Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design
Australian Catholic University - Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
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 offer | 78.5 | 86.5 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 62.75 | 71 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 51.8 | 58.7 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Australian Catholic University 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
Australian Catholic University
Campus
Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
51.80
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- VIC
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 321
- Campuses
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Ballarat Blacktown Brisbane Canberra (Signadou) Melbourne North Sydney (MacKillop) Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
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 Australian Catholic University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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