Bachelor of Creative and Performing Arts Honours

About this Course

The Bachelor of Creative and Performing Arts (Honours) course provides students with an opportunity to focus in depth on a particular research topic of their choice while also receiving further research training at fourth year Honours level.

Students can focus on their chosen discipline which includes Creative Arts, Dance or Performance Making. Students are guided through refining a research topic and undertaking research that synthesises practical, theoretical and historical knowledge. The course develops advanced technical skills and a sophisticated understanding of the creative process. Critical thinking and communication skills are developed in seminar discussions and the written exegesis or thesis component. Assessment tasks, both practical and written, have real-world application to prepare graduates to make a contribution to the professional creative and performing arts industry. There is scope for the Honours year to incorporate international study tour or industry placements. Undergraduate feeder programs are the Bachelor of Arts (Dance) and the Bachelor of Performing Arts (Performance Making or Practice Transition majors).

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Bachelor Honours Degree Award.

Course Entry

Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.

• Academic Admission requirements (Band 8)

  The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

  All applicants are required to have completed a Bachelor degree in dance, performing arts, visual arts, fine arts, screen production or creative writing, with equivalents considered, and are usually required to have a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 70% or higher.

  All applicants will be required to attend an interview and submit a written outline of a research proposal as part of an assessment of both commitment and aptitude. Dance applicants will also be required to attend an audition.

  All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

  For international students, requirements include your secondary school results.

Applications for this course are not accepted through ECU's Experience Based Entry Scheme.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of all streams are likely to enter the local, national and international creative and performing arts industries as artists and key arts workers in roles such as in the creative and performing arts industry as an artist (actor, dancer, choreographer, writer, director, designer, visual artist), screen production (director, editor, cinematographer, virtual production), stage management, exhibition and curation, marketing and communication, arts administration including producing and artistic direction. Affiliated industries are in education, policy and government positions (such as Australia Council) and health.

Possible future job titles

Performer, Dancer, Artist, Actor, Visual Artist, Screen Production Director, Editor, Choreographer, Arts and Cultural Manager, Producer