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Bachelor of Arts in Digital and Social Media

Curtin University · Bentley

Bachelor degree · 3 years · On campus or online

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Can I get in?

Lowest rank and ATAR
66.10
no adjustments at the lowest
Lowest rank that got an offer: 66.10
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 66.10
Median rank that got an offer: 83.38

Rank or ATAR? Which number counts

About studying creative arts

Creative arts degrees combine studio or performance practice with critical study. Entry often considers a portfolio or an audition as well as your ATAR.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

Getting into creative arts courses

Entry here works differently. Many courses combine your ATAR with a portfolio, audition or interview, and for some the portfolio counts for more than the rank. Units 3 and 4 English is the usual prerequisite. Check each course individually, because entry varies more in this area than any other.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

These are the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer in 2026, not a cut-off or a guarantee. Next year's depends on how many places there are and who applies. How ATARs really work · Didn't get the ATAR you needed?

Three kinds of figure on this page

They are not all about the same thing, so they are kept apart. Each section says who its numbers describe.

This course

Bachelor of Arts in Digital and Social Media at Curtin, Bentley. These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
66.10
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
66.10
Median rank that got an offer
83.38
Length
3 years
Study mode
On campus or online
Campus
Bentley
TAC code
CUICH

Every creative arts student at Curtin, not this course alone. The tick on each bar is the national figure for creative arts.

Overall student experience77.6%

National average: 76.6%

Teaching quality84.8%

National average: 80.5%

Overall satisfaction79.6%

National average: 75.1%

In full-time work, about four months out56.7%

National average: 76.2%

Median starting salary
$70,000
National, same field
$74,000

All of Curtin

Every student at Curtin, across every subject. Nobody publishes them for one course or one study area.

Where graduates end up

Source: QILT, 2025 GOS-L

QILT does not publish three-year outcomes at course level.

In full-time work+6.8 pts
4 months after finishing
84.1%
3 years on
90.9%
Employer satisfaction84.1%

of supervisors would hire another Curtin graduate. Employers of recent graduates, surveyed by QILT (ESS 2023-2025).

Do students stay and finish?

Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Of students who started at Curtin in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
66.6%
Still studying
5.4%
Left after returning
19.7%
Never came back after first year
8.4%

More recently: of new Curtin bachelor students in 2023, 11.9% didn't come back to study at any university the following year.

Students are followed if they move: finishing a degree at another university counts as finishing, and moving to another university doesn't count as leaving. Read these alongside the quality measures, not instead of them. Completion and attrition partly reflect who a university enrols – universities serving more regional, mature-age and part-time students naturally run higher attrition without being worse at teaching. What completion rates tell you

What it costs, next to what graduates earn

Total student contribution:3 years × $9,880/year ≈ $29,600Estimate

The Australian government sets this rate by field of study, so it is the same at every university in the country – Curtin did not set it and cannot discount it. Your exact total depends on the subjects you pick. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront. How HECS-HELP works

Typical starting salary (this study area)
$70,000
Typical salary three years on (all Curtin graduates)
$96,700

Our arithmetic, from the fee and salary figures shown elsewhere on this page with their sources. It never affects how well this course fits you.

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