Masters Professional or Creative Project
PostgraduateCUR-COM6102025
Work on a supervised project, either individually or collaboratively, based on your creative or professional practice. You’ll uncover diverse sources and build complex ideas. Boost your portfolio for future studies or your career.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 24 Aug 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025,
- 1 Sept 2025
- Price from
- $5,469
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Masters Professional or Creative Project
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- evaluate a variety of sources in order to identify and explore a focus for the project
- develop a significant project by synthesizing complex ideas, disciplinary practices and research findings
- communicate how a project demonstrates disciplinary practice, reflecting upon the potential challenges and opportunities it presents
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Students complete a supervised independent project individually or in collaboration with other students in a discipline or across disciplines approved by their supervisor. This postgraduate project is a work of creative or professional practice or a combination of these practices, and is expected to become a significant element in the student’s portfolio. Students are advised to undertake a project that is significant to their ongoing studies, career or community engagement.
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- Project Plan (20%)
- Professional or Creative Project (80%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- CUR-ISE-MAS-2025 - Master of Information Science (Extended)
- CUR-HRI-MAS-2025 - Master of Human Rights
- CUR-ACW-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Creative Writing)
- CUR-ADC-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Digital Communications)
- CUR-AFA-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Fine Art)
- CUR-APW-MAS-2025 - Master of Arts (Professional Writing and Publishing)
Others
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following program:
1. Master of Information Science (Extended) AND have completed at least 100 credit points (or 4 subjects) before enrolling in this subject;
2. Master of Human Rights AND have completed at least 100 credit points (or 4 subjects) before enrolling in this subject;
3. Master of Art (Creative Writing) AND have completed at least 200 credit points (or 8 subjects, including COM605 Planning an Arts Research Project) before enrolling in this subject;
4. Master of Art (Digital Communications) AND have completed at least 200 credit points (or 8 subjects, including COM605 Planning an Arts Research Project) before enrolling in this subject;
5. Master of Art (Fine Art) AND have completed at least 200 credit points (or 8 subjects, including COM605 Planning an Arts Research Project) before enrolling in this subject;
6. Master of Art (Professional Writing and Publishing) AND have completed at least 200 credit points (or 8 subjects, including COM605 Planning an Arts Research Project) before enrolling in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.25 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 20 to 24 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Information Science (Extended)
PostgraduateCUR-ISE-MAS
PostgraduateCUR-HRI-MAS
Master of Arts (Creative Writing)
PostgraduateCUR-ACW-MAS
Master of Arts (Digital Communications)
PostgraduateCUR-ADC-MAS
PostgraduateCUR-AFA-MAS
Master of Arts (Professional Writing and Publishing)
PostgraduateCUR-APW-MAS