Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies

The Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies is a combined degree offered by Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), Sydney's premier training ground for contemporary visual artists for more than 40 years.This exciting and diverse combined degree offers the opportunity to develop your visual arts specialisation with advanced coursework and a community, industry, research or entrepreneurship project.

You will also complete a major from the shared pool creating a study profile that reflects your expertise in a range of disciplines.Our majors include:The hands-on focus of the Bachelor of Visual Arts will allow you to develop the conceptual, theoretical and technical skills you will need to succeed as a practising artist or in a range of careers in the creative industries.

Taught by practising artists, writers, and curators, you will benefit from their extensive professional experience and arts industry networks.Our flexible course structure allows you to build a course in contemporary art that is adapted to your personal strengths and aspirations while also offering the breadth and opportunities for development of a wide range of skills that will equip you for the modern workplace.

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• Anatomy and Histology (Major)
• Ancient Greek (Major)
• Ancient History (Major)
• Animal Health, Disease and Welfare (Major)
• Animal Production (Major)
• Anthropology (Major)
• Applied Medical Science (Major)
• Arabic Language and Cultures (Advanced) (Major)
• Arabic Language and Cultures (Intermediate) (Major)
• Arabic Language and Cultures (Introductory) (Major)
• Archaeology (Major)
• Art History (Major)
• Asian Studies (Major)
• Banking (non Commerce) (Major)
• Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew (Major)
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Major)
• Biological Design (Major)
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Admission criteria

Admission to this course is on the basis of the following criteria:

• a secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), or approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
• applicants are required to submit a portfolio of their artwork. You may sumit your portfolio electronically as follows:

1. UAC applicants – submit your portfolio electronically to SCA by the application deadline.
2. Direct applicants – upload your portfolio as part of your online application to the University by the application deadline.

You will need to include a short statement of between 200 and 250 words addressing one of the more developed projects in your portfolio. Find out more about portfolio requirements. Late submissions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

• English language requirements where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English.

Admission pathways are open to domestic applicants on the basis of equity or other adjustment factors, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. For details, visit admission pathways.

Credit for previous study

If you’ve already completed university-level or equivalent subjects, you may be able to apply for credit for previous study.

What you'll study