Course

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries

Approved Abbreviation: BA/BCrInd

Western Sydney University Course Code: 1842.1

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 095720D

Arts graduates who previously would have planned a career in fields such as publishing now face a future where they will be required to continuously adapt and reapply their skills to changing work environments. This double degree brings together the existing Arts program with studies in emerging creative industries, allowing students who are interested in pursuing careers which require the diverse skill set of an Arts graduates to also engage with new paradigms of creative and cultural production, developing skills in entrepreneurship and working in collaborative projects with creative industries in Greater Western Sydney (GWS).

Students in this double degree also have the opportunity to complete a semester of study overseas and receive advanced standing towards their BA majors and sub majors subject to Western Sydney University limits on advanced standing. Students are encouraged to do so but must discuss this with a BA course advisor first.

Director of Academic Program - Dr Di Dickenson

Study Mode
Four years full-time or eight years part-time.

Accreditation
The Bachelor of Creative Industries (PR) is accredited by the Public Relations Institute of Australia. (PRIA).

Admission

Assumed knowledge: two units of HSC English.

Recommended studies: HSC English Standard, or equivalent.

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/

International applicants must apply directly to the Western Sydney University via the International Office.

International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.

International Office

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Work Integrated Learning

Western Sydney University seeks to enhance student learning experiences by enabling students to engage in the culture, expectations and practices of their profession or discipline. This course includes a placement or other community-based unpaid practical experience.

There is a mandatory work component required for completion of this course. Please contact the Course Advisor listed above for information.

International students should also refer to the 'Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for international students' website for more information and a link to the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for international students

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Students must complete

40 credit points of Arts core units
40 credit point Arts Core Sub-major
80 credit points of Creative Industries core units (which includes one Introduction to Major Pool unit)
80 credit point Arts Major
80 credit point Creative Industries Major

Arts Core units

102738

Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

102736

Diversity, Language and Culture

102735

Foundations of Academic English

102737

Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

Equivalent Core Units

The core units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2019 or earlier.

100846 - Analytical Reading and Writing

100958 - Australia and the World

100960 - Contemporary Society

100968 - Texts and Traditions

Arts Sub-majors

Students must select one sub-major from the list below

Note: Not all submajors are available on all campuses

Arabic

Chinese

Creative Writing

Cultural and Social Analysis

SM1071

English

SM1072

History and Political Thought

SM1128

Immersion Language

SM1049

Indigenous Australian Studies

SM1112

Indonesian

SM1120

International English

Please note: SM1120 International English has been replaced by SM1132 International English for students who commence this course from the 2019 academic year. Continuing students enrolled in SM1120 are able to remain in and successfully complete the unit requirements of this specialisation.

SM1132

International English

SM1073

International Relations and Asian Studies

Islamic Studies

Japanese

Linguistics

Musicology

Music Performance Studies

SM1076

Philosophy

SM1115

Psychological Studies

Important Note

Students cannot undertake a Major in the same subject area as their Sub-major for this double degree.

There are also several Arts / Creative Industries specialisations which share multiple common units, and as such these specialisations are incompatible and cannot both be undertaken in this double degree program. Students may select one of the following majors, but not both:

M1114 Musicology or M1117 Music
M1115 Music Performance or M1117 Music
M2514 Innovation and Change or M2511 Enterprise Innovation

Introduction to Major Unit Pool

Students select one of the following units as their Introduction to Major Unit – one which corresponds to the Creative Industries major selected

100706

Advertising: An Introduction

102436

Creative Writing: The Imaginative Life

100897

Everyday Life

101927

Foundations of Media Arts and Production

200977

Fundamentals of Australian Law

100556

Introduction to Journalism

102263

Image Design

101907

Introduction to Literary Studies

102558

Music Production

200585

Organisational Behaviour

100212

Public Relations Theory and Practice

101922

Web and Time-based Design

Recommended Sequence - Autumn Commencement

Recommended sequence subject to variation based on the students nominated Creative Industries specialisation.

Students selecting Law and the Creative Industries as their major are exempt from completing core unit 200909 Enterprise Law, as they must complete the alternate unit 200977 Fundamentals of Australian Law as their core unit and first Introduction to Major unit.

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

102735

Foundations of Academic English

102736

Diversity, Language and Culture

200909

Enterprise Law

For students taking Law and the Creative Industries Major choose unit 200977 Fundamentals of Australian Law instead of 200909 Enterprise Law

200977

Fundamentals of Australian Law

One Creative Industries Introduction to Major Unit

Spring session

102737

Thinking Critically About Texts and Society

102738

Australian Politics and Active Citizenship

200912

Enterprise Leadership

One Arts Major Unit

Year 2

Autumn session

One Arts Sub-major Unit

One Creative Industries Major Unit

Two Arts Major Units

Spring session

200910

Financing Enterprises

One Arts Sub-major Unit

One Creative Industries Major Unit

One Arts Major Unit

Year 3

Autumn session

200911

Enterprise Innovation and Markets

One Arts Sub-major Unit

One Creative Industries Major Unit

One Arts Major Unit

Spring session

102431

Creative TEAMS 1

One Arts Sub-major Unit

One Creative Industries Major Unit

One Arts Major Unit

Year 4

Autumn session

102432

Creative TEAMS 2

One Arts Major Unit

Two Creative Industries Major Units

Spring session

102433

Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship

One Arts Major Unit

Two Creative Industries Major Units

Spring (Mid-Year) Commencement

Recommended sequence subject to variation based on the students nominated Creative Industries specialisation.

Full-time

Year 1

Spring session

BA Core unit (Level 1)

One Creative Industries Introduction to Major Unit

Autumn session

BA Core unit (Level 1)

200912

Enterprise Leadership

200909

Enterprise Law

For students taking Law and the Creative Industries Major choose unit 200977 Fundamentals of Australian Law instead of 200909 Enterprise Law

200977

Fundamentals of Australian Law

One Arts Major Unit

Year 2

Spring session

200910

Financing Enterprises

One Arts Sub-major Unit

One Creative Industries Major Unit

One Arts Major Unit

Autumn session

One Arts Sub-major Unit

One Creative Industries Major Unit

Two Arts Major Units

Year 3

Spring session

102431

Creative TEAMS 1

One Arts Sub-major Unit

One Creative Industries Major Unit

One Arts Major Unit

Autumn session

200911

Enterprise Innovation and Markets

102432

Creative TEAMS 2

One Arts Sub-major Unit

One Creative Industries Major Unit

Year 4

Spring session

102433

Creative Industries Professional Project or Internship

One Arts Sub-major Unit

Two Creative Industries Major Units

Autumn session

Two Arts Major Units

Two Creative Industries Major Units

Arts Majors

Students cannot undertake a Major in the same subject area as their Core Sub- major for this double degree.

Note: Several specialisations are available in both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Creative Industries major pools; whilst students must select 2 different majors for this double degree, the program has been structured so that, after selecting the Bachelor of Arts major, students may choose to also undertake another of the Arts majors in the Creative Industries should they wish to (M1053 English, M1113 Creative Writing, M1052 Cultural and Social Analysis or M1109 Digital Cultures) Students completing another Arts major for the Creative Industries component must complete the corresponding Introduction to Major unit in their first year.

The Bachelor of Arts major to be selected from the list below

Note: Each major must have no more than three Level 1 units (including the Introduction to Major unit) and a minimum of three Level 3 units)

Note: Not all majors are available on all campuses

Anthropology

Arabic

Chinese

Creative Writing

Criminology and Criminal Justice

M1052

Cultural and Social Analysis

M2510

Economy and Markets

M1053

English

M1071

Geography and Urban Studies

M2513

Global Business

M1077

Heritage and Tourism

M1054

History and Political Thought

M1041

Indigenous Australian Studies

M1093

Indonesian

M2514

Innovation and Change

M1108

International English

Please note: M1108 International English has been replaced by M1129 International English for students who commence this course from the 2019 academic year. Continuing students enrolled in M1108 are able to remain in and successfully complete the unit requirements of this specialisation.

M1129

International English

M1055

International Relations and Asian Studies

Islamic Studies

Japanese

Linguistics

Musicology