Bachelor of Creative Industries/Bachelor of Information Technology

As a graduate you can enjoy the more creative side of information technology careers including digital media programmer simulation designer or developer games producer or designer animator special effects developer sound designer mobile entertainment and communications developer user interface developer knowledge worker in music and sound web developer and digital product strategist.

This course is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). ACS accreditation is internationally recognised by the Seoul Accord.

• Branding specialist
• Campaign manager
• Communication strategist
• Computer game programmer
• Computer games developer
• Creative entrepreneur
• Creative writer
• Digital communication specialist
• Digital content producer
• Drama teacher
• Entertainment entrepreneur
• Events and festivals coordinator
• Fashion marketer
• Graphic designer
• Media producer
• Media or communications adviser
• Multimedia designer
• Music agent
• Music publisher
• Organisational communication specialist
• Publicist
• Stage manager
• Theatre professionals
• Web designer

To complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points comprising 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Creative Industries and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Information Technology. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

The core of the program centres on Creative Enterprise studios that offer authentic problem-based activities coupled with work integrated learning skills in entrepreneurship and commercial links that engage in creative start-ups. Early in your degree you choose 24 credit points of introductory units to experience your preferred majors with the option to undertake defined breadth units in other relevant areas. Using this experience you then decide upon a creative industries major.

You will complete:

• core units - 72 credit points
• creative industries introductory units - 24 credit points
• a creative industries major - 96 credit points from one of the specified majors including: Creative and Professional Writing; Media and Communication; Drama and Performance; Entertainment; Fashion Communication; Interactive and Visual Design; Music and Sound; and Screen Content Production.

You will complete:

• core units - 72 credit points (6 units)
• a information technology major - 120 credit points (10 units) from one of the specified majors: Computer Science or Information Systems.

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

To complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points comprising 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Creative Industries and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Information Technology. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

The core of the program centres on Creative Enterprise studios that offer authentic problem-based activities coupled with work integrated learning skills in entrepreneurship and commercial links that engage in creative start-ups. Early in your degree you choose 24 credit points of introductory units to experience your preferred majors with the option to undertake defined breadth units in other relevant areas. Using this experience you then decide upon a creative industries major.

You will complete:

• core units - 72 credit points
• creative industries introductory units - 24 credit points
• a creative industries major - 96 credit points from one of the specified majors including: Creative and Professional Writing; Media and Communication; Drama and Performance; Entertainment; Fashion Communication; Interactive and Visual Design; Music and Sound; and Screen Content Production.

You will complete:

• core units - 72 credit points (6 units)
• a information technology major - 120 credit points (10 units) from one of the specified majors: Computer Science or Information Systems.

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.