Bachelor
Year 12 early offer scheme
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
If you don't think your ATAR or selection rank is high enough to get into this course you can guarantee your entry with guaranteed advanced standing by upgrading through one the following programs which you can select as one of your QTAC preferences:
QUT College DiplomasAs a QUT College Diploma in Entrepreneurship (creative industries pathway) or Esports (creative industries pathway) graduate you will automatically receive an offer to start the Bachelor of Communication within one week after completion of the diploma. You will also automatically receive up to 1.0 year (96 credit points) credit transfer and be able to complete the degree in 2 years as a full-time student (or equivalent part-time).
Find out more about the QUT College Diploma in Entrepreneurship
You can't pigeon-hole creativity. That's why QUT has designed a degree that combines a range of interdisciplinary skills. The Bachelor of Creative Industries lets you dive into a melting pot of amazing possibilities and absorb the aspects of creativity that are right for you. It sets you up with skills and experiences to create your own opportunities and career outcomes in the creative sector and beyond.
Early in your degree you'll choose introductory units that will help you experience your preferred majors or explore Indigenous perspectives. Using this experience you then decide upon a Bachelor of Creative Industries major from:
Early in your degree you'll choose introductory units that will help you experience your preferred majors or explore Indigenous perspectives. Using this experience you then decide upon a Bachelor of Creative Industries major from:
To complement your chosen major you may select a second major from creative industries (all the primary majors listed above can be studied as second majors as well as animation architectural studies art and design history industrial design studies interiors journalism landscape design or visual communication).
Alternatively you can add minors electives from across QUT (such as advertising entrepreneurship integrated marketing communication marketing online environments or public relations) to your chosen major to develop a wide breath of knowledge across several discipline areas.
Combine two bachelor degrees into a single course of study. A double degree allows you to specialise in two fields and pursue different interest areas gaining a broader range of skills and knowledge and giving you a competitive advantage and greater career flexibility. This is a popular option for students seeking careers in support roles within the creative industries or those wanting to work in creative design or communication roles within other industries.
Consider a double degree with Creative Industries in:
This course equips you with the creative skills knowledge and connections to pursue a career in the creative industries and beyond. Some career options are:
The core of the program centres on Creative Enterprise studios that offer authentic problem-based activities coupled with work integrated learning skills in entrepreneurship and commercial links that engage in creative start-ups. Early in your degree you choose 24 credit points of introductory units to experience your preferred majors with the option to undertake defined breadth units in other relevant areas. Using this experience you then decide upon a creative industries major and from there you may select a second major to develop a significant depth of knowledge and skill in two discipline areas. Alternatively you might prefer to develop a wide breath of knowledge across several discipline areas by adding minors and unit options (electives) to your chosen creative industries major.
To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Creative Industries you must complete:
Please note:
Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.
Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area depending on how they match with your QUT course. Saving your electives for exchange will allow you the most flexibility.
The core of the program centres on Creative Enterprise studios that offer authentic problem-based activities coupled with work integrated learning skills in entrepreneurship and commercial links that engage in creative start-ups. Early in your degree you choose 24 credit points of introductory units to experience your preferred majors with the option to undertake defined breadth units in other relevant areas. Using this experience you then decide upon a creative industries major and from there you may select a second major to develop a significant depth of knowledge and skill in two discipline areas. Alternatively you might prefer to develop a wide breath of knowledge across several discipline areas by adding minors and unit options (electives) to your chosen creative industries major.
To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Creative Industries you must complete:
Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.
Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area depending on how they match with your QUT course. Saving your electives for exchange will allow you the most flexibility.