Master of Creative Industries
Melbourne Polytechnic
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00724G
The Master of Creative Industries aims to strengthen students' knowledge of applied creative research, critical thinking and to extend their practice. These skills are vital to succeed within the competitive creative industries.
Structure
- Credit points are a basic measure of student workload. All subjects are given a credit point value. Most subjects at Melbourne Polytechnic are 12 credit points. A normal full-time annual workload is 96 credit points. The academic year is divided into two main semesters
- full-time students usually enrol in 48 credit points each semester, part-time students usually enrol in 24 credit points each semester or less.
Subjects
- Entrepreneurship and commercialisation
- Applied research in creative industries
- Creative practice and interdisciplinarity
Standard entry requirements
Students must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in a Creative Arts discipline or other appropriate area, such as Arts Management or Arts Education with a credit average awarded by a recognised university or tertiary institution. Alternatively (for prospective applicants without a completed undergraduate degree) - candidates must have a minimum of five years full-time equivalent work or creative practice experience in creative and performing arts or in an industry position related to creative and performing arts.
