Bachelor of Fine Arts
University of New South Wales - Sydney - Paddington
Overview
The Bachelor of Fine Arts includes several distinct specialisations, from which you can choose: Animation and Moving Image, Art Theory, Music, and Visual Arts.
Immerse yourself in creative practice with the Bachelor of Fine Arts, a three-year degree when studied full time with UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA). This degree includes distinct and focussed specialisations in: Animation and Moving Image, Art Theory, Music (including performance, composition, sonic arts, and pedagogy), and Visual Arts. It also structured such that you can focus on one specific field, or you can move across disciplines.
You’ll learn from experts who will build your technical skills and knowledge in practical and theoretical classes. Your career will be developed though the strong industry links that are embedded in all our specialisations.
Key features of the degree include:
- Self discovery: Explore and develop your artistic voice within your chosen specialisation with options to experience a variety of creative disciplines. Enjoy hands-on practices in a comprehensive, intellectual, and artistic program.
- Collaborate with purpose: Bring an open mind to our social campus – meet and work alongside artists who aree with purpose changing the way we think about important issues. Find out how creative practices can raise awareness and drive action.
- Real industry experience: What happens when you combine professional development, specialist facilities and industry-standard technologies with experienced, well-connected professional artists and musicians? Your career begins before you even graduate. This degree includes industry experience such as exhibitions, studio internships, performances, and ensembles.
ATAR Profile: Some UNSW offers were issued based on the UNSW Gateway Early Conditional Offer Scheme with a lower ATAR entry requirement. Refer to the Admissions Information for a complete ATAR profile by degree.
Majors
Areas of study
Animation and moving image, art theory, music (including creative practice, pedagogy, sonic arts), and visual arts.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Animation and moving image: Animator, 3D artist, Digital publishing, Digital communications specialist, Art director, Advertising director, Film producer, Television producer, Visual effects designer. Art theory: Arts and cultural management, policy making and administration, Art and design criticism, communications and journalism. Music: Performance, Arranging and composing, Academia, Classroom music teaching, Audio engineering. Visual arts: Art direction, advertising, and communications, Writer, Exhibition curator, Entertainer, Publisher, Educator, Theatre production, Urban Planner.
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 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 96.15 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 81.3 | 88.05 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 65.75 | 73.9 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of New South Wales 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 New South Wales
Campus
Sydney - Paddington
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
65.75
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 124
- Campuses
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Canberra at ADFA Sydney - Kensington Sydney - Kensington/Online Sydney - Paddington
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 New South Wales. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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