Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts and Design)
University of Wollongong
CRICOS provider number: 00102E TEQSA provider ID: PRV12062
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
The Visual Arts and Design major is tailored for individuals fuelled by a passion for both art and graphic design. Throughout the degree, you will have an opportunity to specialise in a range of visual art disciplines.
Explore contemporary design practice, covering visual communication design, client-based projects, and interface design. The degree provides ample studio time for hands-on creative explorations, underpinned by art and design histories and theories, ensuring you acquire essential creative and critical skills crucial for thriving in the contemporary arts and creative industries.
The culmination of your academic journey is marked by a capstone project-based subject, providing you with the unique opportunity to seamlessly integrate both fields of study.
Throughout the degree, you will forge connections with exceptional artists and designers actively shaping their fields and you will be equipped to navigate the multifaceted demands of the real world, ready to make a meaningful impact in your chosen field.
Areas of study
Art history, creative arts, creative production, design, design history, media arts, visual arts (ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, drawing).
Career opportunities
Practising artist, arts administrator, arts writer, curator, painter, photographer, sculptor, ceramicist, printmaker, graphic designer, web designer, multimedia work, illustrator, teacher (with further tertiary qualifications).
Practical experience
Portfolio of work. You will also take part in a major showcase and public exhibition by the end of your degree. Student work is exhibited throughout the year.
Honours
Available as an additional year of study to meritorious students.
Fees and charges
Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Assumed knowledge: Any 2 units of English.
Recommended studies: English Advanced, Design and Technology and/or Textiles and Design and/or Visual Arts.
Other applicants
Refer to UOW general admission criteria.
Student profile
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Further information
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ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2024)
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- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
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Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
Course updates
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