Bachelor of Visual Arts

When undertaking the Bachelor of Visual Arts at the ANU, you will be immersed in a program of rigorous scholarship and intensive studio practice, tailored to your aspirations and informed by internationally renowned art practitioners within Australias top ranking university. You will graduate with the essential creative skills and critical knowledge to address the grand challenges of a rapidly changing world. You will develop deep disciplinary knowledge and learn specialist skills offered across the School of Art and Design studio disciplines, including ceramics, glass, painting, photography and media arts, printmedia and drawing, sculpture and spatial practice, and textiles. You will extend your study through access to courses in the Centre for Art History and Art Theory, combined with access to electives from across the ANU.

Campus
Duration
Fees
ATAR

Canberra

Full-time - 3 years

N/A
70

Structure

The Bachelor of Visual Arts requires completion of 144 units, of which:; A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000 level courses; A minimum of 12 units of courses tagged as Transdisciplinary Problem Solving

Subjects

  • ARTH1006 Art History and Curatorial Studies 1: Cultures and Meaning
  • ARTH1007 Art History and Curatorial Studies 2: Vision and Materiality
  • ARTV1020 Drawn from life: Techniques and Perspectives of Observational Drawing
  • ARTV1034 Foundations of Contemporary Arts Practices
  • ARTV2066 Art in Context
  • ARTV3033 Creative Research Practice: Developing an Independent Work Proposal
  • ARTV3035 Creative Research Practice: Extending and Consolidating an Independent Project (12 units)
  • ARTV1150 Ceramics 1
  • ARTV1350 Glass 1
  • ARTV1550 Painting 1
  • ARTV1650 Photomedia 1
  • ARTV1651 Moving Image 1
  • ARTV1750 Press based Print 1
  • ARTV1751 Planographic Print 1
  • ARTV1850 Sculpture & Spatial Practice 1
  • ARTV1950 Textiles 1
  • ARTV2150 Ceramics 2
  • ARTV2350 Glass 2
  • ARTV2550 Painting 2
  • ARTV2650 Photomedia 2
  • ARTV2651 Moving Image 2
  • ARTV2750 Press based Print 2
  • ARTV2751 Planographic Print 2
  • ARTV2752 Drawing 2
  • ARTV2850 Sculpture & Spatial Practice 2
  • ARTV2950 Textiles 2
  • ARTV2027 Professional Practice: Economies and Ecologies in the Australian Cultural Sector (6 units)
  • ARTV2028 Professional Practices: Internship (6 units)
  • ARTV2909 The Public Project: Engaging with Institutions and Communities
  • ARTV2921 Environment Studio: Field based Research and Studio Practice in Visual Arts
  • MEDN2222 Exquisite Corpse Insight into the Human Body
  • PHIL2289 Leviathan, Art and Law: Constituting the Body Politic

Entry requirements

  • At a minimum, all applicants must meet program specific academic/non academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not guarantee entry into the program.
  • In line with the universitys admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors.