Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)
Degree Level Undergraduate
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Start Date
February
Campus
City West
Duration
1 year(s) full-time
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Entry requirements
Entry into the Honours program will be available to students who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in visual arts or equivalent with an overall grade point average of 5 or above (credit level average) and who have obtained a credit level average in the final year in the discipline the candidate intends to pursue within the Honours program.
Preference may be given to candidates who have attained either: a distinction average or higher in the final year of their undergraduate degree; or a credit average or higher in undergraduate core theory courses, as identified within the program schedule, and as determined by the Program Director.
Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
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Aim
The Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) Degree qualifies individuals with the research and analytical skills for entry into related professions where a rigorous academic standard is required, and as a pathway for research and higher degree programs.
Content & Structure
Graduates of a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) degree will have a coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in their chosen discipline and knowledge of research principles and methods appropriate to related specialisation in art, craft and/or design. Graduates will develop critical, reflective and analytical research skills in contemporary art and craft practice to produce solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence.
The students will complete 36 units of study comprising Research Methods where students will formalise their research topic and produce a literature review appropriate to their topic, and consolidate their research in Honours Research Studies A, B and C to produce either a body of studio work accompanied by a written exegesis or a scholarly thesis.
The students will complete 36 units of study comprising Research Methods where students will formalise their research topic and produce a literature review appropriate to their topic, and consolidate their research in Honours Research Studies A, B and C to produce either a body of studio work accompanied by a written exegesis or a scholarly thesis.
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