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Overview

  • Develop the leadership, management and administration skills needed to run productions, events and festivals.
  • Develop practical skills in an industry-linked learning environment, taught by industry professionals.
  • Study arts management, festival and event production, entrepreneurship, marketing and professional communication.
  • Complete in 1 semester full-time or 2 semesters part-time.
QUT course code KK86
Attendance Part-time or Full-time
Course duration 13 weeks full-time
26 weeks part-time
Start month 2013 February, July
Delivery On campus
  • Kelvin Grove
Faculty
  • Creative Industries Faculty
Course contact
CRICOS code064899M
Careers
  • Administrator
  • Art Project Manager
  • Arts Administrator
  • Government Officer
  • Information Officer
  • Manager
  • Marketing Officer/Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Public Servant
  • Theatre Professionals

Details

As short-run productions, projects, events and festivals become the norm for the creative industries, the need for highly effective and educated event managers and producers has never been greater. These creative industries professionals require a range of skills and knowledge, including an awareness of current industrial agendas and trends, leadership skills, management and administration skills, communication skills, and effective market and audience development strategies.

Creative production and arts management study area

This course offers an industry-linked learning environment where professionals and academics in the field deliver informed, practical content. Connections with local and national leaders in arts, cultural and entertainment program delivery will ensure you benefit from their experience, mentorship and real-world project or internship opportunities. You will graduate with enhanced creative industries networks and the confidence to develop your own entrepreneurial projects, events and programs.

You can choose to study the skills most relevant to your professional development, including arts, cultural and entertainment industries policy; arts management; entertainment management; event, festival and venue management; entrepreneurship; enterprise development; law; marketing; and professional communication.

Assessment projects are practical and can be customised to your own interests and development needs as a producer of visual arts, theatre, dance, music, new media projects, television or film programs and events.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree with an overall grade point average of 4.5 or above (on a 7-point scale).

Special entry

Applicants who do not met the entry requirements may be considered for special entry. Previous tertiary study, grade point average and documented relevant professional experience at an advanced level will be considered.

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

2013: $10,200 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)

Student Services and Amenities Fee

You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.

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FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees

You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.

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Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

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You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments

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How to apply for Graduate Certificate in Creative Industries (Creative Production and Arts Management)

You apply directly to QUT for all our postgraduate courses.

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You're ready if you have:

  1. Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
  2. Checked important dates.
  3. Checked you meet the entry requirements
  4. Checked course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
  5. Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
  6. Collected supporting documents (see application form)

All done? Then you're ready to apply.

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