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If you want to pursue a career in the creative arts industry, a world of opportunity is available to you at UQ. The Bachelor of Creative Arts at UQ has been designed for students wanting to work in the areas of writing, publishing, theatre, film, galleries, museums and the music industry.

Students enrolling in the Bachelor of Creative Arts can study one of the practice-based majors: Drama, Music, and Writing.  They can also study majors which introduce them to the interpretation of creative works - Art History, English, English Literature, Film and Television Studies, Media Studies and Popular Music. Students completing the program acquire skills in understanding how human beings use art to make meaning.  Students undertake two majors or a more concentrated extended major and a minor, plus a range of electives.

Graduates are able to demonstrate a range of skills that make them attractive to a wide range of employers in the creative arts and communication industries. 

Occupations which relate specifically to majors in the creative arts degree include:

Media & Communication

  • Media - TV, radio, film, print
  • Editing & publishing
  • Media management
  • Public relations
  • Advertising

Music

  • Studio teaching
  • Classroom teaching
  • Orchestra & festival management

Theatre & TV

  • Acting
  • Play & screenwriting
  • Theatre management/production/direction
  • Drama teaching

Arts Management

  • Museum & gallery management
  • Arts policy advising
  • Festival & event management