Start date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBVS

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Fees
AUD$ 22,700 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2015

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [6.0]
  • IELTS reading [6.0]
  • IELTS writing [6.0]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
085224C

Aim

The Bachelor of Visual Arts (New Media Arts) 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

The program requires the completion of 108 units, organised into three levels over three years.

Level 1 (one study period) introduces students to a range of skills and knowledge areas in the visual and applied arts and cultural studies fields, thus providing a foundation for further studies.

Level 2 (three study periods) and Level 3 (two study periods) extend and consolidate students' skills and knowledge areas through a major study in one arts discipline, and a minor study from another. Students may choose from the studio disciplines of Ceramics, Drawing, Glass, Jewellery and Metal, New Media Arts, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Textiles as well as Visual Art History and Theory. Additional core theory courses of 18 units will consolidate students’ knowledge of visual culture and professional practice.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3) - LEVEL 1
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) - LEVEL 2
AAD Specialisation 1 4.5 Note(s): 1
Visual Arts Elective 1 4.5 Note(s): 1
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) - LEVEL 2
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) - LEVEL 3
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) - LEVEL 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) - LEVEL 3
AAD Specialisation 5 VSAR 3006 9
Visual Arts Elective 6 4.5 Note(s): 2
Contemporary Art and Visual Culture VSAR 3016 4.5

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