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This program will be offered from Semester 1, 2012.

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The number of units of credit towards the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Bachelor of Arts will depend on the major and courses studied with a maximum of eight credits being available.
Details of the Faculty of Arts on-campus and distance mode offerings can be obtained from .

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Program focus

The Diploma of Creative Arts Foundations equips students with a basic introduction to the rigor, practice and theory associated within creative arts disciplines. This program should appeal to those who wish to sample from either the Music, Theatre, Creative Media or Visual Art disciplines in order to determine whether to embark on a more specialized degree program in the School of Creative Arts (Faculty of Arts). Students may create a suite of four courses from either discipline area in order to sample the creative arts across the disciplines.

Career opportunities

This program enables graduates to transition into university studies directly, and is particularly geared towards the Bachelor of Creative Arts or the Bachelor of Arts .

Program aims

This is a generalist and collaborative program offered by the Open Access College and the Faculty of Arts. The first four courses provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge that are essential for success at the university level of study. The remaining courses from the School of Creative Arts (Faculty of Arts) provide an introduction to studying creative arts courses at first year level.

Program objectives

On the successful completion of the Diploma of Creative Arts Foundations graduates will have:

• demonstrated an ability to successfully pursue an undergraduate program of study in the School of Creative Arts and/or Faculty of Arts

• acquired sufficient knowledge about creative arts programs of study to make an informed choice about further undergraduate study in the Faculty of Arts

• developed an enhanced awareness of the nature of study in the School of Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts

• developed foundation knowledge, skills and competencies in a series of first year undergraduate creative arts courses.

Admission requirements

International applicants must have a minimum entry level of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

There is no specified minimum educational achievement entrance standard.

Normally, to be eligible for enrolment in the program a person will have attained an age of at least 18 years in the year of the proposed enrolment.

Students will need to complete the online application form for entry to the Diploma Programs. All applicants are required to complete online diagnostic tests in Mathematics, e-literacy, and English Communication Skills. Applicants will then be given advice detailing whether the Diploma Program is the most appropriate pathway for them to undertake. Some students may be advised to undertake the Tertiary Preparation Program .

How to apply

Domestic students

Application for the Foundation Diplomas may be made .

International students

This program is available to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

This program consists of four core courses followed by four courses of specialisation in the creative arts. Students must successfully complete the four core courses before they will be enrolled in the four courses of specialisation.

and are co-requisites: they must be studied together, and they must be the first courses undertaken.

For part-time students, and must be studied after and . All four courses can be taken in a single semester for those pursuing full-time studies.

Core courses

There are four compulsory courses:

Foundation Studies in Creative Arts Courses

After completing the four compulsory courses students can select four courses from the following:

Program completion requirements

To successfully complete the Diploma of Creative Arts Foundations students must successfully complete the four compulsory core courses, and also four creative arts courses of specialisation.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of three years to complete this program.

IT requirements

Students must have reliable and ready access to email and the Internet. Broadband access is required for the four compulsory core courses. Students should have access to a scanner for . For information technology requirements, please see the .

Students undertaking the Diploma of Creative Arts Foundations must complete the four compulsory courses first. The recommended enrolment pattern is as follows: