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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries

Approved Abbreviation: BA/BCrInd

Western Sydney University Course Code: 1842.2

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 095720D

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2021 or later.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

For Commencement Year 2017 - 2020 - please refer to: 1842.1 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries

Arts graduates who previously would have planned a career in fields such as publishing or curating 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 WSU 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 is accredited by professional organisations including the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) and the Media Foundation of Australia (MFA).

Admission

Students are admitted on the basis of their ATAR score.

Assumed knowledge: two units of HSC English.

Recommended studies: HSC English Standard, or equivalent.

Applicants wishing to pursue a specialisation in Music will be selected by one of three methods:

1. Attain an HSC Music result in band 4 or above. No audition is required.

2. Hold the following AMEB or equivalent (e.g. Trinity College) qualification:

a. PASS standard (minimum) of 6th Grade Performance (instrument or voice) AND

b. PASS standard (minimum) of 4th Grade musicianship and/or theory.

No audition is required.

3. Attend an audition in person as a performer and/or composer. Applicants applying as a composer will need to bring recordings and/or scores of original compositions to the audition. After applying to UAC or Directly to Western applicants are required to book an audition online.

Online audition booking system

If not auditioning, applicants wishing to pursue a Music specialisation will need to upload their supporting documentation (e.g. AMEB certificates demonstrating level of achievement in performance and musicianship and/or music theory).

All applicants

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

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

Culture and Society

English

History and Political Thought

SM1128

Immersion Language

SM1049

Indigenous Australian Studies

SM1139

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

102913

Introduction to Culture and Society

102825

Introduction to Screen Media

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

Equivalent Unit

The unit listed below counts as an Introduction to Major Pool Unit for students who passed this unit in 2021 or earlier.

100897 - Everyday Life

Recommended Sequence - Autumn Commencement

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

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

102735

Foundations of Academic English

102736

Diversity, Language and Culture

102836

Introduction to the Creative Industries

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

102836

Introduction to the Creative Industries

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, M1131 Culture and Society 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