CSU's Bachelor of Creative Arts and Design (Photography) covers all aspects of photo-practice and techniques from fine art and photo documentation through to advertising and commercial photography. CSU’s Bachelor of Creative Arts and Design (Photography) offers an integrated program combining subjects which provide foundational and contextual knowledge and skills with specialised studies in photography. Students learn a wide range of photo-practice skills and techniques from fine art and photo documentation through to advertising and commercial photography. Photo-techniques from analogue to the latest digital imaging are covered. Graduates of this course will have a well-developed aesthetic sense, strong visual problem solving skills and be technically equipped to produce innovative, exciting and questioning photo-based work. Students complete a suite of core subjects which provide foundational and contextual knowledge and skills. One third of the degree is made up of specialist photography subjects. A minor or elective sequence adds breadth, enabling you to select subjects from another specialisation or discipline area. Minor studies can be chosen from areas such as acting, advertising, art history, animation and visual effects, design for theatre and television, graphic design, image making and illustration, sound or television production. The program finishes with a professional capstone subject which prepares students to embark on a career in their chosen area.

Graduates may work professionally as photographers in areas such as: commercial, advertising, corporate and industrial either for professional studios or freelance fine art exhibition and installation media outlets such as magazines and newspapers either on a freelance or editorial basis galleries, museums and government.