UTS course code: C02020
Testamur title: Doctor of Creative Arts
Abbreviation: DCA
Course fee: see note (local); $7,450 per semester (international)

Note: Research degrees are offered on a sponsored, scholarship, faculty part-sponsored, or full-fee-paying basis. Students should contact the Faculty or the University Graduate School for further details. There are, however, student service fees to be paid (see Fees and costs).

Overview

The Doctor of Creative Arts (DCA) is for graduates who have a significant record of achievement in the media and the creative arts and who want to undertake substantial research in the areas of media and cultural production.

Admission requirements

The entry requirement for the DCA is an Honours degree and an established reputation in professional media or cultural production practice. Selection for admission is based on the quality of the portfolio in the applicant's chosen area of creative endeavour, the quality of the research proposal, evidence of the ability to undertake advanced original research, the Faculty's ability to offer appropriate supervision in the applicant's chosen field of study, the demonstration of generic technical skills in the medium appropriate to the creative work being proposed, and proficiency in English comprehension and expression.

Degree structure

The work produced for the DCA is of equivalent intellectual scope and level to a PhD, but is offered in non-traditional forms. The substantial creative work is accompanied by a 30,000-word dissertation.

While the Faculty may be in a position to provide access to media production facilities for DCA candidates, it provides neither training in the use of those facilities nor the cost of materials.

Subject number for enrolment is:

51992 Doctoral Project