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In this section:

• Creative Media
• Music
• Theatre
• Visual Arts

Creative Media

This major combines new media technologies with creative arts to ensure that when you graduate you are ready to step into the media industry of the 21st century. Creative Media provides a unique opportunity for new media artists and producers interested in exploring the potential of stories within a new technology and media world. This major focuses on providing a creative environment for those interested in the artistic use of computer driven digital technologies, conceptualising, designing and applying self-generated projects sustained upon a firm technological base and professional application.

You will get the opportunity to work in the field, television studio, sound studios, and design and computer labs to realise your projects. To ensure that you are a fully rounded media-savvy graduate, you also have the opportunity to undertake a major in Multimedia coupled with courses from Creative Media.

You will also get to study a unique combination of courses in Digital Sound, Image and Visual Technologies, Design, Creative Writing and Multimedia. The first and second year are dedicated to the development your own creativity and the acquisition of applied expertise in vision, sound, and multimedia technologies. The third year will focus on original projects, enabling you to apply industry standards to ensure your professional success.

Creative Media (incorporating Multimedia) is designed to reflect the diversity of interdisciplinary knowledge and practices to ensure you graduate with the skills necessary to facilitate and lead the development of a wide range of multimedia products within the media, film, arts, information technology, educational and games sectors. It also aims to enhance this practical skill and knowledge with a strong contextual foundation, supported by studies in new media and arts theory.

Career opportunities

Opportunities exist in media/entertainment industries, television production, animator, video and sound production, web development, computer games, communication professions, education.

Music

精东传媒apping music at USQ provides you with exciting opportunities to make music, develop technique, explore your chosen instrument and collaborate with your fellow music students. Our courses are designed to develop your skills as a functional musician who is technically sound, versatile, adaptive, collaborative, empathetic, and creative. This is achieved by providing you with solid foundations in music practice, theory, aural and contextual studies. We have a strong focus on learning essential performance skills through critical analysis and collaboration.

Our students play a wide variety of instruments including piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, violin, guitar and contemporary voice. Student ensembles are devised from the current cohort in any given year and as a result, produce interesting and colourful combinations, which encourage creativity and innovation. We find that many students investigate multiple instrument options which is actively encouraged.

Career opportunities

Music graduates will be well-equipped to pursue a range of career pathways within the industry: solo, ensemble, performer, repetiteur, accompanist, orchestral musician, scholar, studio teacher, secondary school teacher, arranger, composer/songwriter or arts administrator.

Theatre

The Theatre major offers an exciting range of learning options and career pathways. It enables you to develop your skills in your main area of practice or discipline, and augments that with a secondary specialisation that maximises career opportunity. In the first two years of your degree, you will be supervised through a range of practical projects incorporating children鈥檚 and young people鈥檚 theatre, community theatre, video production and an introduction to the basic working language of the modern actor. A particular strength of this major is the strong focus on studio practice and application of theory. This major provides you with a solid foundation in arts business practice that is linked to industry and professional expectation. In the final year, under staff supervision, you will be mentored through a process of developing a project aligned to your career aspirations.

With the support of USQ Artsworx, you will have the opportunity to showcase your performance. For those working on pedagogy, you will also get to build your profile and experience through performances with high exposure and high production values during the regional cultural season.

For those undertaking acting or stage management, you will audition/interview for these specialities at the completion of your first year, and continue your major in either area throughout the second and third years of your degree.

The Theatre program also offers minor suites in all the Creative Arts and Faculty of Arts disciplines and across all other USQ faculties.

Career opportunities

Collaborative artist, events manager, play and screenwriter, arts administrator, community arts officer, youth arts officer, researcher, actor, marketing officer, secondary school teacher.

Visual Arts

The key aim of the Visual Arts major is to develop your unique abilities by providing you with professional experience, thus ensuring your professional success. The program provides you with an exciting and innovative environment, encouraging interdisciplinary practice within all the studios, including: ceramics, painting, printmaking, drawing, spatial construction and arts management.

The courses offered within this major are unique within Queensland and Australia because they enhance your professional opportunities through specialised activities and partnerships, including exchange exhibition programs with Massey 精东传媒app (New Zealand), the Australian National 精东传媒app (Canberra), Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne), Sydney College of the Arts, Universitas Sebelas Maret (Indonesia) and Nangyang Technological 精东传媒app (Singapore).

USQ also concentrates on an artist-in-residency program, inviting artists from countries such as Denmark, New Zealand, Belgium, Germany and Thailand.

Note practical studios such as ceramics, printmaking, painting, spatial construction and linear construction are only available on-campus. The Art Management module is available by distance.

Career opportunities

Practising artist, arts administration, studio and gallery management, community arts, arts research, secondary school teacher.

Program aims

The program aims to produce graduates who have:

• depth and focus in their specific discipline knowledge and skills;

• the ability to research, apply theory and develop hybrid arts practice among a range of creative arts disciplines that comply with industry best practice;

• the ability to explore materials, processes, methods and techniques that will contribute to a high level of conceptual, critical and expressive skills, perceptual awareness and independence of imagination;

• an applied awareness of professional work habits, industry networks and expertise in the business of managing creative arts practice;

• an appreciation of the cultural contributions offered by the creative arts to local and regional communities, Australian society and international contexts;

• the ability to activate, develop, and maintain their particular vocational interests.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the program, students should be able to demonstrate:

• a high level of discipline-based skills and knowledge that are reproducible and which will enable them to contribute to the creative potential of their communities;

• a discriminating application of methods, concepts, techniques and theories in the creation of discipline-based and hybrid creative arts projects in professional, educational, community or commercial contexts;

• a knowledge of the historical, ideological, critical, and ethical perspectives in the creative arts, in both traditional and contemporary cultural and social contexts;

• a rigorous evaluation of the outcomes of creative arts projects

• genuine engagement with relevant industry bodies and networks that will enable them to develop the work ethic necessary for practice as an independent, articulate professional creative artist;

• a proficiency in the pursuit of research in creative arts; to document, and further explore the role this plays in cultural growth of a nation/society.

Admission requirements

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All applicants will be required to attend an interview with staff from the School of Creative Arts. Interviewees must also bring their latest school academic results and comments about their scholastic and creative abilities from teachers and/or industry connections.

In addition, each discipline requires the following specific requirements in preparation for your audition and/or interview. Please note that in addition to completing your QTAC application (see "How to apply" section), you must also register for an as part of the application process.

Please note that the Creative Media and Theatre majors are only available on-campus in Toowoomba. The Music and Visual Arts majors are available on-campus Toowoomba and also by distance education. Auditions/interviews are available at the USQ Springfield campus, however the degree is not available on campus at Springfield.

Music applicants will need to provide their own accompanying tracks on MP3 or an iPod.

Applicants for all majors must attend an audition and/or interview and must bring with them:

1. a passport-sized photo of themselves

2. a school exit statement or evidence of previous education standard achieved

3. folio of achievements and references (see specific information for each major below)

4. 500 word project or one page statement addressing criteria (see specific information for each major below).

Creative Media

Please note: The Creative Media major cannot be fully completed by distance education (external) study.

An interview is required for entry into the Creative Media major.

Applicants must provide a statement (approximately 500 words) addressing the following: what were the images and/or visual technologies that inspired you to study the artistic use of computer driven digital technologies at USQ? The submission should be typed and signed by you, with a statement which certifies that the work is your own. Please present your submission at interview.

Music

Whilst it is advantageous to have studied high school music or for AMEB practical and/or theory/musicianship exams, students who have not undertaken such studies are not precluded from applying.

• Instrumental and Vocal applicants must attend an audition and interview and present two contrasting items.

• A statement (approximately 500 words) addressing the following: a musical experience which has inspired, motivated or moved you. It might be a performance or concert you attended, or participated in, or it might be music of a particular artist or work. The submission should be typed and signed by you, with a statement which certifies that the work is your own. Please present your submission at interview.

Music - Distance Education (External) Studies

All Music courses can be completed by distance education (external study).

Distance education Music students should note the following further requirements:

• Interviews can be arranged by telephone at the applicant's request.

• Applicants need to provide a DVD or a link a YouTube performance of two contrasting pieces.

• Applicants will need to be part of an ensemble in their local area, or form an ensemble. Arrangements can be discussed during a telephone interview.

• Instrument tuition is the responsibility of the applicant.

Theatre - requirements for all Theatre applicants

All applicants for the Theatre major must:

• attend an audition and interview. Please note that as no individual interview times are allotted, applicants must be prepared to wait until they are called.

• attend an on-campus workshop on the day, specific to their ability in taking direction. Stage Management applicants with a Certificate III in Live Production (CUE60203 or CUS30209) or attendance at an ARTT workshop are exempt from this component.

• prepare a statement (approximately 500 words) addressing the following: the most influential theatre experience that inspired you to study at USQ. The submission should be typed and signed by you, with a statement which certifies that the work is your own. Please present your submission at interview.

Theatre - Acting Option

In addition to the above requirements, Acting applicants must prepare a monologue (minimum of 60 seconds) from a published theatre play. The interview will take place after the audition.

Theatre - Stage Management Option

In addition to the above requirements, Stage Management applicants will be interviewed to discuss their interests in and/or experiences with technical theatre and/or scenography.

Visual Arts

All applicants for the Visual Arts major must:

• present a folio of recent or current works. This will not be retained by USQ after the interview.

• present photographs of your artworks that are too large to bring to the interview. The photographs must provide an indication of the scale of your work.

• provide a statement (approximately 500 words) addressing the following: interest, enthusiasm and purpose in study visual arts; career aspirations; knowledge of visual arts processes and theory; demonstrated perceptual ability and hand skills; critical abilities; and evidence of self-motivation, initiative and commitment. The submission should be typed and signed by you, with a statement which certifies that the work is your own. Please present your submission at interview.

Visual Arts - Distance Education (External) Studies:

All Visual Arts courses can be completed by distance education (external study).

Distance education Visual Arts students should note the following further requirements:

• Interviews can be arranged by telephone at the applicant's request.

• Please provide your folio and 500 word statement prior to the telephone interview.

• Only Arts Management and theory courses are available by external offer.

• The following practical studios are not available by distance education (external) study: ceramics, printmaking, linear construction, spatial construction, painting.

How to apply

Domestic students

may be made through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). The same procedure applies whether you plan to study on-campus or by distance education.

If you completed Year 12 at a Queensland secondary school you will be assessed for entry on the basis of your Overall Position (OP) or equivalent score. Year 12 students from other states or territories are considered for entry on the basis of their UAI, ENTER or TER and the subject prerequisites indicated. Other applicants will be based on their overall Rank.

International students

This program is offered 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 .
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

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

The Bachelor of Creative Arts consists of 24 units. These are broadly divided into discipline majors (in Music, Theatre, Creative Media, or Visual Arts), minors, electives and one core course from the Faculty of Arts. Each Creative Arts discipline offers 16 courses for students which is made up of 8 courses in theory and 8 in practice. Students may elect to do a full discipline major of 16 courses in one discipline area or divide this into 2 majors of 8 courses across 2 discipline areas. Together with , students should take one of the following combinations of elements:

• 16 unit Discipline Major plus 1 Core Course plus 7 units towards a major in either another discipline in the Bachelor of Creative Arts or Faculty of Arts. This is the most ideal combination for students seeking to do the one year graduate diploma in teaching upon completion in order to become a secondary school teacher as it provides ample room for a second teaching area;

• 16 unit Discipline Major plus 1 Core Course plus 4 unit Minor plus 3 Electives. This combination allows flexibility in choosing the best possible minor suite;

• 8 unit Discipline Major (Theory) plus 8 unit Discipline Major (Practice) plus 1 Core Course plus 4 unit Minor plus 3 Electives. This allows for maximum flexibility.

Students will be advised to enrol in specific combinations of majors, minors and electives to enhance their opportunities for employment or further study. Further details of these combinations can be obtained from the relevant Program Coordinator. In some instances, however, combinations preferred by individual students may not be available due to quota, timetable or enrolment pattern constraints.

Combination 1

Combination 2

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

Core courses

All students must take the core course . The recommended pattern for enrolment in this core course by full-time on-campus students is in semester 1 year 1. This pattern should only be varied with the permission of the Program Coordinator. There are an additional 3 School core courses that all students undertaking the BCA are advised to enrol in throughout the third year of their degree: ; ; .

Major studies

A major study is a specified group of courses with a value of eight units. A major must have courses over three levels and contain at least two courses at third level. The following major studies are offered:

• Creative Media

• Music

• Theatre

• Visual Arts

Majors in the Bachelor of Creative Arts from outside the Faculty of Arts

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Arts are able to take one major or minor/elective study from programs in other faculties after consultation with the Program Coordinator.

For Bachelor of Creative Arts purposes, a major in these areas comprises seven units (7 courses + 1 Core Course = 8) of which at least two must be at Level 3. Enrolment in these majors is subject to prerequisites, quota availability and timetabling constraints.

These majors may only be listed as a third major or minor/elective study, not as a first or second major.

Minor studies

Minor studies are designed to enable students to widen their knowledge and perspectives. Courses must be taken over two levels and should be in the same discipline or recognised multi-disciplinary area.

Students who take only two major studies must take one of the Minors indicated in the section of this Handbook.

All of the discipline areas of the Creative Arts will offer suites of minors and electives from their existing major course offerings. Students should take courses to the value of at least four units in the selected minor study. Choice of a minor will depend on the availability of the subject area, timetabling constraints, quotas and other restrictions such as interviews in certain areas of the Creative Arts, as well as the approval of the Program Coordinator.

There are three suites of minors that exist specifically to aid the delivery of performance content and outcomes for the School of Creative Arts. These are offered to students in 2nd and 3rd years after they have completed one full year of the BCA. These are:

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Elective courses

Elective courses are designed to enable students to further increase their knowledge and widen their perspectives. Choice of an elective will depend on the availability of the course(s), timetabling constraints, quotas, and other restrictions such as auditions and interviews in certain areas of the Arts, as well as approval by the Program Coordinator.

Courses available for elective study are generally those found in Minor studies and are listed in the .

IT requirements

Access to high-level computers is necessary. On-campus students will access appropriately equipped laboratories, but should consider acquisition of their own computer. External students should be able to access a computer with the following minimum standards:

• Pentium or equivalent, 128Mb Ram, 20Gb 7200 RPM Hard disk, SVGA with at least 32Mb video RAM, Windows 98/2000*, mouse, sound card, CD-RW drive, modem, or

• Apple Mac or equivalent, 12Mb Ram, 20Gb 7200 RPM Hard Disk, 15 inch Monitor, Mac RO 9.2 or later, CD-RW drive, modem

• Preferred browser standards are the latest versions of Internet Explorer or Netscape.

• Creative Media major students are required to purchase an External 7200rpm Hard Drive with Firewire. This hardware will be necessary for use over the duration of the three years of the degree.

Note: Students with Windows 95 might be able to operate in this program for a short period until an upgrade is acquired.

External students should be able to access a computer with the following as advised by the 精东传媒app. All students should have access to email and the Internet via a computer running the latest versions of Internet web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. The 精东传媒app has a wireless network for on-campus students' computers. In order to take advantage of this facility and further enhance their on-campus learning environment, students should consider purchasing a notebook/laptop computer with wireless connectivity. A notebook/laptop may be required for some courses.

Articulation

Students undertaking aspects of the Bachelor of Creative Arts as an extension of TAFE studies, or through any of our current Articulation Agreements (such as the College of Creative Arts in Melbourne), are encouraged to visit the for current advice on enrolments for 2012.

Exemptions

Students seeking entry into the Bachelor of Creative Arts from other degree courses will have exemptions considered on an individual basis. Please email studyarts@usq.edu.au to obtain advice.

Course transfers

Students wishing to transfer from another degree into the Bachelor of Creative Arts may do so. However, in addition to your USQ application, you are required to audition and/or interview for the major of your choice. Please see Admission Requirements above. It is the responsibility of the student to register for this process.

Other information

Creative Media, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts majors will require materials, clothing and resources which relate to each major.

Students studying both practical and theory majors need to be aware that the theory major has equal importance for successful completion of their degree.

Enrolment

All students are urged to adhere to the recommended enrolment patterns as detailed in relevant Sections. Completion of enrolment requirements will be necessary before a student will be permitted to enrol in more advanced courses.

Students should also heed the following advice:

• One major of seven units or a minor study of four units or three elective units may be taken from programs outside the Faculty of Arts on the approval of the student's Program Coordinator;

• If students wish to combine 2 Discipline Majors they must consult with the relevant Program Coordinator as to the appropriate Theory and Practice combinations available to them;

• On-campus students should take courses in the on-campus (ONC) mode and will only be permitted to take courses externally during Semester 1 and 2 with the approval of their Program Coordinator. The variety of BCA courses offered on-line and in external (EXT) mode will increase throughout 2012 as the degree proceeds.

• Students are required to monitor their own enrolments and seek help immediately from School of Creative Arts staff if anomalies or confusion occurs.

Semester three offerings

There will be no semester 3 offerings from the Bachelor of Creative Arts available in 2012.

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern - Commencing students (2013)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Creative Media (16 unit discipline)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Creative Media (Multimedia) (16 unit Discipline)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Creative Media (8 unit major)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Music (16 unit Discipline)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Music (8 unit Practice Major)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Music (8 unit Theory Major)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Theatre (16 unit Discipline)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Theatre (8 unit Practice Major)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Theatre (8 unit Theory Major)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Visual Arts (16 unit Discipline)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Visual Arts (8 unit Practice Major)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Visual Arts (8 unit Theory Major)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Commencing students (2013)

Recommended general pattern for first year full-time students

First year enrolment

• Students should complete the core course by the end of their first year of study.

• Students should commence one major study in their first year.

• Students should undertake two Elective courses that provide opportunities for minor selection that are then required in second and third year.

• Theatre students are reminded that they may specialise in either Acting or Stage Management via specialised suites of Minors after first year. They will be required to audition/interview at the completion of first year studies.

Subsequent years of enrolment

• Minor 精东传媒app begins in the Bachelor of Creative Arts across second and third years. Available Minor courses are indicated in the .

• The final semester of 3rd year of the BCA only offers 2 Discipline courses + 1 Minor and 1 Elective (at least 3 could be chosen in EXT mode). This is so students may use their Discipline courses to concentrate their efforts in the preparation for either entry into the industry (via secondments, industry networks, etc) through the creation of a large practical outcome or entry into the Honours or other postgraduate programs.

Recommended general pattern for part-time on-campus students

Students wishing to enrol in a part-time mode should consult with the relevant Program Coordinator to determine an appropriate part-time enrolment pattern.

Creative Media major study

There are two Creative Media enrolment patterns:

1. Creative Media is suitable for Theatre, Music, Visual Arts discipline students and those who want a career path as a Media Arts secondary school teacher, or

2. Creative Media (Multimedia) suitable for students wishing to follow a multimedia career path.

Please consult with the Program Coordinator, on telephone +61 7 4631 1105 before enrolling.

Recommended enrolment pattern - Creative Media (16 unit discipline)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Creative Media (Multimedia) (16 unit Discipline)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Creative Media (8 unit major)

Students who wish to enrol in a Hybrid enrolment pattern (8 Discipline courses, 8 Creative Media courses, , 7 additional courses) need to seek advice from the Creative Media Program Coordinator, on telephone +61 7 4631 1105.

Creative Media minor study

A four unit Creative Media minor is available to students in consultation with the Program Coordinator on telephone +61 7 4631 1105.

Recommended enrolment pattern - Music (16 unit Discipline)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Music (8 unit Practice Major)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Music (8 unit Theory Major)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Theatre (16 unit Discipline)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Theatre (8 unit Practice Major)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Theatre (8 unit Theory Major)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Visual Arts (16 unit Discipline)

Practical studios such as ceramics, printmaking, painting, spatial construction and linear construction are only available on-campus. Art Management module is available by distance.

Recommended enrolment pattern - Visual Arts (8 unit Practice Major)

Practical studios such as ceramics, printmaking, painting, spatial construction and linear construction are only available on-campus. Art Management module is available by distance.

Recommended enrolment pattern - Visual Arts (8 unit Theory Major)