Start building a creative career in just one year
Want to work in marketing, design, the arts or media? This program gives you an introduction to the creative industries, and shows you how to build a skillset and plan your own career.
Want to work in marketing, design, the arts or media? This program gives you an introduction to the creative industries, and shows you how to build a skillset and plan your own career.
Learn about communication, technology, information management and teamwork, and put your skills into practice by developing a business proposal for an innovative new product or service in the creative industries.
You can also explore your career options with elective courses in media, journalism, writing, visual communication, graphic design and more.
On successful completion of the Diploma in Creative Industries, you will receive direct entry and 96 units of credit towards USC's Bachelor of Creative Industries.
Program structure
College Courses (3)
UCC101 Academic and Professional Skills: Planning for success
UCC102 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications
UCC105 Innovation: Addressing Challenges
Discipline Courses (5)
Plus choose 5 introductory discipline courses from the following:
CMN101 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN104 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
CMN105 Introduction to Screen Media
CMN116 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
DES103 Fundamentals of Photography
DES105 Introduction to Design and Concept
DES107 Drawing Practice
FSH100 Introduction to Key Concepts of Fashion
Total units: 96
Program requirements and notes
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 96 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified