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Visual Arts and Design Major | 2019
UAC Code: 754607
The Visual Arts and Design major is for those who love not only painting and making, but also designing for real-world environments. The course will develop your skills in traditional areas such as painting and drawing, print-making and photography, and sculpture and textiles. You will also learn contemporary digital design skills, including visual communication design, innovations in design practice and interface design – all underpinned by learnings in history and theory. This dynamic major offers extensive studio time, while equipping you with the design skills essential for success in the contemporary arts and creative industries.
Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Subjects Required for Major Study
Students studying the Visual Arts and Design Major in the Bachelor of Creative Arts will complete at least 96 credit points as outlined below:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| CAVA101 | Visual Foundation 1 | 6 | |
| CAVA102 | Visual Foundation 2 | 6 | |
| CAVA103 | Visual Foundation 3 | 6 | |
| CAVA104 | Visual Foundation 4: Studio Practice | 6 | |
| Year 2 | |||
| VCD 201 | Typography | 6 | |
| VCD 203 | Social Impact Design | 6 | |
| CAVA201 | Visual Arts Studio 1 | 6 | |
| CAVA202 | Visual Arts Studio 2 | 6 | |
| CAVA203 | Visual Arts Studio 3 | 6 | |
| CAVA212 | Visual Arts Studio Workshop E | 6 | |
| CAVA231 | Visual Art, Modernism and the Avant-garde | 6 | |
| CAVA232 | Contemporary Indigenous Art: Theory and Practice | 6 | |
| Year 3 | |||
| VCD 301 | Professional Design Practice | 6 | |
| CAVA301 | Visual Arts Workshop | 6 | |
| CAVA390 | Creative Arts Studio: Major Project (Capstone) | 12 | |
Click on subject codes in the above course structure for information on sessions of offer for each subject.To find out specific information on timetables, tutorials, and classes, visit the Timetable page.
NOTE: Students in the Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media double degree (course code 1795) cannot take the 'Visual Arts and Design' major with the 'Visual Communication Design’ major.
Students interested in Visual Arts and Design are strongly recommended to enrol in VAD 190, and VAD 192 as electives in this major, or to complete the Graphic Design Minor.
Honours
See Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours).
Work Integrated Learning
Undertaking a work integrated learning experience during your university education is now a significant contributor to being competitive in securing employment in your field of choice when you graduate from UOW.
Bachelor of Creative Arts students may apply via their Course Coordinator to enrol into the Creative Arts Internship subject, CACS302. The Faculty offers a limited number of industry placements each year. These offer students hands-on experience in cultural organisations that have agreed to partner with the Faculty on this initiative. Typically students will spend a minimum of 60 hours in an organisation, working on an agreed project from their major study area, with exposure to a fully operational professional environment. These hours can be undertaken on a daily basis or as a single block as negotiated with the host organisation. Students are selected for this opportunity on the basis of both strong academic achievement and through application and interview.
In their third year students will undertake a major project in their chosen discipline continuing to build student experience, expertise and maturity, working with a range of methodologies and processes in a context that simulates professional working conditions.
Third year students may choose to take an additional history/theory subject, particularly if they are interested in Honours or teaching, however, they also have the option of enrolling in CACS301, the Professional Practice subject. In this subject, students will map professional and career pathways in the context of both individual artistic practice and the creative and cultural industries. It will develop an understanding of arts infrastructure, including government agencies, the commercial and the not-for-profit sector. Fundamental professional avenues of support such as legal advisory services and funding structures will be introduced as well as individual portfolios and curriculum vitae, project and funding submission development and making presentations. Students will undertake an individual research assignment into an aspect of the arts that fits with their career ambitions. The subject will be delivered in partnership with key arts and cultural organisations.
Other Information
Creative Arts may apply quotas to subjects to ensure optimal class sizes.
Further information is available via email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au