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Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design Pass and Hons

Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design (Pass and Honours)

 

BVAD

240 cp (Pass)

Minimum duration:  3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

80 cp (Honours)

Minimum duration:  1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                     Melbourne Campus Vic

                                     Strathfield Campus NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

 

1.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE PASS DEGREE

To qualify for the Pass degree, a student must complete:

 

(a)                 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(i)           30 cp from 2D Studies;

(ii)          30 cp from 3D/4D Object Design;

(iii)         30 cp from Graphic Design;

(iv)         40 cp from Art and Design History and Theory;

(v)          90 cp from Professional Development and Practice;

(vi)         20 cp from Mission-focussed units;

and

(b)                required Volunteer Experience[1]

 

2.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE HONOURS DEGREE

To qualify for the Honours degree a student must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the Pass degree, complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units.

 

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

2D STUDIES UNITS

ARTS109           10         2D Studies 1

ARTS113           10         2D Studies 2

ARTS225           10         2D Studies 3

3D/4D OBJECT DESIGN UNITS

ARTS110           10         3D/4D Object Design 1

ARTS114           10         3D/4D Object Design 2

ARTS226           10         3D/4D Object Design 3

GRAPHIC DESIGN UNITS

ARTS111           10         Graphic Design 1

ARTS115           10         Graphic Design 2

ARTS227           10         Graphic Design 3

ART AND DESIGN HISTORY AND THEORY UNITS

ARTS112          10         Art and Design History and Theory 1

ARTS116          10         Art and Design History and Theory 2

ARTS228          10         Art and Design History and Theory 3

ARTS231          10         Art and Design History and Theory 4

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICE UNITS

ARTS229           10         Developmental Practice (Pre: at least one unit at 200 level)

ARTS230           10         Studio Theory

ARTS325           10         Professional Practice

ARTS326           10         Internship

ARTS327           10         Self-Directed Studies 1 (Pre: at least one unit at 200 level)

ARTS328           10         Collaborative Studies

ARTS329           10         Self-Directed Studies 2 (Pre: ARTS327 Self-Directed Studies 1)

COMM102         10         Introduction to Communication (Inc: ENGL107 Written Communication

ENGL107           10         Written Communication (Inc: COMM102 Introduction to Communication)

MGMT101          10         Fundamentals of Management (Inc: MKTG100 Principles of Marketing)

MKTG100           10         Principles of Marketing (Inc: MGMT101 Fundamentals of Management)

MISSION-FOCUSSED UNITS

PHIL104             10         Introduction to Ethics

ARTS324           10         Art and Spirit

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE UNIT

ARTS232           0          Volunteer Experience

SCHEDULE OF HONOURS UNITS

ARTS405             10         Practices of Research in Art and Design

ARTS406             10         Issues of Ethical Practice in Art and Design

ARTS407             10         Advanced Studies in Art and Design

ARTS408             20         Research Thesis/Research Studio Practice A

ARTS409             30         Research Thesis/Research Studio Practice B



[1] Volunteer Experience is normally to be completed by the end of Year 2.