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 Architecture and Systems Integration
UCC102 Academic and Professional Skills: Planning for success
UCC105 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications
Discipline Courses (5)
Plus choose 5 introductory discipline courses from the following:
CMN101 Innovation: Addressing Challenges
CMN103 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
CMN104 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN105 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
CMN116 Introduction to Screen Media
DES103 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
DES105 Fundamentals of Photography
DES107 Introduction to Design and Concept
FSH100 Drawing Practice
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