Diploma in Creative Industries - 420401

Diploma in Creative Industries

420401

Creative and Performing Arts

The Diploma in Creative Industries is primarily a pathway for entry to three bachelor degrees within Creative Industries - Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Communication and Bachelor of Creative Arts (excluding the Acting major). Y […]

Full time

Course Fee

CSP

Queensland University of Technology - Kelvin Grove

Start Date

Nov 2025

Feb 2026

Jul 2026

Duration

1 year Full time

Offer Rounds

2 Oct 2025, 15 Jan 2026, 4 Jun 2026

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

The Diploma in Creative Industries is primarily a pathway for entry to three bachelor degrees within Creative Industries – Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Communication and Bachelor of Creative Arts (excluding the Acting major). You will gain coherent and integrated theoretical, technical and practical knowledge with an emphasis on developing technical, analytical, decision-making, problem solving, teamwork and communication skills with real world application.

This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee.

For more course information, visit Diploma in Creative Industries at QUT.

Queensland University of Technology

Combined diploma/degrees

Upon completion of this diploma, you will be automatically offered a place in the single degrees of Bachelor of Communication, Bachelor of Design, and the Bachelor of Creative Arts (excluding the Acting major). Your completed diploma will provide up to 96 credit points (1 year) advanced standing to each degree.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.

Prerequisites

Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years

Assumed knowledge

English or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

60.00

Minimum selection threshold explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

81.25

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

89.25

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

64.00

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

65.85

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

56.80

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

60.25

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

N/P#

Percentage of all students

N/P#

Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor

Number of students

Percentage of all students

25.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

26.5%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

35.3%

All students

Number of students

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Career opportunities

Students who complete the diploma may seek entry to a broad range of bachelor level courses including Communication, Design, and Creative Arts, and subsequently, develop a specialisation which may lead to career opportunities in such areas.

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