Outline
Outline
The Graduate Certificate in Arts is ideal if you want to extend your skills and critical capacity in a specialist area, add a new area of expertise to your repertoire, or learn new skills if you are new to the arts and are looking for a career change.
The course is hands-on with a strong practical, industry and arts community focus, preparing you for a career in creative and professional practice. You will be taught by industry and academic experts who can pass on their insights and experience, and connect you to relevant industries and creative communities.
Curtin has extensive experience in the areas covered by this course, and you will have access to a range of purpose-built student facilities and creative outlets such as Curtin’s Media Production Studio, painting and sculpture studios, the Centre for Culture and Technology, Grok magazine and the John Curtin Gallery.
Students may also enjoy access to audio-visual equipment loan facilities and Mac labs for screen arts production.
In this course you will specialise in one of the following areas:
- Creative Writing
- Fine Art
- Journalism
- Professional Writing and Publishing
- Screen Arts
- Social and Cultural Inquiry.
If you complete the graduate certificate, you may be eligible to subsequently enrol in the Master of Arts degree.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
How this course will make you industry ready
Curtin provides on-campus industry and community-based initiatives to enhance your learning experience and skills development. You will undertake a major project under the supervision of an experienced member of staff. This project can become an important portfolio piece for many students.
You will practise your skills on placement with industry, arts and community organisations in Australia and overseas, developing your confidence and engagement with relevant networks.
You'll also have the opportunity to engage with award-winning artists, writers and researchers on staff and through our on-campus residency programs.
What jobs can the Graduate Certificate in Arts course lead to?
Career opportunities
- Artist
- Arts administrator
- Audio, broadcasting or theatre technician
- Cinematographer
- Communications Specialist
- Copywriter
- Craftsperson
- Curator
- Digital content producer
- Director
- Editor
- Film, theatre or television director
- Media liaison officer
- Multimedia developer
- Producer
- Production manager
- Publisher
- Sociologist
- Technical artist
- Visualisation specialist
- Writer
Employment industries
- Arts
- Creative industries
- Film and television
- Government
- Industries using media technologies
- Media and entertainment
- Not-for-profit
- Publishing
What you'll learn
- understand the chosen discipline from the Arts, its theoretical underpinnings, ways of thinking and professional or creative approaches; understand and apply established knowledge, principles and key disciplinary concepts.
- apply logical processes as well as rational or theoretical and methodological processes to analyse an issue or components of a subject through critical engagement.
- determine what information is needed by accessing and evaluating the sources, authority and relevance of information; summarize information from a range of sources, and make valid judgements about the information.
- communicate appropriately with colleagues, professional and creative contacts and the general public and develop communication skills or media practices to communicate specific ideas and requirements to different audiences in varying situations.
- assess the application of existing technologies or the impact of emerging technologies on a selected discipline; develop the technology skills necessary for obtaining, assessing and representing relevant information; decide on appropriate applications and systems for professional and/or creative needs.
- understand and apply a range of learning strategies; take responsibility for one's own learning and development; use disciplinary skills and knowledge to sustain intellectual curiosity in order to enhance learning strategies.
- think globally and consider issues from a variety of perspectives.
- acknowledge the interrelationship between local, national, and global perspectives and the impact of these on media and communication, show an understanding of a range of cultural knowledge, recognize individual human rights, and appreciate the importance of cultural diversity and the sensitivities.
- apply appropriate professional skills in the creation of professional and/or creative works or understand the importance of appropriate theories and methods for undertaking social research that is ethical and principled; work independently and in teams; understand professional and scholarly behaviour and model ethical behaviour to colleagues.
