Master of Community Cultural Development (MC-CCULDEV) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

Community Cultural Development is the intersection between the arts and community based practices. Applicants into the CCD program at the VCA and Music come from several areas. First they are current CCD practitioners wishing to further their intellectual and critical engagement with the practice. Others come from fields related to CCD such as the arts or humanities who desire to share their knowledge within the global community. There is also a growing cohort of both interstate and international students who recognise the CCD program at the VCA and MUSIC as leading the world in critical enquiry in the field. Students in the course already have a strong commitment to cultural diversity and social and civic responsibility. The course provides an opportunity to blend those beliefs with critical enquiry. The MCCD graduate will be able to engage in high levels of scholarship and research, and develop the future direction of the practice. They will both lead the field of community engaged arts and understand the need to be responsive to leaders within communities and cross cultural contexts. CCD is a practice that values cultural diversity and community understanding. Graduates will further develop their capacity for leadership within diverse cultural contexts, rights discourse and community sustainability.

Generic skills

On completion of this course students will:
• demonstrate an understanding of community cultural development theory, philosophy, history and practice;
• confidently articulate their professional practice through both written and oral methods;
• apply creative and innovative skills to problem solve within the broader practice;
• demonstrate research principles and methods pertinent to CCD practice;
• present a developed knowledge of the creative processes within community based arts practice;
• express community cultural development theory and practice in an accessible form at community level;
• demonstrate leadership and mentoring skills.

Last updated: 21 February 2025