Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts)
University of Wollongong - Wollongong
Overview
Studying a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) at UOW will allow you to explore diverse materials, processes and practices in an intensive, hands-on environment drawing on a range of studio practices from the established to the emerging, the analogue and the digital, from 2D to object and time-based works. A Bachelor of Creative Arts at UOW encourages you to immerse yourself creatively, critically and practically.
The Creative Industries are some of the fastest growing, most dynamic sectors in the world. The Visual Arts major equips you with a sound knowledge of contemporary art practices and art history and theory within Australia and internationally. It also offers you the opportunity to take minors and electives that broaden your career opportunities such as, for instance, Creative Writing, Media Arts, Technical Theatre, Music Production, Photography, English Literature or languages. Visual Arts is taught by academics who are also practising artists and scholars, and who work with you to develop your creative and critical abilities.
You will work towards a major exhibition by the end of your degree and are encouraged to participate in Student Initiated Projects (SIPS). This flexible degree equips you with technical skills and best-practice processes in studio practice and related theory and history studies.
The studio processes cover textiles, painting and sculpture. You'll also receive a strong foundation in visual and design concepts and then work towards your chosen area of specialisation. The visual arts major equips you with a sound knowledge of contemporary art practices, art history and theory within Australia and internationally. It also offers you the opportunity to take minors and electives that broaden your career opportunities, such as creative writing, English literature, languages, media arts, music production, photography, technical theatre.
Majors
Areas of study
Art history, creative arts, creative production, visual arts (ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, drawing).
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Practising artist, arts administrator, arts writer, curator, painter, photographer, sculptor, ceramicist, printmaker, teacher (with further tertiary qualifications).
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2022.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 88.1 | 94.1 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 79.15 | 86.1 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 67.9 | 75 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Wollongong website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
University of Wollongong
Campus
Wollongong
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
67.90
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 266
- Campuses
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Sydney CBD UOW Batemans Bay UOW Bega UOW Shoalhaven UOW South Western Sydney UOW Southern Highlands UOW Southern Sydney Wollongong Wollongong or Online
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of Wollongong. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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