Establish your career in the visual arts with this bachelor degree and develop a broad and coherent range of specialist knowledge and practical skills.
ARB405 Bachelor of Creative Industries (Visual Arts)
Annual indicative cost | $7,950 |
Establish your career in the visual arts with this bachelor degree and develop a broad and coherent range of specialist knowledge and practical skills. Delivered in partnership with the University of Canberra, this unique degree provides you with an open and supportive studio environment for you to define and shape your career as a visual artist.
The creative arts industry plays an important role in Australia's economy. According to the Australian Government's MySkills service, it contributes over $10 billion to the economy and employs nearly 100,000 people. With the emergence of new technologies and wide range of job prospects available, this is an exciting industry to be a part of.
In this course you'll develop hands-on skills and techniques to build your abilities and understanding of contemporary art and culture. You'll also explore contemporary arts and expand into cross media, and multi-disciplinary visual arts practices.
Graduates can develop their careers in a wide range of art, design, and culturally related fields including gallery exhibitions, arts education, arts administration, curating, exhibition, display design, public art and more.
If you’re a current TAFE Queensland diploma student, you’re in a unique position to take advantage of our diploma-to-degree pathway option. As soon as you successfully complete your diploma, you automatically qualify for a provisional place in a relevant University of Canberra degree, with up to one years’ credit.
Our degrees are delivered here at TAFE, on our modern campuses, using top of the line facilities and equipment. Across Creative Arts, Dentistry, Engineering and Information Technology, our learning spaces are at the forefront of new technology, offering students the benefit of learning on industry leading equipment.
If you have completed the below diploma you will gain up to a year's credit towards this qualification:
Please note not all units are offered in each teaching period.
The below study pattern is for new students.
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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Year 1 Semester 1 | ||
11591Professional Orientation (Creative Industries and Digital Design) - Level 1Unit code: 11591 Unit description: This unit introduces students to the diverse opportunities in the world of creative and digital design industries. Aspects that will be considered include: contemporary demands of the industry including social responsibility, ethical and sustainability issues. Through engagement with industry and community, students will gain an understanding of global discipline knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform as responsible, capable creative industry and digital design professionals. Students will start their career awareness and planning through approaches such as five year plans and ePortfolios. |
Professional Orientation (Creative Industries and Digital Design) - Level 1 | Credit points: 3 |
116032D Art FoundationUnit code: 11603 Unit description: In this introductory unit students will engage with a variety of manual drawing, painting and print-making processes, covering: media, application, technique, design and content. Students will learn to research key information on historical and contemporary artists and their application of 2D media. 2D Media will be discussed and situated within contemporary culture. The broad base of study here provides the foundation for further involvement with 2D media processes and applications. It provides the basis for the understanding of, and engagement with manual image making skills and their critique. |
2D Art Foundation | Credit points: 3 |
11605Response to Art HistoryUnit code: 11605 Unit description: This unit explores and navigates modern art history. It discusses how the major artistic and cultural movements of the Modern Era have presence and influence within contemporary art and culture. Students will learn to identify key artists, concepts and styles within the Modern Era. They will investigate the integration of cultural, historical and theoretical knowledge with their practical work. And they will be able to outline the major artistic and cultural movements of the Modern Era. A sound understanding of this subject will allow the student to culturally and historically situate both their own practice and the work of other practitioners in the Visual Arts sector. |
Response to Art History | Credit points: 3 |
-Open ElectiveUnit code: - |
Open Elective | Credit points: 3 |
Year 1 Semester 2 | ||
11595The Big PictureUnit code: 11595 Unit description: This project-based unit provides students with a unique opportunity, working in small cross-disciplinary teams, to explore courageous or experimental projects, without the pressure of having to produce something that is objectively 'successful'. Assessment in this unit will focus not upon the quality or otherwise of the group-driven creative outputs, but rather upon the reflective, individual exegetical and reflective components that accompany them. |
The Big Picture | Credit points: 3 |
116043D Art FoundationUnit code: 11604 Unit description: In this introductory unit students will engage with a variety of sculptural and ceramic processes, covering: media, application, technique, design and content. Students will learn to research key information on historical and contemporary artists and their application of 3D media. 3D Media will be discussed and situated within contemporary culture. The broad base of study here provides the foundation for further involvement with 3D media processes and applications. It provides the basis for the understanding of, and engagement with manual image making skills and their critique. |
3D Art Foundation | Credit points: 3 |
-Open ElectiveUnit code: - |
Open Elective | Credit points: 6 |
Year 2 Semester 1 | ||
11596Creativity and Culture: Truth and IdeationUnit code: 11596 Unit description: This unit challenges the notions of truth and knowledge. It will explore the idea of cultural relativity and challenge our own way of thinking. Knowledge generation will be examined by exploring fictional and historical worlds that establish their own truths and ideations. |
Creativity and Culture: Truth and Ideation | Credit points: 3 |
11593Creative Practice 1Unit code: 11593 |
Creative Practice 1 | Credit points: 3 |
11607Landscape/Environment/SpaceUnit code: 11607 Unit description: This unit investigates the topic of landscape / environment/ space in modern art practice. Students will appraise a diverse range of historical and contemporary resources that reference cultural responses to landscape / environment/ space. They will relate the critical comprehension of this research to develop their own practice and working methods. A sound understanding of this subject will allow the student to address and adhere to major cultural themes in both their research and practical work. |
Landscape/Environment/Space | Credit points: 3 |
-Open ElectiveUnit code: - |
Open Elective | Credit points: 3 |
Year 2 Semester 2 | ||
11017Professional Practice 1: Work Integrated LearningUnit code: 11017 |
Professional Practice 1: Work Integrated Learning | Credit points: 3 |
11608Art & Contemporary CultureUnit code: 11608 Unit description: This unit explores and navigates contemporary culture. It outlines some of the major social and cultural trends within the contemporary era. Students will analyse contemporary artworks and make informed comment on key artistic and conceptual approaches within contemporary art practices. They will hypothesize on social, cultural and/or sub-cultural trends within contemporary visual culture. A sound understanding of this unit will allow the student to culturally situate themselves and their practice within our larger global culture. |
Art & Contemporary Culture | Credit points: 3 |
11606Figure/Portrait/ObjectUnit code: 11606 Unit description: This unit investigates the topic of figure / portrait / object in modern art practice. Students will appraise a diverse range of historical and contemporary resources that reference cultural responses to figure / portrait / object. They will relate the critical comprehension of this research to develop their own practice and working methods. A sound understanding of this subject will allow the student to address and adhere to major cultural themes in both their research and practical work. |
Figure/Portrait/Object | Credit points: 3 |
-Open ElectiveUnit code: - |
Open Elective | Credit points: 3 |
Year 3 Semester 1 | ||
11018Professional Practice 2: Work Integrated LearningUnit code: 11018 Unit description: In this unit students will further develop their abilities as agile professionals with the transferable employability skills and critical and creative abilities to work across industries and sectors and craft diverse employment paths. They will integrate disciplinary knowledge with the professional skills required in their industry through authentic simulated or real workplace experiences, international exchanges or industry collaborations or projects. |
Professional Practice 2: Work Integrated Learning | Credit points: 3 |
11609Art and CommunityUnit code: 11609 Unit description: This unit explores contemporary contexts for art, value and community. The unit involves the analysis of creative/community projects, their contexts, funding and frameworks for employment/engagement. Students will identify appropriate project types that suit their personal interests and their skill base. They will evaluate existing professional benchmarks to assist in the development of a creative/community project proposal. And they will implement a creative/community art project. A sound understanding of this unit will allow students to develop, professional contexts and communities for their practice in the Visual Arts sector. |
Art and Community | Credit points: 3 |
-Open ElectiveUnit code: - |
Open Elective | Credit points: 6 |
Year 3 Semester 2 | ||
11592Professional Evidence (Creative Industries and Digital Design)Unit code: 11592 Unit description: This unit prepares students for professional work in the cultural sector and finalises and reviews your ePortfolio. Through practical activities, such as preparing a grant application, developing a team-based project proposal, and researching a cultural organisation, students learn to relate their discipline specific knowledge to a range of professional contexts. The unit will emphasise the significance of multiculturalism, cultural consumption and globalisation as key influences shaping cultural work in the twenty first century. |
Professional Evidence (Creative Industries and Digital Design) | Credit points: 3 |
11594Creative Practice 2Unit code: 11594 Unit description: This unit focuses on the independent conceptualisation, planning and realisation of a student-generated major work in their creative field. The unit emphasises consultation/collaboration as part of the creative process, skill refinement and the consideration of publication. This unit is based on a model of academic supervision and is intended to pave the way towards independent modes of learning crucial in the industry and at postgraduate levels of study. |
Creative Practice 2 | Credit points: 3 |
9759Artist as CuratorUnit code: 9759 |
Artist as Curator | Credit points: 3 |
-Open ElectiveUnit code: - |
Open Elective | Credit points: 3 |
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South Bank | 08 February 2021 | 3 years | Full time 5 days per week | Classroom | Annual indicative cost: $7,950 |
Courses delivered on campus may have a combination of online and classroom based learning. Students are expected to undertake additional personal study to complete the course requirements.
If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.
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This degree is available through direct entry via the University of Canberra website.
Admission into this course is based on the following selection criteria:
We also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the university via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes. More information is available on the University of Canberra Alternate entry page.
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is embedded within this degree.
It is recommended that students have access to a reliable internet connection to access the University of Canberra’s online learning system Canvas, and a computer with up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Flash Player. This equipment and software is available for students to use at all TAFE Queensland locations.
The Bachelor of Creative Industries (Visual Arts) provides you with an open and supportive studio environment for you to define and shape your career as a visual artist. It begins with hands-on traditional skills and techniques and grounds your understanding of contemporary culture historically and theoretically. It explores contemporary arts interface with digital technologies and expands into cross media, multi-disciplinary visual arts practice.
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Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning. Read more about assessment methods.
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If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.
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