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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 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:
- 18 credit points comprising the core BCA subjects:
- CACS101 Contemporary Creative Practice
- CACS102 Critical Frameworks in Creative Practice
- CACS301 Professional Practice
- A major study in one of the following disciplines:
- Creative Writing (72 credit points)
- Graphic Design (72 credit points)
- Music (72 credit points)
- Photography (84 credit points)
- Theatre (72 credit points)
- Visual Arts (72 credit points)
- Visual Arts and Design (96 credit points)
- 6 credit points of 300-level BCA theory subjects
- 102cp from the Bachelor of Commerce comprising 54cp of core subjects (including the capstone subject), plus a 48cp major
- 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