Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)

Course Overview

The BCA Honours year is for students who've done well throughout their Bachelor of Creative Arts degree. If you have a Distinction average or higher, the Honours year offers an additional year of study to pursue both critical and creative projects. For your critical work, you'll focus on one topic from your undergraduate degree, writing a thesis of 10,000-15,000 words; and for your creative project, you'll pursue a body of work in your chosen discipline. In both instances, the Honours year allows you to pursue a topic or theme you are really interested in with a supervisor who's there to encourage and support you. Potential employers appreciate the Honours degree because it demonstrates that students can: achieve complex goals, meet deadlines, investigate independently, use resources effectively, and write clearly. What you will study The Honours year has two functions at UOW: it offers students the chance to pursue in-depth critical and creative projects at the end of undergraduate study, and it acts as a bridge between undergraduate study and advanced research. Studying Honours is about: Pursuing a creative project in a field you are passionate about Learning research skills, navigation skills and information systems (archives, the library, databases, electronic research networks) The opportunity to practise articulating complex ideas orally and in writing. It provides the experience of working closely with a supervisor on a project and working with firm deadlines Experiences in devising, researching and writing up an individual topic of study in an extended argument or thesis.

Entry Requirements

Prospective candidates need to possess a high level of research competency and a strong foundation in theoretical work; they should have a demonstrated ability to focus on a defined topic and to sustain an argument. In general, students who have completed the requirements of a Bachelor of Creative Arts degree (or an approved equivalent degree) and achieved at least a distinction average may apply to undertake the Bachelor of Creative Arts Honours degree in their major study area.

English Requirements

Additional Information

• Offers Scholarship
• Has Bridging Program

Estimated Job Roles

Copywriter, Novelist, Feature Writer, Screen Writer, Editor, Creative Director, Photographer, Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Fine Artist, Sculptor, Musician, Actor, Theater Performer, Theater Director, Dancer, Curator, Museum Manager, Digital Media Manager, Digital Game Designer, Lighting Designer, Stage Manager, Film And Television Producer.

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