Bachelor of Creative Industries
Upon completion, you’ll have strong creative and technical skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a professional portfolio that showcases your diverse talents.
In this program you will:
- Develop specialist creative and technical skills in design, media, arts, and communication as well as entrepreneurial nous.
- Choose from and combine a wide range of study areas, including theatre and performance, creative writing and publishing, screen media, music, fashion studies, creative advertising, social media, game design, public relations, and graphic design.
- Gain practical experience and develop your network of professional contacts.
- Undertake industry and research projects that will help you refine and showcase your knowledge and skills in the creative industries.
Choose to study abroad at one of USC’s 70+ partner institutions worldwide through our Study Overseas program.
Majors/Minors
Majors at Sunshine Coast: Animation and Visualisation Design; Creative Advertising; Creative Writing and Publishing; Interactive and UX Design; Marketing; Music; Screen Media; Serious Games Design; Social Media; Theatre and Performance; Visual Communication
Minors at Sunshine Coast: Animation and Visualisation Design; Creative Advertising; Creative Writing and Publishing; English; Entrepreneurship; Event Management; Fashion Studies; Interactive and UX Design; Interactive Narrative; Marketing; Music; Photographic Practice; Screen Media; Serious Games Design; Social Media; Theatre and Performance; Visual Communication
Majors at Moreton Bay: Animation and Visualisation Design; Creative Writing and Publishing; Interactive and UX Design; Marketing; Screen Media; Serious Games Design; Social Media; Visual Communication
Minors at Moreton Bay: Animation and Visualisation Design; Creative Writing and Publishing; English; Entrepreneurship; Interactive and UX Design; Interactive Narrative; Marketing; Screen Media; Serious Games Design; Social Media; Visual Communication
Campus Information
USC Sunshine Coast
90 Sippy Downs Drive Sippy Downs Queensland 4556 Australia
USC Moreton Bay
1 Moreton Parade Petrie Queensland 4502 Australia
Intakes
- Feb
- July
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
- Performance creator
- Screen media professional
- Writer/publisher
- Creative director
- Musician
- Graphic, 3D and/or e-media designer
- Marketing coordinator
- Advertising executive
Please note:
In 2021, all first-year courses in this degree will be available online. Second- and third-year courses will be offered online progressively from 2022 onwards. (Note: some majors/minors may not be available online.) If you wish to study online and are intending to apply for credit for previous studies, please contact Student Central to discuss your options. Please note that some online courses may require some attendance at a USC campus to support your learning.
PSW Opportunity
Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.
- Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
- Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
- Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
- The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants
Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:
- Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
- Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
- Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
- PhD students can stay upto 4 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
INDIA
- All India Senior School Certificate – awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) with a minimum grade average of 60% or better in the best 4 academic subjects in final year and and overall First Division results;
or - Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) with a minimum grade average of 60% or better in the best 4 academic subjects in final year and overall First Division results;
or - State board exams, other than Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) and Haryana State Education Board (HSEB), with a minimum grade average of 65% average across the 4 best academic subjects in the final year and overall First Division results;
or - Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) and Haryana State Education Board (HSEB) exams, with a minimum grade average of 70% average across the 4 best academic subjects in the final year and overall First Division results; and
- All applicants must have at least 50% in the theory component (where applicable) of any subject.
For More Information Please Connect to our PSA Counselor.
- Course Code: 080099K
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 03 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
80250 AUD
Average Cost of Living: 29710 AUD /year
Application Fee: N/A
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