Creative and Cultural Futures

Overview

Based in the national capital of Canberra – home to Australia’s major cultural institutions and an ever-increasing creative community – you can use the course’s interdisciplinary learning environment to expand your knowledge and networks, build or update your digital skills, develop your entrepreneurial potential, and apply your creativity in real-world settings using Australian and international industry case studies.

This expertise and industry knowledge will help you to establish or build upon a sustainable career in the creative and cultural industries, in fields such as heritage and conservation, community arts, cultural policy and planning, film production, creative writing, digital arts, or in the galleries, libraries, archives, museums and records (GLAMR) sector. The course is capped by a thesis or professional/creative project in an area of your choosing, and if you are already employed in the sector, you will be encouraged to use your past or recent experience to reflect on current industry practice, problems and issues. 

Study a Master of Arts in Creative and Cultural Futures at University of Canberra and you will:

• reflect critically on contemporary issues for the cultural and creative sectors

• critically 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 develop entrepreneurial approaches to implement these solutions

• critically evaluate and apply strategies for cultural leadership and communication across a range of professional and community contexts

• plan, design and implement creative, professional or research-based projects.

Career opportunities

• Arts administrator
• Gallery/Museum director
• Digital collections strategist
• Arts/cultural policy analyst
• Experience manager
• Cultural content developer
• Writer