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Master of Creative Industries
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Your project deserves to exist.

You’ve had the idea for years. Now it’s time to bring it to life — with the mentorship, structure, and industry credibility to take it all the way.

  • Take your career to the next level by turning your creative vision into a commercially viable project
  • Apply for a $3,000 JMC grant to kickstart your project
  • Enjoy work rights for international student visa holders while living in Australia
  • Scholarships available for eligible International Applicants
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Support for your creative ambitions

Most creatives have a project that matters to them. What’s missing is the framework, funding, and focused time to make it real.

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The idea stays an idea
Without a structured environment, passion projects stay on the shelf, sometimes for years.

Creative work alone isn’t enough
The industry rewards people who can pitch, budget, and bring collaborators along, not just create.

You’re ready to lead, not just contribute
You’ve put in the time as a practitioner. Now you want to own the vision, not support someone else’s.

Work while you study in Australia
As an international student on a student visa, you’re entitled to work while you study — so you can earn, build local experience, and support yourself while you complete your degree.*

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Built for International Creatives

The Master of Creative Industries isn’t just a great degree; for international students, it’s a smart, practical pathway that keeps your options open while you do work that matters to you.

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POST-STUDY WORK VISA PATHWAYS**

Affordable for International Students

Flexible by Design

Experience Over Credentials

An International Creative Community

Stay. Create. Build your career in Australia.

The Master of Creative Industries is a CRICOS-registered, TEQSA-accredited degree — which means it qualifies you to apply for Australia's Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485)** after graduation.
Work in Australia for up to 2 years, gain local industry experience, and take your project to market.

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Why study a Master of Creative Industries at JMC?

JMC Academy has spent 30+ years training working creatives. We know what it takes to get a project from idea to industry-ready.

An Accredited Australian Degree

Fully accredited by TEQSA (Australia’s national higher education regulator), the Master of Creative Industries is a recognised postgraduate qualification that opens professional and academic doors — in Australia and beyond.

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Industry-Led Teaching

Your lecturers are active practitioners with PhDs — people doing the work you want to do, who know your field from the inside.

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Funded Mentorship

JMC funds an external industry mentor matched to your project — their time, their expertise, your benefit.

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$3,000 Project Grant

Eligible students can apply for up to $3,000 to support the creation, development, or marketing of their project.

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How It Works

Three Steps

Step 1

Enquire & consult

Chat with our admissions team about your project idea, your background, and what you’re hoping to achieve.

Step 2

Develop your project

Over two years, you’ll build your major creative work with support from expert academics, a funded industry mentor, and a cross-disciplinary cohort.

Step 3

Launch & lead

Graduate with a commercially ready project, an advanced degree, and the strategic and entrepreneurial skills to take your work — and career — to the next level.

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What You Gain

A Degree That Does More

Your Capstone Project

A major, commercially viable creative work — a film, game, album, business, exhibition — that you developed, owned, and can take to market.

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Creative & Commercial Skills

Learn to pitch, budget, manage teams, and position your work in the market — the skills that separate creative practitioners from creative leaders.

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A Global Creative Network

Study alongside creatives from across Australia and around the world, in a small cohort environment where your peers become your collaborators, partners, and champions.

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Up to $3,000 Project Grant

Eligible students can apply for JMC’s exclusive Master of Creative Industries Grant to support their project’s creation, development, or marketing.

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What Success Looks Like

Where Graduates Go

You leave with more than a degree. You leave with a project, a practice, and a clear direction.

  • Launch your own studio, production company, label, or creative venture
  • Lead creative teams as a Director, Producer, or Creative Strategist
  • Pitch and commercialise your creative work with confidence
  • Build a professional network across music, film, design, and games
  • Continue into further research or academic pathways
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Course Details

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Master of Creative Industries

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Duration:2 years full-time
Entry:Bachelor’s degree + 2 years’ experience
Next intake:August 2026
Campuses:Sydney · Melbourne · Brisbane
Study Mode:Hybrid on-campus + online

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It Starts With
One Conversation

Talk to our admissions team about your project, your background, and whether the Master of Creative Industries is the right next step for you.

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* Work rights for student visa holders are subject to conditions set by the Department of Home Affairs and may change. For current information visit homeaffairs.gov.au.

** Eligibility for the Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485) is subject to individual circumstances, including age requirements, English language proficiency, and meeting the Australian study requirement. Visa conditions and stay periods are determined by the Department of Home Affairs and may change. For current eligibility information visit homeaffairs.gov.au.