Creative Arts (Visual Arts)

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Offering practical and theory streams, the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) lets you explore a variety of media whilst fostering your individual abilities and talents.

You will be able to undertake studies in one or a combination of studios including ceramics, spatial construction (sculpture and textiles), painting, printmaking, drawing, and gallery studies.  This entire degree in Visual Arts is able to be studied online (with studio options concentrating on research), as well as on campus, from 2015.

Take the opportunity to specialise in one studio for virtually the entire degree or combine disciplines within creative arts or other areas of study.

Professional experience

Unique within Australia, this degree enhances your professional opportunities through specialised activities and partnerships. We regularly host exchange exhibition programs with Massey Sydney College of Arts, Universitas Sebelas Maret (Indonesia) and Nangyang Technological University (Singapore) and interstate. Taught by nationally and internationally renowned artists, these exhibition programs provide excellent opportunities to enhance your skills.

Students in the Bachelor of Creative Arts have the opportunity to choose one of a series of extended majors offered as part of their selected specialisation. An extended major is a specified group of courses with values of 16, 20, or 24 units.

• Visual Arts (16 unit Major)
• Visual Arts (24 unit Major)

The following eight-unit Creative Arts majors can be combined with a 16 unit extended major as a second major:

• Film, Television, and Radio (8 unit Major)
• Music Practice (8 unit Major)
• Theatre Practice (8 unit Major)
• Theatre Theory (8 unit Major)
• Visual Arts Practice (8 unit Major)
• Visual Arts Theory (8 unit Major)

With approval, students are able to take one major or minor/elective study from other undergraduate programs offered by USQ.

Combination 1

Courses to be studiedUnits 

Core course1 

Discipline Foundation7

Discipline Extension8

Second Major8 

 Total24 

Combination 2

Courses to be studiedUnits

Core course1

Discipline Foundation7

Discipline Extension8

Minor sequence4 

Minor sequence 4 

Total24

Combination 3

Courses to be studiedUnits

Core course1

Discipline Foundation7

Discipline Extension8

Minor sequence4

Electives 4 

Total24

Combination 4

Courses to be studiedUnits

Core course1

Discipline Foundation7

Discipline Extension12

Minor sequence4 

Total24

 Combination 5

Courses to be studiedUnits

Core course1

Discipline Foundation7

Discipline Extension16

Total24

Course codeCourse name

Discipline Foundation courses:

CMS1000Communication and Scholarship

VSA1000Introduction to Art Theory

VSA1002Introduction to Contemporary Art Practice

VSA1004Introduction to Studio Research

VSA1003Soft Architecture

VSA1001Contemporary Art Practice 1

FTR1000Elements of Graphic Design

VSA1005Visual Arts Project 1

Entry requirements

All applicants for the Visual Arts major must: 

● present a folio of recent or current works. This will not be retained by USQ after the interview. 

● present photographs of your artworks that are too large to bring to the interview. The photographs must provide an indication of the scale of your work. 

● provide a statement (approximately 500 words) addressing the following: interest, enthusiasm and purpose in study visual arts; career aspirations; knowledge of visual arts processes and theory; demonstrated perceptual ability and hand skills; critical abilities; and evidence of self-motivation, initiative and commitment. The submission should be typed and signed by you, with a statement which certifies that the work is your own. Please present your submission at interview. 

Students who will be completing the Visual Arts major by distance education can have an interview by telephone at their request. The student’s folio and 500 word statement will need to be submitted prior to the telephone interview.

Note: Only Arts Management and theory courses are available by external offer. The following practical studios are not available by distance education (external) study: ceramics, printmaking, linear construction, spatial construction, painting.

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

OP/Rank

The 2015 OP/Rank for this program is: 14/69

International entry requirements

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

Pre-requisites

Year 12 Senior Certificate or equivalent from a recognised institution. Find your country's level of qualificationand minimum entry requirements for this program.

You may be able to apply for scholarships to help with your study costs.