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Bachelor of Creative Arts

Course code: 3114 + Course abbreviation: BCA + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time + No further intake (operational only for existing students enrolled prior to 2005)

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield; Gippsland)

Course description

This is a broad-based course in the practice and theory of the creative arts. It involves studies in a range of areas, including creative art studies, contextual and cultural studies, design (Caulfield only), visual arts (Gippsland only), and multimedia and digital arts (Caulfield only).

The course also provides students with a broad knowledge and understanding of the critical, cultural, socio-economic and management contexts of creative arts, design and media practices in contemporary discourse and society.

Course structure

The course consists of a range of studies within the following groups:

(a) Creative arts theory (12 points)

These studies inform students about creative arts industries, organisations and participants and introduce them to aesthetic issues, organisational issues and critical writing about the creative arts.

(b) Creative arts practice (minimum of 30 points and maximum of 48 points)

Practical studio units which either focus on a single studio discipline chosen from the range offered within the Faculty of Art and Design, or a broad-based program of two to four creative arts and media studies disciplines, selected from such areas as:

visual arts (painting, photography, sculpture)
design studio (a broad-based design program)
multimedia and digital arts
creative and conceptual frameworks

This project enables students to draw together the various strands of knowledge and skills attained within the course through the production of either a theory or studio project at third-year level.

(d) Contextual and cultural studies (minimum of 6 points and maximum of 12 points)

Units are selected from a range covering theoretical, contextual, critical and cultural aspects of the creative arts and media.

(e) Electives (minimum of 30 points and maximum of 48 points)

A range of elective units is available to support the interdisciplinary nature of the course and to allow students to pursue their individual interests. Electives may be chosen from within the Faculty of Art and Design, or from elsewhere in the university. Typical electives may include studio units such as painting, drawing, printmedia, sculpture or digital processes. Typical theory electives may include aesthetics, criticism, and discourse in contemporary design, ornament, Asian and Western art or cultural strategy. Students studying at the Gippsland campus can choose electives from the Faculty of Arts, such as media studies, screen theory or creative writing.

(f) Occupational health and safety (0 points)

A compulsory health and safety unit which deals with issues relevant to art and design.

Course requirements

Second year (48 points)

First semester

Creative arts practice (6 points)
Theory of art and design (choice) (6 points)
TAD2305 Critical issues in creative arts (6 points)
Elective (6 points)

Second semester

Creative arts practice (6 or 12 points)
Theory of art and design (choice) (6 or 12 points)
Elective (optional) (6 points)

Third year (48 points)

First semester

Creative arts practice (6 or 12 points)
Contextual and cultural studies (6 points)
Contemporary discourse in creative arts (6 points)
Elective (optional) (6 points)

Second semester

Creative arts project (12 points)
Contextual and cultural studies (optional) (6 points)
Elective (6 or 12 points)

Contact details

Inquiries (Caulfield): telephone +61 3 9903 1517 or email enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au.

Inquiries (Gippsland): telephone +61 3 9902 6261, email gippsland@artdes.monash.edu.au or visit www.artdes.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinators

To be advised (Caulfield), Ms Julie Adams (Gippsland)

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