Bachelor of Visual Arts
University of Sydney - Camperdown/Darlington
Overview
This hands-on degree is focused on providing the conceptual, theoretical and technical skills needed to succeed as a practicing artist or in a creative industries career.
You will be taught by practicing artists, writers and curators with extensive professional experience and networks in the arts industry, and be encouraged to work across disciplinary boundaries to realise your ideas. Our highly experienced technical team will provide relevant technical support and show you how to safely use our extensive workshop facilities including ceramics, glass, jewellery, painting, photography, print media, screen arts and sculpture.
Majors
Areas of study
You will complete studio and art history units and complete electives or a minor or major from Table S, excluding the Visual Arts major and minor. Students can also take electives from the Open Learning Environment.
Table S: Accounting; American Studies; Anatomy and Histology; Ancient Greek; Ancient History; Animal Health; Disease and Welfare Animal Production; Anthropology; Applied Medical Science; Arabic Language and Cultures; Archaeology; Art History; Asian Studies; Banking; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology; Business Analytics; Business Information Systems; Business Law; Chinese Studies; Chemistry; Computer Science; Computer Systems; Criminology; Cultural Studies; Data Science; Design; Digital Cultures; Digital Music; Disability and Participation; Diversity Studies (minor); Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Econometrics; Economic Policy; Economics; Education Studies; English; Environmental, Agriculture and Resource Economics; Environmental Studies; European Studies; Film Studies; Finance; Financial Economics; Financial Mathematics and Statistics; Food Science; French and Francophone Studies; Gender Studies; Genetics and Genomics Geography; Geology and Geophysics; Germanic Studies; Health; Hearing, Speech and Communication; Hebrew (Modern); High Performance in Sport; History; History and Philosophy of Science; Immunology and Pathology; Immunology (minor); Indigenous Studies; Indonesian Studies; Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management; Infectious Diseases; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; International and Comparative Literary Studies; International Business; International Relations; Italian Studies; Japanese Studies; Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture; Korean Studies; Latin; Linguistics; Management and Leadership Marketing; Marine Science; Mathematics; Medicinal Chemistry; Microbiology; Modern Greek; Music; Neuroscience; Nutrition Science; Pathology (minor); Pharmacology; Philosophy; Physical Activity and Health; Physics; Physiology; Plant Production; Plant Science; Political Economy; Politics; Project Management; Psychological Science; Sanskrit (minor); Social Policy (minor); Socio-legal Studies; Sociology; Software Development; Soil Science and Hydrology; Statistics; Spanish and Latin American Studies; Studies in Religion; Sustainability; Theatre and Performance Studies; Urban Studies; Virology (minor); Visual Arts; Wildlife Conservation (minor); Writing Studies (minor).
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Artist, arts writer, craftsperson, cinematographer, curator, digital artist, filmmaker, illustrator, painter, photographer, product designer, sound artist, web and multimedia designer.
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 | NA | NA |
| Median rank to receive an offer | NA | NA |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | NA | NA |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Sydney 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 Sydney
Campus
Camperdown/Darlington
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: 6 years
Indicative ATAR
Unknown
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 101
- Campuses
-
Camperdown/Darlington Conservatorium Cumberland Sydney College of the Arts Westmead
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 Sydney. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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