Bachelor of Fine Arts

With the Bachelor of Fine Arts, you'll develop the skills and knowledge needed to become a professional artist.

In line with contemporary practice you may choose to work in an interdisciplinary mode, possibly including performance, installation, video and new media.During the first year, you are introduced to a range of activities to broaden your skills and experience.

You will undertake subjects in both two-dimensional and multi-dimensional studios, as well as drawing, digital art and the history and theory of art and design.

Learning may take place in a studio or workshop, lecture, tutorial, library, gallery or another learning setting, on or off-campus.Your second year involves further in-depth studies.

In the studio art practice subjects, you will gain further experience in a range of media although with an increased emphasis on self-initiating projects, particularly in semester two.In the final year of your degree, you will propose a self-directed project incorporating research and contemporary art practice, supported by staff from a number of specialist studios.

You will be working in, or across, the different studios as the individual projects demand.

You will also undertake a subject in professional art practice.Our open, flexible, specialist studios include ceramics / 3D, drawing, printmaking, and painting.

All teaching staff are practicing artists and designers with considerable reputations in Australia.Areas of study include:

Ceramics/3D, Drawing, Printmaking, Painting, Digital Art, Multi-dimensional Art.

Sample structures are just one example of the many options available within your chosen course. Please contact Federation University for further information on available options.

Please note this is a sample structure only and is not to be used for enrolment purposes. To enrol, please refer to the information provided to you by Federation University for your individual program structure or view our enrolment information page.

To view current subject information and cost, click on the individual subject name below, or click here to view current subject information and cost for ALL subjects.

Year 1

Semester 1

DRAWING 1 VAMIN1011, 15 credit points

VISUAL ART STUDIO ART PRACTICE 1 VASAP1011, 30 credit points

VISUAL CULTURE - AN INTRODUCTION VATHR1011, 15 credit points

Semester 2

DIGITAL ART 1 VAMIN1012, 15 credit points

VISUAL ART STUDIO ART PRACTICE 2 VASAP1012, 30 credit points

VISUAL CULTURE - FOUNDATIONS AND TRADITIONS VATHR1012, 15 credit points

Year 2

Semester 1

DIGITAL ART 2 VAMIN2004, 15 credit points

VISUAL ART STUDIO PRACTICE 3 VASAP2003, 30 credit points

MODERNISM IN ART AND DESIGN VATHR2013, 15 credit points

Semester 2

DRAWING 2 VAMIN1003, 15 credit points

VISUAL ART STUDIO PRACTICE 4 VASAP2004, 30 credit points

ART AND DESIGN: POST WAR TO POSTMODERN VATHR2014, 15 credit points

Year 3

Semester 1

PROFESSIONAL ART PRACTICE VAPAP3005, 15 credit points

VISUAL ART STUDIO ART PRACTICE 5 VASAP3005, 30 credit points

POPULAR CULTURE AND CONTEMPORARY ART AND DESIGN VATHR3015, 15 credit points

Semester 2

STUDIO PRACTICE 6 VASAP3006, 45 credit points

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN VISUAL CULTURE VATHR3016, 15 credit points

Entry requirements (year 12)

Admissions Criteria for current Year 12 students (2020) and recent secondary graduates (2019 and 2018)

Prerequisites

• Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any English

Entry requirements (non year 12)

Admission criteria for applicants with a Higher Education Study

This course uses an applicant's entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Compulsory: Previous higher education studies with results at a pass level, including any 'single subjects of study', or successful completion of a tertiary preparatory program such as the FedUni Foundation Access Studies Program (FAST)

Admission criteria for applications with a Vocational Education and Training study

This course uses an applicant's entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Compulsory: Successful completion of a relevant VET qualification at Certificate III level or higher.

Admission criteria for applications with work and life experience

This course uses an applicant's entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.

Compulsory: Applicants who have not completed secondary education, or undertaken any TAFE or university studies should include a personal statement detailing all relevant work and life experience to strengthen their application.

Extra Requirements

Essential requirements for selection and application

Supplementary form

Compulsory: Applicants must complete and submit a supplementary application form to secure an interview. The online form can be accessed from here.

Folio and folio presentation

Compulsory: The selection process includes an interview and folio presentation. Your folio work should be representative of your creative ideas and abilities. Qualities of importance are originality, innovation, imagination, experimentation and competence in the basic skills associated with visual arts. Please include evidence of your drawing skills in your folio, along with any journals of relevant material. Read more about preparing your folio or consider attending our folio preparation workshop.

Interview

Compulsory: Applicants must attend an interview of approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Please check the Arts Academy webpage for dates and locations.In the interview, you are asked to present a comprehensive folio of your work in a variety of media. The selection panel is interested to hear about your motivations for studying in your chosen field, and see a range of creative work that demonstrates your ability to explore ideas in depth. Read more about the interview.