Bachelor of Visual Arts

The Bachelor of Visual Arts at ANU is a practical degree which offers you the opportunity to develop and refine high-level technical and creative skills and knowledge for working with the forms, materials and technologies of a chosen studio discipline.You can choose a major from the following range of studio disciplines:

animation and video, ceramics, furniture, glass, hybrid art practice, jewellery and object, painting, photomedia, printmedia and drawing, sculpture and spatial practice, or textiles.

You will have the opportunity to deepen your study through elective courses drawn from the School of Art &

Design and the wider university.

Program Requirements

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

The 144 units must include:

12 units from completion of foundation courses from the following list:

ARTV1020 Figure & Life ARTV1021 Image and Object ARTV1033 Hold Everything: Studio Foundation DESA1021 Precise Drawing and Model Making DESN1001 Making Online: Context & Presence DESN1002 Visual Communication: Design and Production COMP1720 Art and Interaction in New Media

6 units from completion of an introductory art and design history course from the following list:

ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories: Form and Space ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning

18 units from completion of art history and theory courses from the following list:

ARTH2043 Modernism and Postmodernism in Art and Design: 1850-2000 ARTH2044 Art and Its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display ARTH2045 Curatorship Theory and Practice ARTH2050 Photography and Art ARTH2052 Art of the Modern Print ARTH2056 Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation ARTH2059 Art and Architecture of Asia: Histories and Traditions ARTH2061 Postmodern Sublime ARTH2080 Art and Visual Culture of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1815 ARTH2081 Art of the European Courts, 1500-1815 ARTH2082 Art, War and Conflict ARTH2093 Post-Colonial Discourses in Australian Art ARTH2097 Victorian and Edwardian Art: Australia and Europe 1837-1914 ARTH2098 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art ARTH2104 Asian Art In-Country ARTH2160 Cartographies: Art Exploration and Knowledge ARTH2161 Contemporary Australian Art ARTH2162 Cyberculture ARTH2163 Memory ARTH2164 Theories of the Object ARTH2165 Theories of the Image ARTH2166 Individual Research Unit ARTH2167 Issues in Contemporary Craft and Design ARTH2168 Renaissance and Baroque Art ARTH2169 Introducing Asian Modernisms ARTH2170 Contemporary Asian Art ARTH2171 Australian Art: The Modern Period ARTH2172 Costume, Fashion and Visual Culture

12 units from completion of engagement courses from the following list:

ARTV2027 Professional Practices ARTV2028 Professional Practices Internship ARTV2921 Environment Studio: field based research and studio practice in visual arts ARTV3031 Making Research for a Studio Practice in the Visual Arts ARTV3032 Demonstrating research methods for a studio practice in the visual arts

48 units from the completion of one of the following workshop majors:

Animation and Video Ceramics Furniture Glass Hybrid Art Practice Jewellery and Object Painting Photomedia Printmedia and Drawing Sculpture and Spatial Practice Textiles

48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU

School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place.

Unless otherwise stated, a course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list.

Honours

For information about honours in visual arts, please see Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)

Majors

• Animation and Video Major
• Ceramics
• Furniture
• Glass
• Hybrid Art Practice
• Jewellery and Object
• Painting
• Photomedia
• Printmedia and Drawing
• Sculpture and Spatial Practice
• Textiles

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.

Study Options

Year 1 - 48 units

Year 2 - 48 units

Year 3 - 48 units

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements

Admission to all programs is on a competitive basis. Admission to undergraduate degrees is based on meeting the ATAR requirement or an equivalent rank derived from the following qualifications and including any eligible adjustments:

• An Australian year 12 qualification or international equivalent; OR
• A completed Associate Diploma, Associate Degree, AQF Diploma, Diploma, AQF Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate or international equivalent; OR
• At least one standard full-time year (1.0 FTE) in a single program of degree level study at an Australian higher education institution or international equivalent; OR
• An approved tertiary preparation course unless subsequent study is undertaken.

Other requirements

Entry into the Bachelor of Visual Arts is based on ACT or NSW HSC equivalent and interview and portfolio. Once an application has been lodged, applicants are required to register for an interview and upload a portfolio on the ANU School of Art & Design website at: soa.anu.edu.au/how-apply/undergraduate-applications.

Entry requirements

Domestic School-leavers

Domestic students completing an Australian Year 12 or the IB program (November session) in Australia in 2019 apply directly to The Australian National University by submitting an Admission, Scholarships and Accomodation application here. All students will still need to meet the published entry requirements for the program they have applied for.

In addition to meeting the published entry requirements, school leavers are required met the co-curricular or service requirement (CCS). The CCS functions as a threshold that is either met or not met, you can learn more about the CCS and check if you’ve met the CCS requirement here. You will be directed to the appropriate application system when you select ‘Apply’.

Domestic Non school-leavers

Domestic non-school leavers (including students transferring to ANU, mature age applicants and students who are otherwise not a school-leaver) can apply to ANU via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). You will be directed to the appropriate application system when you select ‘Apply’.

International applicants

International applicants may view further information on admissions requirements at Entry Requirements for International Undergraduate Applicants.

Additional information for applicants

More information about ATAR requirements for individual programs can be found on the ANU website. The National Register of higher education providers is an authoritative source of information that will help you confirm your institution of choice is registered to deliver higher education in Australia. The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) website allows you to do side-by-side comparisons of Australian universities, so you can find out more about the universities that interest you.

The University reserves the right to alter or discontinue its programs as required.

The admission requirements listed on this page are a guide to the entry level required for domestic applicants. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.

Adjustment Factors

ANU offers rank adjustments for a number of adjustment factors, including for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. Rank adjustments are applied to Bachelor degree applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 points (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustments, maximum 10 equity-based adjustments and maximum 5 Elite Athlete adjustments) will be awarded. Please note that Adjustment Factors vary and do not apply to a select few programs, please visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

1. Apply technical skills and specialist knowledge to realise works, artefacts and forms of creative expression.
2. Demonstrate skills and knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques in the visual arts.
3. Recognise and reflect on social, cultural and ethical issues, and apply historical and theoretical perspectives to practice in the visual arts.
4. Develop and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes by thinking creatively, critically and reflectively.
5. Interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments in modes suited to a range of audiences
6. Work independently and collaboratively in response to project demands.