Master of Creative Arts

The Master of Creative Arts is a 72-unit program comprising coursework, project and thesis components in creative writing, drama or screen production. The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology.

Credit of up to 36 units may be granted on the basis of an approved honours degree in the areas of creative writing, drama performance or screen production.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Streams
  
  

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution with major studies in creative writing, drama performance or screen production. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Course aims

The course aims to

• provide a high quality postgraduate program in which actors, directors, producers and writers can enhance their creative and practical skills within a framework of academic study
• fulfil the need for professional studies in creative writing, drama performance, and screen production at postgraduate level
  

Learning outcomes

Upon graduating successfully, students will have

• refined the creative skills required by professional practitioners in the creative industries and have shown evidence of creativity by producing original work
• demonstrated that they can produce original work to a high professional standard by completing practical and/or creative and/or research projects in their chosen art form
• developed the conceptual and interpretive skills necessary for producing and promoting original work
• understood the processes involved in producing creative work
• developed skills to analyse and critically evaluate ideas and solve problems
• demonstrated that they can participate effectively in a creative team environment
• understood employment structures and identified some of the employment opportunities available in the creative industries
  

Streams

• Creative Writing
• Drama Performance
• Screen Production