Doctor of Creative Arts

Entry Requirements

• An Honours Bachelor degree of at least 4 years' duration in an appropriate discipline at Class II, Division 1, or higher (or its equivalent) and demonstrated evidence of high artistic attainment.
• Examples of high artistic attainment include publication or professional dissemination of work; grants, fellowships and prizes; critical acclaim; a track record of sustained high level professional activity; and various indicators relevant to the specific discipline.
• In some circumstances, students may be required to commence their enrollment in the Master of Philosophy and seek transfer to the DCA when, and if, they achieve a suitable standard.

English Requirements

• IELTS Academic: Overall Score of 7.0 (Reading: 6.5, Writing: 6.5, Listening: 6.5, Speaking: 6.5)
• TOEFL (Internet-based): Overall Score of 100 (Reading: 20, Writing: 20, Listening: 20, Speaking: 20)
• UOW College: English for Tertiary Studies: Distinction (weighted average mark of 75)

Curriculum

Graphic Design

• Print and Publication Design
• Web, Interactive Multimedia and Motion Design
• Graphic Design and New Media Theory

Media Arts

• Photography, Film, Video and Animation
• Software and Electronic Art
• Contemporary Media and New Media Theory

Visual Arts

• 2D and 3D Studio Practice [photography, printmaking, textiles, painting and sculpture]
• Art History and Contemporary Theory [focussing particularly on issues of creative practice]
• Curatorial Theory and Practice

Creative Writing

• Poetry
• Prose
• Script Writing (film, television, theatre)
• Theories of Writing

Music

• Composition
• Digital and New Music
• Tuning Systems

Theatre

• Performance
• Dramaturgy and Performance Studies
• Direction