Bachelor of Creative Arts
at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.
CDU's creative arts degree is the three-year Bachelor of Creative Arts at Casuarina (Darwin) and online. CDU reports fewer than five ATAR-based offers (<5), so no selection rank is published; the minimum entry requirement is an ATAR of 60. No Year 12 prerequisites.
Lowest selection rank
CDU has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
The course covers making, performing and presenting creative work through studio practice units guided by teachers who are creative professionals, with students collaborating and connecting with the creative sector.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as practising artists, screen and stage performers, art directors and gallery educators across the cultural sector.
- Common destinations include exhibition assistant roles at state galleries, freelance studio practice and arts-administration positions in regional councils.
- Many alumni progress into curatorial roles, postgraduate study or arts education in secondary schools.
Typical first jobs
- Practising visual artist supported by NT Government grants and residencies
- Gallery assistant at the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT or CDU Art Gallery
- Art-centre coordinator at a remote Indigenous art centre
- Exhibition and festival production assistant (Darwin Festival)
- Freelance photographer or videographer
- Visual-arts teacher (with further teacher-education study)
After graduation
Graduates work in creative, managerial and leadership roles in the creative sector, or continue to Honours and postgraduate study.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You can sustain a self-driven studio practice across the week
- You are interested in Indigenous arts and northern Australian context
- You handle public critique sessions and can take direct feedback
- You enjoy long unstructured studio time outside scheduled classes
- You want a small cohort with direct lecturer access
It is probably not for you if
- You want a stable income immediately after graduation
- You dislike critique-based assessment and prefer exams
- You want a large metropolitan arts scene on your doorstep
- You expect a fully theoretical art-history degree
Related courses at CDU
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Charles Darwin University website and on SATAC before applying.