Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
About
The Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts reflects the role of independent professional visual arts practitioners who have a command of wide-ranging, highly specialised technical, creative and conceptual skills and knowledge.
These skills allow practitioners to extend and refine their practice to a point where they are able to originate, realise and exhibit a substantial body of resolved work that expresses their individual creative vision.
The advanced diploma is a more specialised qualification than the Diploma and signifies skill and knowledge of a greater complexity and a higher level of personal accountability.Visual arts practice at this level is underpinned by a sound grasp of art theory and history and the ability to critically analyse and synthesise information from a range of sources.
Discourse and communication around complex ideas are also required.
Deepening skills acquired in the Diploma course, graduates of the Advanced Diploma will have the ability to engage in critical discourse and with a range of theoretical concepts and historical perspectives.This program prepares individuals who wish to pursue a career as visual artists or in other creative positions (such as roles in government bodies, museums, galleries and educational and cultural institutions) in the arts.
This is achieved by studying practical and theoretical courses (alongside OH&S and business-oriented courses) developed in conjunction with the arts industry.
Structure
C6149 Courses
C6149 Core Units - Select ALL Seven (7) Courses
| Course Title | Nominal Hours | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and apply concepts and theories of creativity (BSBCRT601) | 65 | EMPL7111C | City Campus |
| Extend professional expertise with drawing and other visual representation tools (CUAACD601) | 60 | VART6375C | City Campus |
| Establish and maintain safe creative practice (CUAPPR505) | 30 | OHTH5954C | City Campus |
| Originate a body of independent creative work (CUAPPR601) | 75 | VART6376C | City Campus |
| Engage in the business of creative practice (CUAPPR603) | 70 | BUSM8782C | City Campus |
| Publicly present a body of own creative work (CUAPPR604) | 60 | MKTG7991C | City Campus |
| Extend cultural research expertise (CUARES602) | 50 | VART6377C | City Campus |
C6149 RMIT Mandatory Elective Units - Select ALL Five (5) Courses
| Course Title | Nominal Hours | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extend professional expertise across new art forms and media (CUAACD602) | 50 | VART6378C | City Campus |
| Work with the human form in creative practice (CUAACD505) | 50 | VART6379C | City Campus |
| Extend expertise in a specialised art form to professional level (CUAPPR606) | 80 | VART6380C | City Campus |
| Evolve ideas for professional creative work (CUAPPR605) | 50 | VART6381C | City Campus |
| Realise an installation work (CUAINS601) | 90 | GRAP5382C | City Campus |
Entry requirements
Successful completion of the Diploma of Visual Arts.
If you have not completed the Diploma of Visual Arts you must have well-developed artistic skills and knowledge and the conceptual, technical and organisational skills to create and present work in their chosen creative form. Those skills and knowledge may have been acquired through experience in a creative field or through formal study.
International English language requirement
A minimum of IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 5.5, with no band less than 5.0, or equivalent. For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English requirements web page.
Learning outcomes
This nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualification is competency-based. This means that it is designed to enable you to develop skills and knowledge (competency) needed to perform the tasks you are training for.
Assessment in a competency-based program is about being able to demonstrate that you have developed the skills and areas of knowledge, and that you can perform at the standard required at this level.
If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program e.g. through work experience, you can be assessed and have these skills and knowledge formally recognised at any point during the program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) and Credit Transfer.
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