arts landscape, and tailor the degree to meet … For more content click the Read More button below.

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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

Core13.5 Units

Option13.5 Units

Select 13.5 units from the below.

Sound and Music Production Techniques 1

Creative Music Entrepreneurship 1: Innovation and Identity

Theatre in Context

Media and Society

Screen Production Techniques A

Essential Multimedia Design

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

Production Project 1

Art and Design Practice 1

Year 236 Units

Core13.5 Units

Option9 Units

Elective13.5 Units

Select 13.5 units from the following (see Note 1):

Developing Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses

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

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

Core18 Units

Elective18 Units

Select 18 units from the following (see Note 1):

Reducing Uncertainties with Business Planning

Marketing for Health, Sustainability and Social Impact

Strategic Communication and Public Relations

Practicum/Project in Creative Arts B

Applied Creative Practice

Colonial Intimacies and the Economy: Mathematics of Genocide

Decolonising Institutions: Indigenous Critical Creative Praxis

Intercultural Communication

Screen Production C: Short Filmmaking

Sociology of Creativity

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

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Course/Exit award association

Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association