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Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design (Honours)

BVAD(Hons)

80 cp

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

Course available at:
Melbourne Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield) 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. Admission Requirements Honours Degree1

To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours degree course, a student must have completed the Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design pass degree or equivalent, normally within the last five years with at least a credit average including at least 4 of the units in the major sequence of the discipline of the honours course.

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 Honours Units

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

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
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 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.