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Bachelor of Creative Industries (Festivals and Arts Production)

Study Creative Industries (Festivals and Arts Production) at Flinders

Learn to plan, market and manage festivals and arts events, and fast track your career in the fast-paced festivals sector.

This degree will help you develop career-ready skills in arts event production, business planning, strategic thinking and marketing. You’ll learn how to plan and manage festivals and events from the ground up, working with highly experienced teachers and in close collaboration with industry. This hands-on degree will see you graduate with highly transferable skills, prepared for a range of exciting roles in the arts and other sectors.

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Why study Creative Industries (Festival and Arts Production) at Flinders

  • Develop the creativity, strategic thinking, business capability and practical skills required for success in the creative and cultural industries sector and specifically in the delivery of festivals and arts events.
  • Take charge of your own creative career, and tailor your learning to meet your own individual goals in the creative industries.
  • Learn to produce your own arts events in collaboration with multi-disciplinary creative teams, industry stakeholders and community organisations.
  • Understand and apply cultural policy, cultural leadership and event direction.
  • Learn to work adaptively with new media and disruptive technologies in a fast-changing, technologically driven industry environment. 

Your career

This degree will help you develop your potential as a leader in the creative and cultural industries sector, with a focus on large-scale festivals and events. You’ll gain career-ready skills that will help you plan, develop, and market your own arts events, or work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary arts team in a range of roles and settings.

Potential occupations include:

  • producer
  • event coordinator
  • volunteer coordinator
  • logistics coordinator
  • grant administrator
  • arts policy and programs

Potential employers include:

  • festivals
  • industry peak bodies
  • local and state government organisations
  • youth arts organisations
  • freelance work and independent productions

Connect with industry

In this degree, you may have the opportunity to connect and work with industry partners such as Festivals Adelaide.

Festivals Adelaide was conceived as a joint initiative of the 10 major arts festivals in Adelaide.
Based on the successful Edinburgh model which has been in operation since 2006, Festivals Adelaide started in 2011 with funding from Arts SA and the Adelaide City Council through the Capital City Committee. 

Festivals Adelaide

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:

An introduction to the creative industries.

Development of skills in the fundamentals of event planning, marketing and strategic thinking.

Development of skills in multimedia communications.

Second year

A typical second year may include:

Learning what it takes to be an entrepreneur in the creative industries, including placemaking, event design and management.

Development of best practice for collaborating with diverse community groups and organisations.

Learning how to identify needs and gaps in the industry and effectively design, manage, facilitate and implement creative arts festivals and events. 

Third year

A typical third year may include:

Applying your skills and knowledge in the design and delivery of events, working independently and collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary creative team.

Taking the lead to pitch and deliver your own unique projects while simultaneously engaging with the arts industry in the crucial areas of policy and leadership.

Designing your own unique business plan and setting yourself up for your future career.

Learning how your practice fits within the broader creative industries landscape historically, how policy influences practice, who gets to make decisions in the industry and how might they change the future of the creative industries. 

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Practical experience

Practical, industry-focussed experience is woven throughout this degree. You’ll have the real-world experience of producing a performance event, and the opportunity to work in collaboration with artists, industry stakeholders and community organisations and engage with education, community and industry stakeholders. 

There are many opportunities for practical projects, but the requirements of these will depend on the individual.

Study abroad

There are opportunities to take your studies overseas with a student exchange program.

Innovation and
enterprise topics

At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.

Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for changes in the global job market.

These innovation and enterprise electives prepare you for the careers of tomorrow by developing what we like to call ‘personal enterprise skills’ – the innate ability to adapt to whatever life throws at you, professionally and personally.

How to apply

1

Choose your preferred course.

 

2

Check the entry requirements and admission pathways available to you.

 

3

Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

 

4

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).

For applicants using their SACE (Year 12) results (or equivalent), entry is subject to achieving a minimum selection rank of 60.

Explore our pathways

When choosing your preferences through SATAC, other Flinders degrees you might want to include in your list are the Bachelor of Media Arts and the Bachelor of Arts.

How to apply

1

Select your course.

 

2

Check entry requirements.

 

3

Check your eligibility for credit.

 

5

Obtain certified documents.

 

6

Submit your application and documents.

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If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

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If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through academic pathways programs provided by the Flinders International Study Centre.

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Course enquiries

Want more information about studying at Flinders University? Contact us to find out more – we’d love to help you decide if Flinders University is the right choice for you.

Course enquiries

For all course enquiries phone or email us or complete the course enquiry form.

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Last Updated: 25 Oct 2021
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