Overview
A highly flexible, new-age Arts degree featuring a choice of nine majors, with a unique focus on the issues and opportunities facing Indigenous and Northern Australia as well as neighboring South-East Asia. Choose the part you want to play and we will give you a voice.
Majors
Architectural Design
Explore the concepts and theories of architectural design, focusing on Australia's north, the tropics and South-East Asia. Learn how to represent your ideas, understand space and the built form, and use industry-standard tools, technologies and architectural techniques.
Communications, Literature and Digital Media
Explore how the digital age is changing communication, interaction and the way information is shared. Learn about social media, media ethics, creative and professional writing, and multi-screen communication.
Contemporary Indigenous Australia
Gain the skills and knowledge to work with Indigenous cultures and communities in a culturally-competent way. This major focuses on developing your inter-cultural practice, with an emphasis on the role of Indigenous languages, cultural sites, land rights and resources, community engagement and advocacy.
Creative and Digital Arts
Gain the skills, knowledge and portfolio to succeed in the creative and digital arts industries. Learn about creative theory and business practices and complete a range of creative projects using new and emerging design technologies.
Global Humanities in a Digital Age
Examine the impact of today's digital environment on politics, public policy and government decision making in Australia and South-East Asia, and understand how lessons learned from the past can inform the government decisions of the future.
Indigenous Governance and Policy
Develop the knowledge and skills to develop meaningful policy and implement change for Australia's Indigenous peoples. You'll learn about the sociological, economic, historical and cultural drivers that impact Australia's Indigenous policy making and governance.
Languages and Linguistics
Learn a new language and examine the role of language and linguistics in our communities - Chinese, Greek, Indonesian or one of three Indigenous languages (Yolngu, Arrernte or Bininj Kunwok). Explore how languages are written and preserved, and offers opportunities to advance your language skills with an in-country study program.
Music Making, Production and Performance
Learn to make, produce and perform music using an instrument of your choice. You'll complete a combination of theory-based and hands-on subjects using new and emerging technologies, and gain industry experience through community-based projects.
Society and Culture
Learn how philosophy, sociology and Indigenous perspectives influence the way we think about the world and make decisions. You'll explore the social issues facing Northern Australia and Southeast Asia and the cultural drivers that impact change.
Why Choose CDU?
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Study the arts flexibly
Study online, on campus, part or full time. Choose what suits you.
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Learn from leaders in Indigenous and Asia Pacific knowledge
Benefit from lecturers’ strong links to Northern Australia and South East Asia
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Study a capstone unit to graduate industry ready
Study a capstone unit to gain hands-on experience before entering the workforce or starting postgraduate study.
Launch into your new world of study
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Kirstie: A Visual Arts student drawing inspiration from her reality
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How to have the confidence to study something new
Read moreDeciding to finally start that degree you've always desired, or one day realising that you want a change of career is undoubtedly a little daunting. Here are five tips to help you grow confidence in your decisions.
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Why an Arts degree is worth studying
Read moreIs an arts degree worth it? It’s a question you might be asking yourself as the Australian Government proposes to re-direct funding from Arts degrees to degrees in health, education, science and technology. It absolutely is, says Dean Ruth Wallace.