Master of Arts by Research in Creative and Performing Arts

Entry Requirements

The equivalent of a three-year Australian bachelors degree.
Some degrees may require work experience to meet the entry requirements.
A reference or statement from the employer will be required.

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic): 6.5 Overall with 6.0 Speaking, 6.5 Writing, 6.0 Reading, 6.0 Listening; TOEFL iBT: 80 Overall with 18 Speaking, 22 Writing, 18 Reading, 18 Listening; Pearson PTE Academic: 58 Overall with 58 Speaking, 50 Writing, 50 Reading, 50 Listening; Cambridge C1 Advanced: 176 Overall with 169 Speaking, 169 Writing, 169 Reading, 169 Listening; Duolingo (Up to and including Semester 2, 2024): Overall 105-110

Course Details

Choose from the areas of drama, screen, digital media, or creative writing and delve into innovative research through creative practice that expands our experience and knowledge of the cultural and social world.

Discover more about research at the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

• Become an international expert in your topic and gain expertise in a specialised area of creativity.
• Make a difference in the world. Your research has the potential to improve people’s lives through a better understanding of the individual experience and how creative arts add value to our society.
• Be the first to explore a fascinating research question. You will have the opportunity to fill a gap in current knowledge or answer a previously unresolved issue in your field.

Master of Arts by Research opportunities

Areas of research study include:

• Digital Embodiment
• Arts in Health
• Transformative Storytelling
• Indigenous Creative Arts Praxis
• Cultures of Archiving the Arts
• Ecological and Climate Crisis
• Fiction writing (genre, historical and speculative fiction)
• Performance-based research (acting, playwriting, dramaturgy)
• Cinema studies.

Your career

A Masters of Arts by Research gained in Creative and Performing Arts at Flinders equips you with a wide range of skills valued in all types of organisations and careers. It will enhance your creative practice, analytical and communication skills, provide you with the ability to quickly learn new concepts and adapt to change, and enhance your time management, organisation and resilience skills.

A Masters of Arts by Research is a stepping-stone to a career as an artist, a professional researcher in the public sector, think tanks, charities, universities, and private corporations. Individuals with a Masters of Arts by Research in Creative and Performing Arts are highly sought after for various professions in public and private organisations and have found roles in writing, the public service, consulting, advising, teaching, publishing and establishing a freelance creative career.

Potential occupations include:

• artist
• academic
• writer
• consultant or advisor
• professional researcher
• community arts and cultural developer

Potential employers include:

• arts organisations
• performing and creative arts companies
• museums and galleries
• publishing companies
• media production companies
• universities
• councils
• think tanks
• public sector.