Industry and Practice

Course aim

To enable students to consolidate their knowledge and apply their skills, capabilities and expertise to establish and prepare for a career pathway in contemporary industry environments.

Course content

Students will consider the future of the sector and industry in which they plan to work and will be advised by industry practitioners and professional associations. Deliberation of current social, economic and political issues and theories relevant to employment and industry practices will be covered. Students will explore their professional disciplines’ expertise, aptitudes, interests and practice to prepare for their transition to a creative professional across a range of industries.

Textbook(s)

Le Rossignol K, and Rosslyn Wilson 2016, Freelancing in the Creative Industries, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Completion of all second year courses from the following Bachelor degrees: Arts (Performing Arts); Communication and Media; Marketing and Communication, Media Arts or with approval by exception from Course Coordinator or Program Director.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	2 hours x 10 weeks
Seminar (online)	2 hours x 2 weeks
Online (Pre-seminar tasks and readings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Lecture	1 hour x 10 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 10 weeks
Workshop (Assignment workshop)	1 hour x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar (to be timetabled and held at City West)	2 hours x 10 weeks
Seminar (online)	2 hours x 2 weeks
Online (Pre-seminar tasks and readings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 10 weeks
Online (activities)	3 hours x 2 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Portfolio, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.