Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design

Australian Catholic University - Strathfield (Mount St Mary)

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Overview

This degree provides an exciting mix of studio-based art, graphic design, art and design history as well as theory, practical and professional experience with exhibitions in art galleries. You will explore the relationships between two-dimensional media areas such as drawing, painting, printmaking and photography, and three and four-dimensional areas such as sculpture, video production and object design as well as graphic design leading to webpage design and animation.

Students can also undertake electives or a minor from the Bachelor of Arts offerings. Apply your skills across a range of media for a future in arts administration, graphic design, art therapy, curatorship, teaching, visual merchandise, photography, printmaking, art conservation or creative direction.

Majors

Areas of study

3D/4D object design, art and design history and theory, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture plus areas of elective study within Arts (business studies, communication, computing, drama, economics, education studies, English, geography, history, mathematics, philosophy, politics and international relations, psychology, sociology, study of religions, theological studies). Opportunity for short overseas study trips to Rome and Venice are also available. Refer to 103302 Bachelor of Arts.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

Administrator; art conservation; art gallery manager; art theory research assistant; art therapist; art creative director; curatorship; events coordinator; professional artist; theatre and set designer; film maker and editor; visual merchandiser.

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 offer78.586.5
Median rank to receive an offer62.7571
Lowest rank to receive an offer51.858.7

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Australian Catholic University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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