Start building a creative career in just one year
Want to work in marketing, design, the arts or media? This program gives you an introduction to the creative industries, and shows you how to build a skillset and plan your own career.
Want to work in marketing, design, the arts or media? This program gives you an introduction to the creative industries, and shows you how to build a skillset and plan your own career.
Learn about communication, technology, information management and teamwork, and put your skills into practice by developing a business proposal for an innovative new product or service in the creative industries.
You can also explore your career options with elective courses in media, journalism, writing, visual communication, graphic design and more.
On successful completion of the Diploma in Creative Industries, you will receive direct entry and 96 units of credit towards USC's Bachelor of Creative Industries.
Program structure
College Courses (3)
UCC101 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
UCC102 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
UCC105 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
Discipline Courses (5)
Plus choose 5 introductory discipline courses from the following:
CMN101 Introduction to Data Science
CMN103 Programming Fundamentals
CMN104 Computer Networks
CMN105 Introduction to the Internet of Things
CMN116 Computer Science Project and Ethics
DES103 Discrete Mathematics
DES105 Wireless Communications
DES107 Object-Oriented Programming
FSH100 Introduction to Interactive Media
Total units: 96
Program requirements and notes
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 96 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified