Apply your creativity to a meaningful career
Discover your future in Creative Arts and Design, where your ideas can grow, evolve and influence the world. Join a vibrant community of creators, learn real industry skills and shape a creative career path that’s uniquely yours.
Tailor your degree to your interests, explore different creative fields and build confidence using our professional studios and facilities. You’ll graduate with hands‑on experience, industry connections and a portfolio that opens doors across various industries from animation and gaming, to film and televison, manufacturing, design and more.
Tailor your degree
Mix and match your majors and specialisations to follow your passions.
Connect to industry
Build your network through real-world projects, internships and industry showcases.
Learn from experts
Learn from teachers with industry experience and graduate with the skills and techniques you need for a successful career.
Get hands-on experience
Create using professional equipment in expansive studio, theatre and production spaces including drawing, painting and print media studios, screen arts lab, media production studio, and performance spaces such as Hayman Theatre.
Choose your course
Tailor your degree with a choice of major, then choose specialisations or elective units that support your career interests and passions.
Bachelor degrees
Creative Arts
Get equipped with the practical skills, industry experience and global perspective you’ll need to thrive in a creative career.
Digital Creative Industries
Channel your creativity into the high-demand digital expertise that brings stories and experiences to life.
Design
Learn to design through project-based activities using industry-standard equipment, technologies and media platforms.
Majors
Creative Arts majors
Digital Creative Industries majors
Double degrees
Arts and Commerce
Study a Creative Arts major as part of a double degree with Commerce and expand your career options.
A Universe of opportunity
Where can a degree in Design take you?
A Bachelor of Design at Curtin can open many doors. Equip yourself with the skills and technical knowledge to succeed in a range of careers, from advertising to user experience (UX).
Unique gaming careers
Picture yourself at the forefront of technology, shaping the future of interactive entertainment in gaming. Here’s your guide to securing a career in an industry where pixels and passions converge.
Bringing disability to the stage
Curtin theatre arts students will star in a reboot of Shakespeare’s play Richard III, with the modern rendition drawing on Hollywood greatness to bring a spotlight to disability representation and inclusion.
A rewarding career
An industry in growth mode
With over 3,400 screen industry jobs created in the last 3 years and major growth ahead, WA’s Screen Industry Strategy 2024–2034 is creating a fast-growing industry and turning creativity into real careers.
cits.wa.gov.au ‘Western Australian Screen Industry Strategy 2024-2034’
Jobs on the rise
Jobs for media professionals are expected to grow by 18.8% by 2035, which is above the national average growth of all occupations (13.3%).
jobsandskills.gov.au ‘Employment projections’ (2025)
A bright outlook
Multimedia specialists and web developers earn a median weekly pay of $2,252, which is well above the national median for all occupations ($1,697).
jobsandskills.gov.au ‘Occupation data’ (2025)
Hear from our students
The practical aspects of the course were invaluable – like shooting a feature horror film with VFX and stunts for my major project. These experiences not only developed my skills but also gave me a tangible portfolio to impress potential employers.
James Hoare
Graphic design is an engaging and fascinating profession which is quickly growing in demand. It provides a flexible career with the option to travel and the opportunity to work with individuals from all walks of life.
Shalene Thomas
This is the start of something big
Curtin supports you throughout every stage of your studies and creates opportunities to explore a multitude of career paths.
Charlotte Holly-Little
#1 for undergraduate employment
Of WA’s public universities, Curtin ranks first for undergraduate full-time employment outcomes.
Curtin provided me with the opportunity to present my body of work to Deloitte which later resulted in an internship and graduate position within the company.
Emma Galante
A world of possibility
Scholarships
Scholarships offer financial and academic support, connecting you with opportunities to help you thrive at university.
Entry pathways
Find out which pathway to studying at Curtin suits you: ATAR, portfolio, enabling programs and more.
Portfolio entry
Let your skills and passions open doors – explore our portfolio entry
Ready for the next step?
Discover how to apply, or explore the diverse range of courses Curtin has to offer.