If English is not your first language or was not the medium of instruction in your secondary or tertiary studies, you are required to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language by achieving a prescribed level in an approved English examination or test before you can receive a full offer of a place.
IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest
TOEFL internet-based score: Total score 82 (Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13)
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 58 overall; No communication skills less than 50
Your English language proficiency test must be no more than two years old at the time of your commencement at Western Sydney University.
Tomorrow will always belong to people with ideas and the critical skills to challenge conventional thinking. Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Creative Industries will tailor to your specific goals by combining academic knowledge with practical real life training.
Combine your studies in a range of Arts, Communication, Design and Music majors and be equipped with real life skills to take advantage of incredible career opportunities.
Arts graduates who previously would have planned a career in fields such as publishing now face a future where they will be required to continuously adapt and reapply their skills to changing work environments. This double degree brings together the existing Arts program with studies in emerging creative industries, allowing students who are interested in pursuing careers which require the diverse skill set of an Arts graduates to also engage with new paradigms of creative and cultural production, developing skills in entrepreneurship and working in collaborative projects with creative industries in Greater Western Sydney (GWS).
Students in this double degree also have the opportunity to complete a semester of study overseas and receive advanced standing towards their BA majors and sub majors subject to Western Sydney University limits on advanced standing. Students are encouraged to do so but must discuss this with a BA course advisor first.
When you graduate after four years, you have two degrees, and the unique skills relevant to the contemporary employment environment.
The Arts component combines academic knowledge with practical real life training. It is designed to equip you with a broad range of skills and knowledge in research and critical enquiry, and is sufficiently flexible to cater to a range of career aspirations and personal interests.
In the Creative Industries component you will combine a core of entrepreneurship with major studies including culture and society, creative writing, design, enterprise innovation, journalism, literature, media arts, music performance and photo media.
You will have the opportunity to develop projects with real creative industries and deliver solutions across a range of platforms.
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As a graduate of this course you can look forward to career opportunities in:
Brand Management
Retail Management
Public Relations Consultant
Social Policy Analysis
Creative Director
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
