Graduate Certificate
Study the Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts to build on skills developed at the undergraduate level and explore contemporary approaches to creativity. Focus on practical skills that prepare you for career growth while collaborating with creatives from diverse disciplines.
Want the skills to unlock new opportunities in your creative industry?
The Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts allows you to hone your creative practice alongside students from our six creative arts disciplines: visual arts, photography, animation and motion capture, visual communication design, dance and drama. By collaborating with artists from different fields, you will broaden your understanding of creativity while developing transferable skills that employers value, such as imaginative thinking, problem solving and leadership.
On top of your core unit of study, you will strengthen your creative repertoire with three elective units. Your electives can play to your strengths, or help you upskill in an unfamiliar discipline. Some of your elective options include:
Electives units provide lots of practical experience, including industry-relevant creative projects that challenge you to apply theoretical frameworks in teams and as an individual. You can also get hands-on in our professional standard facilities, including TV broadcast studios, dance and drama studios, a professional photographic light studio, visual arts and design studios and dedicated gallery spaces.
While there are many exciting career pathways for graduates, there are also opportunities for further study upon successful completion of the course. If you want to continue building your creative expertise, you can articulate into Deakin's Master of Creative Arts
Graduate with specialist knowledge, transferable creative skills and real-world experience that prepares you for a diverse range of creative roles in areas such as:
Your skills will be sought-after in museums and galleries, all levels of government, boutique art companies and design agencies. You can also explore opportunities in festivals, community events and curatorial projects typically funded by government and philanthropic entities.
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To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate of Creative Arts, a student must successfully complete 1 core unit and 3 electives from within the Master of Creative Arts, Master of Communication or Master of Arts (Writing and Literature)
1
Core unit
3
Elective units
4
Total units
The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.
You can also refer to the Recognition of prior learning system which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree and how to apply for credit.