UndergraduateArts & Design
Bachelor of Visual Arts
Griffith University, Brisbane/Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Visual Arts will equip you with the historical, theoretical and practical knowledge to begin a career in the visual arts, either in Australia or internationally. In your first year, you'll undertake introductory courses in painting, sculpture, performance and installation, photography, drawing and contemporary Australian Indigenous art. First-year students may also undertake elective courses such as printmaking or jewellery and small objects. In your second year, you'll select a major and tailor your studies with electives such as public art, international study tours, museum and gallery internships, or courses from other Griffith degrees. By third year, you'll deepen your expertise in your major while developing essential professional practice skills, including producing a major cross-disciplinary project and showcasing your work in an exhibition.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1: Drawing Foundations
- Introduction to Art Theory
- Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art Foundations
- Introduction to Art Theory 2
- Introduction to Painting
- Introduction to Sculpture
- Performance and Installation
- Introduction to Photography
- Year 2: Art
- Gender
- Sexuality and the Body
- Year 3: Australian Art
- Memory and Trauma in Visual Culture
- History and Theory
- Studio Thinking
- Global Visual Culture
- Plus 16 elective/flexible courses chosen from an approved list to complete the 240 credit-point program
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Completion of an Australian Year 12 (Senior Secondary) certificate or equivalent international qualification. Assumed background knowledge: Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C); Any two units of English (Band 3).
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