Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design

BVAD

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Melbourne
• Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:

1. 120 cp of Visual Arts Specialisation consisting of:
2. 40 cp from 2D Studies (Part A);
3. 30 cp from 3D/4D Object Design (Part B);
4. 20 cp from ARTS332 and ARTS340 (Part C);
5. 30 cp from Art and Design History and Theory (which must include one of the following program core units, ARTS331 Contemporary Art in a Globalised World or ARTS338 International  Study Tour: Venice Biennale) (Part D);
6. 40 cp from Graphic Design minor (Part E);
7. 40 cp of Arts minor chosen from minors available in the Bachelor of Arts OR 40 cp of Arts electives from BA offerings (Part F);
8. 20 cp  from Specified Units (Part G);
9. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part H).

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed the requirements for the Diploma in Visual Arts and Design may exit from the course with that qualification.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Part A : 2D Studies

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ARTS109	Drawing	10
ARTS225	Print Media	10
ARTS238	Photography	10
ARTS241	Painting	10

Part B : 3D/4D Object Studies

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ARTS226	Video / Installation	10
ARTS236	Ceramics/Multimedia	10
ARTS239	Object Design	10

Part C : Self-Directed Studies

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ARTS332	Self-Directed Studio	10
ARTS340	Visual Arts and Design Major Project	10	*With permission from the course coordinator, students may take HUMA320 Major Creative Project as a substitute for ARTS340 Visual Arts and Design Major Project.

Part D : Art and Design History and Theory

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ARTS112	Art in the Early 20th Century	10
ARTS237	Postmodern Art in the 20th Century	10
ARTS252	Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ARTS331	Contemporary Art in a Globalised World	10
OR
ARTS338	International Study Tour: Venice Biennale	10

Part E : Graphic Design minor

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
GRDE	Graphic Design	40

Part F : Bachelor of Arts Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BUSD	Business Studies	40
COMM	Communication	40
COMS	Community Services	40
COMP	Computing	40
CRWR	Creative Writing	40
DRAM	Drama	40
ECON	Economics	40
ENGL	English	40
GEOG	Geography	40
HLDV	Healthy Development	40
INDV	International Development Studies	40
MATH	Mathematics	40
MEDI	Media	40
MUSC	Music	40
PHIL	Philosophy	40
PINR	Politics and International Relations	40
PSYC	Psychology	40
SOCI	Sociology	40
THSD	Theological Studies	40
YWRK	Youth Work	40

Part G : Specified Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ARTS325	Professional Practice	10
ARTS330	Internship	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ARTS331	Contemporary Art in a Globalised World	10
OR
ARTS338	International Study Tour: Venice Biennale	10

Part H : Core Curriculum units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC300	Justice and Change in a Global World	10
OR
PHCC320	The Just Society	10