Bachelor of Fine Arts

Due to the circumstances around COVID-19, you will begin your studies online.

However, when Government guidelines change, on-campus studies will be reintroduced.Tasmania is a place that inspires the maker in you.

Nowhere is the entanglement of nature and culture, past and present, creativity and industry more alive.

Studying Fine Arts at the University of Tasmania teaches you how to generate your own opportunities through resourcefulness, connections and collaborations, setting you up for a future immersed in creativity and innovation.Explore your practice in Drawing and Printmaking;

Object and Furniture;

Painting;

Photography;

or Sculpture and Time-Based Media, advancing your technical skills with individual attention.

Studying Critical Practices together with studio-based making, you will contextualise your practice in the art landscape.

As your degree unfolds, you move to open and interdisciplinary units allowing you to dream big, experiment and create work with public outcomes.Feel Tasmania’s past beneath your feet every time you’re on campus inside the former IXL Jam Factory on Hobart’s city docks or Launceston’s historic Western Railway Yard at Inveresk.

Both sites provide generous studio spaces and equipment to improve the scale and complexity of your work, highly skilled technicians to show you the ropes, and access extending beyond scheduled class times.On our island campus of Tasmania, the line between student and professional practice often dissolves.

Engage with acclaimed international creatives drawn here on a personal scale through the Artist in Residence and Arts Forum programs.

From the beginning of your degree, take part in a rich exhibition program across our on-site galleries and iconic spaces to develop essential curatorial skills and showcase your work publicly.Through access to exclusive creative collaborations with Media, Music, and Theatre and Performance students you will build close creative networks, test working relationships, and leverage your accomplishments to generate future opportunities.

Find yourself working with Tasmania’s unique festival scene, creatively solving real client briefs, or soaking up inspiration together on a field trip overseas.This empowering, hands-on Fine Arts experience gives you specialist skills that can be applied into a range of exciting contexts and careers.

With the added flexibility to choose units across the University, you can develop complementary skills in design, creative arts and health, music, media, and creative writing or explore history, politics, blue and green sciences, and other subjects to inspire your practice.Micheila & SamBachelor of Fine Arts graduatesFrom engaging with acclaimed international artists to participating in Tasmania's thriving and experimental art scene, visual artists Micheila Petersfield and Sam Field tell us what they loved about the Bachelor of Fine Arts experience at UTAS.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) requires the completion of 300 credit points including:

• A studio practice major (100 credit points)
• Core units in Critical Practices (100 credit points)
• Electives (100 credit points)

In Critical Practices core you will complete 50 credit points at Introductory level and 50 credit points at Intermediate level. Normally, you will complete the introductory level units in your first year of study (or part-time equivalent)

In the Studio Practice major you will specialise in one art practice. In the major you will complete 25 credit points at Introductory level 25 credit points at Intermediate level and 50 credit points at Advanced level. The studios available are:

• Drawing and Printmaking
• Painting
• Photography
• Object and Furniture
• Sculpture and Time Based Media

In your Elective component you are able to choose from any units which you meet the pre-requisites for, at any level, from across the university. You can also complete additional art practice studio or creative curriculum units in your elective space.

We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you’re not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, the UTAS admissions team will work with you to find the best pathway option.

Enquire online for advice on the application process and the available pathways to study at UTAS.

Domestic applicants who have recently completed secondary education

Applicants are ranked by ATAR and offers made based on the number of places available. In 2020, the lowest ATAR to receive an offer into this course was 50.20. The lowest ATAR to receive an offer may change from year to year based on the number of applications we receive.

Applicants who have recently completed senior secondary studies but have not received an ATAR may still be eligible for admission. We will consider your individual subject results on a case-by-case basis when we assess your application.

Domestic applicants with higher education study

To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have:

Domestic applicants with VET / TAFE study

To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have completed a Certificate IV (or equivalent) in any discipline.

Domestic applicants with work and life experience

Applicants without senior secondary, tertiary or VET / TAFE study can complete a personal competency statement and provide a portfolio of up to ten digital images of recent original artwork in any medium and a statement of interest explaining why you are interested in studying Fine Arts at university.

Subject Pre-requisites

These prerequisites apply to students from all educational backgrounds.

To be an eligible for an offer, you must have studies or experience equivalent to a satisfactory achievement in one of the following Tasmanian Senior Secondary subject:

ART315117

Art Production

ART315214

Art Studio Practice

ARA315116

Art Theory and Criticism (replaces Art Appreciation ARA315111)

CGD315118

Computer Graphics and Design

HDS315118

Housing and Design

MED315117

Media Production

TEG315115

Technical Graphics

You can enquire online for information on interstate and international equivalents to the Tasmanian senior secondary subject above. If you have not met this prerequisite, you will need to complete a UTAS foundation unit before you start your course.

Provide evidence of pre-tertiary TASC subject/s in visual arts successfully completed (e.g. academic transcripts and certificates of completion).

If your ability to access or participate in education has been affected by circumstances beyond your control, you can apply for special consideration as part of your application. We will consider a range of factors, including economic hardship, serious medical condition or disability.

We can only approve applications for special consideration where we are confident that you have the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in your studies. If your application is not approved, the UTAS admissions team will work with you to find the best alternative pathway to your chosen course. Special consideration is not available for international applicants.

Admissions information for international applicants, including English language requirements, is available from the International Future Students site. You can also enquire online to check your eligibility.