Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBVS

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The Bachelor of Visual Arts (Jewellery and Metal) qualifies individuals to pursue creative practice, supported by specialised knowledge in research, in historical and contemporary art and culture and it allows graduates to undertake professional work, as well as providing pathways to further learning.

Content & Structure

Graduates of a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Jewellery and Metal) degree will have a broad knowledge of contemporary and historical visual arts practice and specialist knowledge and skills of jewellery and metalwork design and making, supported by in-depth studio practice, research and theoretical undertakings.

The students will complete 108 units of study comprising 36 units of specialisation in Jewellery and Metal, 40.5 units of core studio and theory studies, 27 units of visual arts electives and 4.5 units of free electives.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Foundation Studio VSAR 1003 9
Visual Inquiry VSAR 1010 4.5
Reading Visual Culture 1 VSAR 1100 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
AAD Specialisation 1 4.5 Note(s): 1
Visual Arts Elective 1 4.5 Note(s): 2
Visual Arts Elective 2 4.5 Note(s): 2
Reading Visual Culture 2 VSAR 2100 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
AAD Specialisation 2 4.5 Note(s): 1
Visual Arts Elective 3 4.5 Note(s): 2
Visual Arts Elective 4 4.5 Note(s): 2
Australian Art: Image, Issues and Identity VSAR 3015 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
AAD Specialisation 3 VSAR 2012 9
Free Elective 4.5 Note(s): 3
Indigenous Art, Culture and Design VSAR 3017 4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
AAD Specialisation 4 VSAR 3005 9
Visual Arts Elective 5 4.5 Note(s): 2
Visual Arts Professional Practice VSAR 3002 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
AAD Specialisation 5 VSAR 3006 9 Note(s): 2
Visual Arts Elective 6 4.5 Note(s): 2
Contemporary Art and Visual Culture VSAR 3016 4.5

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