This hands-on degree will provide you with the conceptual, theoretical and technical skills to become a successful practising artist or work across a range of careers in creative industries.

You will be taught by practising artists, writers and curators, whose extensive professional experience and industry networks will be of enormous benefit to you.

You will also be encouraged to work across disciplinary boundaries to realise your ideas. Your studies will be supported by intimate studio-style workshops across many artistic mediums including ceramics, glass, jewellery, painting, photography, print media, screen arts and sculpture.

The degree includes an art history component to help build your research and critical skills as well as access to a wide range of contemporary art electives.

Our graduates can be found across a broad range of careers and roles, including:

• Artist
• Arts writer
• Craftsperson
• Curator
• Digital artist
• Educator (with further tertiary qualifications)
• Filmmaker
• Illustrator
• Painter
• Producer
• Product designer
• Sound artist
• Web and multimedia designer

Future study

At the completion of the Bachelor of Visual Arts you may consider further specialisation through postgraduate coursework at SCA.