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Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts & Graphic Design)

Visual Arts & Graphic Design (UAC Code: 754607)

This major is designed for those who have strong interests in both visual arts practice and in aspects of graphic design. It allows visual artists, who wish to broaden their career options, to develop skills which have commercial application. The graphic design emphasis in this major is towards design for print media, using both manual and digital technologies. Studio subjects are supported by design theory and visual arts theory subjects.

Specific Entry Requirements

Refer to the specific entry requirements for Visual Arts and also for Graphic Design and New Media.

Course Program

Subjects   Credit Points
100-level
VISA101 Visual Investigations A 6
VISA103 Introduction to Visual Arts Studio A 6
DESN101 Introduction to Graphic Design 6
VISA102 Visual Investigations B 6
VISA104 Introduction to Visual Arts Studio B 6
DESN102 Design for Visual Communication 6
Plus 12 credit points of theory
VISA121 Introduction to Theories of Visual Culture 6
VISA122 Perspectives on Modernism 6
200-level
DESN201 Typography, Text and Illustration 6
VISA221 Early Visual Arts and Design in Australia 6
VISA201 Visual Investigations C 6
VISA203 Visual Arts Studio C 6
DESN202 Campaign Graphics and Editorial Design 6
DESN222 Design Theory 6
VISA222 The Artist in Contemporary Culture 6
and
VISA202 Visual Investigations D 6
or
VISA204 Visual Arts Studio D 6
300-level
DESN301 Commercial Graphic Design Practice A 6
VISA321 Introduction to Indigenous Art and Visual Culture 6
VISA301 Visual Investigations E 6
VISA303 Advanced Visual Arts Studio E 6
DESN302 Commercial Graphic Design Practice B 6
VISA322 Representation and Space in the Post Colonial World 6
DESN322 Advanced Graphic Design Theory 6
and
VISA302 Visual Investigations F 6
or
VISA304 Advanced Visual Arts Studio F 6
 
 
 

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