C02020v2 Doctor of Creative Arts
Award(s): Doctor of Creative Arts (DCA)CRICOS code: 014625G
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Note(s)
Research degrees are offered on a sponsored, scholarship, faculty part-sponsored or full-fee-paying basis. Contact UTS: Communication or the UTS: Graduate Research School for further details.
While UTS: Communication 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.
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information
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 creative production.
Career options
The research degrees offered by UTS: Communication are especially valuable for those wishing to pursue an academic career, a career in research or an advanced level of professional practice.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised master's by research or bachelor's degree with first or second class honours (division 1), or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate research studies.
Selection criteria also include the quality of the applicant's portfolio of published, screened, exhibited or broadcast creative work, the quality of the research proposal, the faculty's ability to offer appropriate supervision in the applicant's chosen field, and, where necessary, demonstration of generic technical skills.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 7.0 overall with a writing score of 7.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 584-609 overall with TWE of 5.0, internet based: 94-101 overall with a writing score of 23; or PTE: 65-72; or CAE: 67-73
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
The maximum course duration is four years of full-time or eight years of part-time study.
Course structure
The work produced for this degree is of equivalent intellectual scope and level to a PhD, but is presented in non-traditional formats. Coursework subjects may be prescribed according to individual student requirements. The substantial creative work should be the equivalent of a 50,000–70,000-word written work, accompanied by a 30,000-word dissertation.
The doctoral program is structured in three phases. Phase 1 involves the development of a number of advanced research skills and capabilities. At the beginning of the program, each student negotiates a doctoral study plan with their supervisor. This plan makes explicit the kinds of support each student requires. A formal doctoral assessment is undertaken at the end of Phase 1 in which the candidates present a full proposal for assessment, which is a prerequisite for entering Phase 2.
In Phase 2, students develop their individual program of research, culminating in Phase 3 in the preparation and submission of a dissertation which makes a sustained contribution to knowledge in their field of inquiry.
Research and development activities are provided throughout the three phases to assist students to develop the capabilities of a successful doctoral graduate.
Course completion requirements
| 51992 Doctoral Project |
Other information
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