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The Associate Degree in Creative Industries is designed as an award for people with a high level of expertise and technical skill in their creative profession who seek a higher education qualification to support their career development. They may wish to develop in the areas of creative industries management, entrepreneurship and innovation; advance to a related more senior role; or start on a pathway to a higher-level university qualification. The seven creative industries sectors addressed in this course include:

Interactive and Digital Design
Music and Performing Arts
Film, Television and Radio
Writing and Publishing
Advertising and Marketing
Media and Communication
Visual Arts.

The Associate Degree in Creative Industries offers students an opportunity to develop relevant business management knowledge and skills within the context of the creative industries. An essential element of the core units of study is the grounding in practical application of the theories and models of business and management and the exploration of issues facing creative industries practitioners and managers in society.

There will be an emphasis on developing knowledge and skills applicable to a multidisciplinary environment that many creative industries workplaces require. Four of the core units focus on the development, management and delivery of a creative industries project/event that will be launched in the last session of the course. The project aims to put into practice all the core unit learning outcomes integrated into a real work application.

Entry Requirement

Academic Criteria

Applicants may be regarded as eligible for admission if they have:

completed the NSW HSC and attained the required ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank)
completed other equivalent qualifications such as a recognised Certificate III or Certificate IV
vocational experience and attained the required entrance standard set for the course. Vocational experience may include bridging/preparatory courses, paraprofessional and other post-secondary qualifications.

Professional Experience Criteria

In addition, admission to the Associate Degree in Creative Industries requires all applicants to have at least three years relevant creative industries experience. Relevant industry experience includes any work that you have undertaken in the creative industries including vocational internship or secondment with a recognised creative industries company or organisation, and paraprofessional or professional engagement in a creative endeavour or event within your specified creative industries field.

Understanding the business and management skill sets associated with the creative industries is as essential as one's passion and proficiency with their artistic craft. A successful business cannot exist without thorough knowledge of business acumen, being as important as understanding artistic diversity in order to maintain a prosperous career throughout your lifetime. The UWS College Associate Degree in Creative Industries program is unique and delivers the relevant tools to launch your dreams from a strong business foundation. I highly endorse this product.

Art Phillips | screen composer, music producer, immediate past president of The Australian Guild of Screen Composers.