Overview

Secure a creative future in the cultural sector

Take advantage of Canberra’s major cultural institutions and vibrant creative community. This interdisciplinary course will introduce you to key issues in the rapidly changing cultural sector, including concepts of impact, access, audiences, leadership and innovation. Teaching is enriched through close links with the creative and cultural industries, and the Faculty’s internationally recognised Centre for Creative and Cultural Research. The cultural sector faces many challenges, from the impact of new technology to changes in funding models and by studying this course, you will be inspired to lead, adapt and innovate at all stages of your career.

You will develop expertise and industry knowledge which will help you build a sustainable career in whichever area you choose, such as community arts, creative writing, film production, digital arts, cultural policy and planning, heritage and conservation, or the galleries, libraries, archives, museums and records (GLAMR) sector. Progression from this course to the Graduate Diploma in Creative and Cultural Futures and the Master of Arts in Creative and Cultural Futures is available by enrolling in additional units.

Study a Graduate Certificate in Creative and Cultural Futures at UC and you will:

• reflect on contemporary issues for the cultural and creative sectors
• analyse and apply professional knowledge and skills, and key techniques and approaches, relevant to a specific area of creative and cultural practice
• work independently and collaboratively to develop creative solutions to real-world problems and to develop entrepreneurial approaches to implement these solutions
• evaluate and apply strategies for cultural leadership and communication across a range of professional and community contexts.

Work Integrated Learning

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is a prominent feature of this course, with units containing team-based problem solving in real-life industry contexts, analysis of real-world case studies, and professional mentoring from industry and sector leaders. If you are already employed in the sector, you will be encouraged to use your past experiences to reflect on current industry practice, problems and issues. Throughout your study, you will have unique behind-the-scenes access to cultural collections at Canberra-based institutions, with experiential learning of Indigenous cultural issues and creative and cultural practice. If you wish to access them, there will also be opportunities to partake in overseas study and international field trips during your time at UC.

Career opportunities

• Arts administrator
• Gallery/Museum director
• Digital collections strategist
• Arts/cultural policy analyst
• Experience manager
• Cultural content developer
• Writer
• Filmmaker
• Multimedia developer
• Cultural entrepreneur
• Interpretation specialist
• Conservator
• Head of heritage
• Heritage consultant
• Curator
• Gallery manager
• Indigenous heritage officer
• Collections manager
• Heritage manager
• Engineering heritage consultant
• Historic buildings conservation officer
• Culture and heritage officer
• Heritage site manager
• Heritage and cultural policy adviser

Course-specific information

A clear pathway of study exists between this degree, the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts (Culture and Heritage), and the postgraduate Graduate Diploma in Creative and Cultural Futures, and Master of Arts in Creative and Cultural Futures courses. Students who have completed this course may apply and receive credit for units within the Graduate Diploma in Creative and Cultural Futures.