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Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Commerce

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Commerce

Abbreviation:

BCA-BCom

UOW Course Code:

709

CRICOS Code:

028396M

Study Area / Disciplines / My University Key Words:

Creative Arts, Creative Writing, Graphic Design, Theatre, Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Acting, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Fibres, Commerce, Accountancy, Business Innovation, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, International Business, International Economics, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Quantitative Analysis in Economics, Supply Chain Management

Duration:

Minimum 4.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

Minimum of 216

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts 

Intake Session(s):

Autumn or Spring

Delivery Mode:

On campus

Delivery Campus / UAC Code:

Wollongong / 751502

ATAR:

75

Additional Information:

Course Finder

course description

This course aims to provide a program of study in commercial, business and administrative skills for students who may be contemplating careers in arts administration, publishing, musical entrepreneurship or management of performing arts centres, theatres or galleries. It also gives practising craftspeople and other artists a unique edge in managing their talents for professional purposes.

Entry Requirements

Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from Course Finder.

Course structure

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce, students must complete a minimum of 216 credit points (cp) comprised of the following:

  1. 18 credit points comprising the core BCA subjects:
  • CACS101 Contemporary Creative Practice
  • CACS102 Critical Frameworks in Creative Practice
  • CACS301 Professional Practice

 

  1. A major study in one of the following disciplines:

 

  1. 6 credit points of 300-level BCA theory subjects

 

  1. 102cp from the Bachelor of Commerce comprising 54cp of core subjects (including the capstone subject), plus a 48cp major

 

  1. Elective subjects to bring the total number of credit points completed to 216.

 

Students undertaking a major study in Visual Arts and Design are required to complete 222 credit points.

Students must consult academic advisors in the relevant faculties concerning the selection of appropriate subjects.

No more than 90 credit points at 100 level can be counted towards the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce degree. Students must achieve a clear pass in the core 300 level subject to be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce.

Minors 

Students can also take a minor study as part of their degree program under both the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Bachelor of Arts. Subjects taken as part of a minor study cannot be cross counted into any other minor or major study. Students are reminded that to have a minor study recorded they must declare their minor study by submitting an Application to Declare or Change Intended Major/Minor.

Honours

Students who complete the double degree with the required academic standard in the relevant major are eligible to apply for either Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) or Bachelor of Commerce (Honours).

Other Information

For information on double degrees please see the Standard on Courses. The Faculty may impose quotas on subjects to ensure optimal class sizes.

Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder 
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au

 

Last reviewed: 5 March, 2014