Bachelor of Arts in Art
Course Overview
The BA in Art is a dynamic, visually-driven programme. Students are challenged to address traditional, contemporary, conceptual, conventional, and experimental approaches to thinking, making, performing, and writing about art in today’s world.
Skills are delivered in Ceramics, Sculpture, Digital Media, Drawing, Filmmaking, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Professional Practice and Curation in tandem with academic research and writing skills in Art History and Critical Theory.
Course Structure
Academic and Professional Skills
History of Art 1: Introduction to the Discipline
2D, 3D Contextual Studies and Studio 1 : Introduction to the Practice
Photography and Digital Media: Introduction to the Practice
Drawing Colour and Structure 1 : Introduction to the Practices
Critical Theory 1
Painting, Photography, Printmaking - Studio Practice 2 (Elective)
Sculpture, Ceramics, Digital and Time-Based Media - Studio Practice 2 (Elective)
Digital Media: Superdigital Interconnectivity (Elective)
Industry and Clay: Exploiting the Industrial Towards Creative Outcomes (Elective)
Clay Portrait Head, Moulding and Casting (Elective)
Book Arts: Design and Construction (Elective)
Critical Theory 2
History of Art 2.1: Modernism Matters
Interdisciplinary Drawing
Painting, Photography, Printmaking - Studio Practice 3 (Elective)
Sculpture, Ceramics, Digital and Time-Based Media - Studio Practice 3 (Elective)
Cloth and Human Experience (Elective)
Curation and Contemporary Art (Elective)
Socially Engaged and Participative Public Art Practice (Elective)
Film Making with DSLR (Elective)
Professional Practice 2 (Exhibition)
Exhibiting Contemporary Art
Visual Culture 1
Entry Requirement
| Language Requirement | |
|---|---|
| IELTS Score (Minimum) | A minimum score of 5.5. overall (with a score of 5.0 in each component) |
| PTE Score (Minimum) | 51 |
Career Opportunities
Following the completion of this programme, graduates will have many career opportunities including:
- Artist
- Painter
- Print-maker
- Sculptor
- Ceramicist
- Digital artist
- Art education roles
- Art media roles including bloggers and cultural commentators
- Art writers and critics
- Art photographer
- Master printer
- Arts administrator
- Public artist
- Community arts practitioner
- Museum and gallery assistant
- Educational roles within the community and cultural institutions
- Exhibition tour guide
- Arts researcher