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Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Arts

Sharpen your critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Develop innovative and original creative work. Help drive the digital economy.

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Student ?
Campus
Wollongong
ATAR-SR ?
70
IB Admission Score ?
25.50
Delivery ?
On Campus
Duration
4.5 years full-time, or part-time equivalent
Starts
  • Autumn 2025
  • Spring 2025
  • Autumn 2026
  • Spring 2026
Codes
UAC: 751501
UOW: 720

Overview

Offering a vibrant and progressive approach to learning, this double degree allows you to gain experience in analysing and synthesising complex ideas, while encouraging you to develop your own creative, practical and conceptual skills.

Throughout the Bachelor of Creative Arts, you will gain the skills to become a practicing artist; to develop practical skills in your chosen discipline, as well as the theoretical knowledge to understand how creative art functions in contemporary cultural, political and artistic environments.

The Bachelor of Arts will equip you for today’s rapidly changing world. You will develop skills and capacities necessary to understand how the world has come to be the way it is today.

See the course handbook for more information.

A double degree at UOW provides a world-class qualification in less time and at less cost than studying the two degrees separately. Having a double degree will give you a competitive advantage in a crowded job market.

You can specialise in a major by choosing from the following: 

Major 

Campus Availability 

Creative Writing 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Criminology 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Digital and Social Media 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

English Literatures 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Geography 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Global Communications

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Global Sustainable Development 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

History 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Human Services 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Indigenous Studies 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

International History 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

International Relations 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Journalism 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Legal Studies 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Marketing Communication and Advertising 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Music 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Philosophy 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Politics 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Screen Media Production 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Sociology 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Theatre Studies 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Visual Arts 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Visual Arts and Design 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

Visual Communication Design 

Wollongong (On Campus) 

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Careers

  • Communications Specialist
  • Curator
  • Digital Content Creator
  • Editor
  • Features Writer
  • Graphic Designer
  • Musician
  • Social Media Manager
  • Visual Artist
  • Visual Communications Marketer
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Admissions information

A range of admission options are available for students of all ages and academic backgrounds. The procedures governing admission are defined in UOW's Admissions Procedures, and the UOW College Admissions Policy.

For specific advice or to ask any questions regarding an application, please contact the UOW Future Students Team.

For double degrees, check the Course Finder page of each individual course.

More detail

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available. For eligible domestic students, Australian government funding will contribute towards your tuition fees. The remaining proportion, known as a student contribution, will depend on when you begin study (enrolment year) and study area. Read more domestic student fees and CSPs.

    Indicative enrolment

    The tables below contain information on the 2024 commencing student cohort, which indicates the likely profile of students for 2025.

    Student profile

    This table shows the breakdown of the applicant background of the student group at UOW for this course. It provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study and continued study beyond the census date at UOW in 2024.

    Student profile table
    Applicant background 2024 intake 2024 intake (%)
    Higher education study <5 <5
    Vocational education & training study 0 0%
    Work & life experience 0 0%
    Recent secondary education
    ATAR Only <5 <5
    ATAR plus additional criteria <5 <5
    Other criteria only (non-ATAR) 21 70%
    International students 0 0%
    All students 30 100%

    < 5: Number of students is less than 5
    N/A: Data not available for this item
    N/P: Not published (hidden to prevent calculation of other numbers less than 5)

    ATAR profile

    This table relates to all students selected on the basis of ATAR alone or ATAR in combination with adjustment factors. For more information on adjustment factors commonly available to applicants, see ATAR-based admission.

    ATAR profile table
    ATAR profile of ATAR-based offers in 2024 ATAR Selection Rank
    Highest rank to receive an offer 93.1 99.1
    Median rank to receive an offer 69.55 75.65
    Lowest rank to receive an offer 58.85 66.85

    < 5: Less than 5 ATAR-based offers made
    N/A: Data not available for this item
    N/P: Not published (less than 5 ATAR-based offers made)

    More information

    For more information about UOW admission pathways, see UOW Admission Information.