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Bachelor of Creative Industries (Visual Arts)

ProviderUniversity of Canberra
Course code: SIA-161527UniversityStudy area: Creative ArtsCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

The Bachelor of Creative Industries (Visual Arts) provides you with an open and supportive studio environment for you to define and shape your career as a Visual Artist. It begins with hands-on traditional skills and techniques and grounds your understanding of contemporary culture historically and theoretically. It explores contemporary arts interface with digital technologies and expands into cross media, multi-disciplinary visual arts practice. The course has an industry engagement/employment focus and explores different genres of arts practice, art communities, curating, design/commercial opportunities and contemporary visual identities. The flexible course adapted to your personal strengths and aspirations will allow you to build your skills and understanding of contemporary art and culture and to develop and maintain a strong practice in the Visual Arts sector. Graduates become practising artists who develop their careers in a wide range of art, design and culturally related fields including gallery exhibitions, arts education, arts administration, curating, exhibition and display design, public art, product design, illustration, and publications.

Entry requirements

Review the available standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.

Standard entry

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank.

A rank can be achieved by the following means: Year 12 ATAR

  • diploma pathway
  • other Australian Qualification
  • work experience.
  • - overseas qualification
English requirement
Cambridge C1 Advanced 176, no component below 169Cambridge C2 Proficiency 176, no component below 169IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6PTE Academic 58, no component below 50TOEFL iBT 79, no component below 20

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

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