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Diploma of Creative Arts Foundations (DCAF) - DipCAF
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Semester intake: | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) |
Fees: | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place
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Standard duration: | 1 year full-time, 3 years part-time |
Program articulation: | To: ; Bachelor of Creative Arts
and ; Bachelor of Arts |
Notes
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 .
Contact us
Future Australian and New Zealand students |
Future International students |
Current students |
Freecall (within Australia):
1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au |
Phone: +61 7 4631 5543 Email: international@usq.edu.au |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone
(from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
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:
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demonstrated an ability to successfully pursue an
undergraduate program of study in the School of Creative Arts and/or
Faculty of Arts
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acquired sufficient knowledge about creative arts
programs of study to make an informed choice about further undergraduate
study in the Faculty of Arts
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developed an enhanced awareness of the nature of
study in the School of Creative Arts, Faculty of Arts
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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 .
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
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:
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements |
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On-campus (ONC) | Distance education (EXT) | Online (ONL) |
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Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
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| | | | | 1 | 1,2 | |
| | | | | 1 | 1,2 | |
| | | | | 1 | 1,2 | |
| | | | | 1 | 1,2 | |
Plus four from the following:
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| | | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |