The Bachelor of Visual Arts at ANU is a practical degree which offers you the opportunity to develop and refine high-level technical and creative skills and knowledge for working with the forms, materials and technologies of a chosen studio discipline.
You can choose a major from the following range of studio disciplines: animation and video, ceramics, furniture, glass, hybrid art practice, jewellery and object, painting, photomedia, printmedia and drawing, sculpture and spatial practice, or textiles. You will have the opportunity to deepen your study through elective courses drawn from the School of Art & Design and the wider university.
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Studying at one of the top 10 universities in the world for environmental sciences, you’ll be exposed to current perspectives on environmental issues and approaches, and will develop depth of knowledge in a selected disciplinary area.
You could choose to specialise in biodiversity conservation, climate science and policy, disaster studies, environmental policy, environmental studies and human ecology, geography, natural resource management, sustainability science or water science and management.
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Employment Opportunities
Graduates may find work as independent artists, in arts organisations, as an art teacher, in galleries or museums and in many other related fields.
Graduates may find work as independent artists, in arts organisations, as an art teacher, in galleries or museums and in many other related fields.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of a Bachelor of Visual Arts, graduates will be able to:
- Apply technical skills and specialist knowledge to realise works, artefacts and forms of creative expression.
- Demonstrate skills and knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques in the visual arts.
- Recognise and reflect on social, cultural and ethical issues, and apply historical and theoretical perspectives to practice in the visual arts.
- Develop and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes by thinking creatively, critically and reflectively.
- Interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments in modes suited to a range of audiences
- Work independently and collaboratively in response to project demands.
Upon successful completion of a Master of Environment, graduates will be able to:
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Demonstrate both a broad knowledge of contemporary issues and challenges in environment and sustainability, and expert knowledge in an area of specialisation
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Independently apply their advanced knowledge and analytical, research, teamwork, and oral and written communication skills in professional practice in environment and sustainability
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Effectively communicate knowledge and understanding in environment and sustainability to both specialist and non-specialist audiences
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Demonstrate expert knowledge in an area of their chosen specialisation
Adjustment Factors
ANU offers rank adjustments for a number of adjustment factors, including for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. Rank adjustments are applied to Bachelor degree applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 points (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustments, maximum 10 equity-based adjustments and maximum 5 Elite Athlete adjustments) will be awarded. Subject and performance-based adjustments do not apply to programs with a minimum selection rank of 98 or higher. Visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.
Indicative fees
Bachelor of Visual Arts - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Master of Environment - Domestic Tuition Fees (DTF)
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Bachelor of Visual Arts Annual indicative fee for international students
- $36,480.00
- Master of Environment Annual indicative fee for international students
- $43,680.00
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Visual Arts requires completion of 144 units, of which:
A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 144 units must include:
12 units from completion of foundation courses from the following list:
ARTV1020 Figure & Life
ARTV1021 Image and Object
ARTV1033 Hold Everything: Studio Foundation
DESA1021 Precise Drawing and Model Making
DESN1001 Making Online: Context & Presence
DESN1002 Visual Communication: Design and Production
COMP1720 Art and Interaction in New Media
6 units from completion of an introductory art and design history course from the following list:
ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories: Form and Space
ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning
18 units from completion of art history and theory courses from the following list:
ARTH2043 Modernism and Postmodernism in Art and Design: 1850-2000
ARTH2044 Art and Its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display
ARTH2045 Curatorship Theory and Practice
ARTH2050 Photography and Art
ARTH2052 Art of the Modern Print
ARTH2056 Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation
ARTH2059 Art and Architecture of Asia: Histories and Traditions
ARTH2061 Postmodern Sublime
ARTH2080 Art and Visual Culture of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1815
ARTH2081 Art of the European Courts, 1500-1815
ARTH2082 Art, War and Conflict
ARTH2093 Post-Colonial Discourses in Australian Art
ARTH2097 Victorian and Edwardian Art: Australia and Europe 1837-1914
ARTH2098 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art
ARTH2104 Asian Art In-Country
ARTH2160 Cartographies: Art Exploration and Knowledge
ARTH2161 Contemporary Australian Art
ARTH2162 Cyberculture
ARTH2163 Memory
ARTH2164 Theories of the Object
ARTH2165 Theories of the Image
ARTH2166 Individual Research Unit
ARTH2167 Issues in Contemporary Craft and Design
ARTH2168 Renaissance and Baroque Art
ARTH2169 Introducing Asian Modernisms
ARTH2170 Contemporary Asian Art
ARTH2171 Australian Art: The Modern Period
ARTH2172 Costume, Fashion and Visual Culture
12 units from completion of engagement courses from the following list:
ARTV2027 Professional Practices
ARTV2028 Professional Practices Internship
ARTV2921 Environment Studio: field based research and studio practice in visual arts
ARTV3031 Making Research for a Studio Practice in the Visual Arts
ARTV3032 Demonstrating research methods for a studio practice in the visual arts
48 units from the completion of one of the following workshop majors:
Animation and Video
Ceramics
Furniture
Glass
Hybrid Art Practice
Jewellery and Object
Painting
Photomedia
Printmedia and Drawing
Sculpture and Spatial Practice
Textiles
The 96 units must consist of:
6 units from completion of Economic and Governance courses, listed below
6 units from completion of Environmental Science courses, listed below
6 units from completion of Society and Environment courses, listed below
6 units from completion of Research Methods courses, listed below
24 units from completion of elective courses from ANU
Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 5.0 in the first 96 units attempted to commence the 24 units of Masters courses in their Bachelor degree. Students who do not achieve this GPA will be able to complete and graduate from their Bachelor degree but will not be able to undertake Masters courses.
If the total number of units attempted exceeds 96 in the same teaching period in which the 96th unit is attempted, all courses attempted will be used in the calculation of the GPA.
Students must complete the Bachelor degree with a minimum GPA of 5.0 in order to commence the Master degree.
The Master of Environment requires the completion of 96 units, of which:
A minimum of 24 units must come from completion of 8000-level courses
A minimum of 36 units must come from completion of courses in the subject area ENVS Environment and Society
24 units of specified credit from graduate courses completed in the Bachelor degree
24 units of unspecified credit
24 units from completion of one of the following specialisations:
Biodiversity Conservation and Management
Climate Science and Policy
Disaster Studies
Environmental Policy
Environmental Studies and Human Ecology
Geography
Natural Resource Management
Sustainability Science
Water Science and Management
6 units from completion of ENVS8016 Contemporary Perspectives in Environment-Society Interaction
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ENVS6025 Complex Environmental Problems in Action
ENVS6306 Human Futures
ENVS8048 Topics in Environment & Society
12 units from completion of further courses from any of the following lists:
Economics and Governance
CRWF8000 Government, Markets and Global Change
ECON8040 Resource and Environmental Economics
EMDV8078 Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics
EMDV8079 Water Conflicts
EMDV8080 International Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8081 Domestic Climate Change Policy and Economics
EMDV8104 Environmental Governance
EMDV8108 Applied Environmental and Resource Management
ENVS6033 International Environmental Policy
ENVS6315 Essentials of Environmental Law
ENVS6528 Environmental Policy
IDEC8017 Econometric Techniques
IDEC8018 Agricultural Economics and Resource Policy
IDEC8053 Environmental Economics
IDEC8088 Cost-Benefit Analysis: Principles and Practice
LAWS8123 Water Resources Law
LAWS8146 Environmental Land Use Planning Law
LAWS8280 Biodiversity Law and Policy
Environmental Science
EMDV8026 Introduction to Environmental Science
ENVS6022 Water Science
ENVS6024 Biodiversity Conservation
ENVS6026 Managing Forested Landscapes
ENVS6201 Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology
ENVS6204 Weather, Climate and Fire
ENVS6218 Environmental Science Field School
ENVS6223 Sustainable Agricultural Systems
ENVS6303 Climatology
ENVS6304 Land and Catchment Management
ENVS6307 Climate Change Science & Policy
ENVS6308 Fire in the Environment
ENVS6311 Severe Weather
ENVS6514 Ecological Assessment and Management
ENVS6529 Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction
ENVS6555 Water Management
ENVS8003 Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation
ENVS8015 Contemporary Perspectives in Environmental Science
Society and Environment
ANTH8007 Key Concepts in Anthropology of Development
ANTH8008 Social Impact Assessment: Theory and Methods (Advanced)
ANTH8009 Development in Practice
ANTH8014 Mining, Community and Society
ANTH8019 Social Analysis & Community Politics
ANTH8021 Participatory Modelling for Development
ANTH8028 Social Impact Assessment: Theory and Methods
ANTH8030 Critically Assessing Contemporary Development Practice
ANTH8038 Critical Issues in Gender and Development
ANTH8042 Migration, Refugees and Development
ANTH8047 Land Rights and Resource Development
EMDV8001 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development
EMDV8007 Environmental Policy and Communications
EMDV8101 State, Society and Natural Resources
ENVS6005 Sustainable Urban Systems
ENVS6013 Society and Environmental Change
ENVS6017 Vietnam Field School
ENVS6020 Human Ecology
ENVS6021 Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders
ENVS6108 Sustainable Development
ENVS6205 Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field School
ENVS6301 Climate Change Science & Policy in Practice
Research Methods
ANTH8019 Social Analysis & Community Politics
EMDV8002 Methods for Environmental Decision-Making
EMDV8102 Research Methods for Environmental Management
EMDV8103 Environmental Assessment
ENVS6014 Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainability
ENVS6015 GIS and Spatial Analysis
ENVS6103 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research
ENVS6202 Environmental Measurement, Modelling and Monitoring
ENVS6315 Essentials of Environmental Law
MATH6102 Environmental Modelling and Integrated Assessment
MATH6103 Scientific and Industrial Modelling
Majors
Bachelor of Visual Arts Majors
Minors
Bachelor of Visual Arts Minors
Specialisations
Master of Environment Specialisations
Honours
For information about honours in visual arts, please see Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours)
Single degree
This following information is to be read in conjunction with the program rules that are outlined on the “Study” tab. Please always make sure that you refer to the program rules for the year that you commenced your program.
Bachelor of Visual Arts consists of 144 units. Most courses are worth 6 units each, with 48 units (8 courses) per year being the standard full-time load.
A course (usually 6 units) can only be counted towards one list such as in a major or minor or designated list. For example, you are not permitted to count ARTH1006 towards the Art History and Theory major and the BVARTS designated list.
For the Bachelor of Visual Arts you will need to complete:
- One compulsory course (6 units)
- Two introductory courses from the designated list (12 units)
- One introductory art and design history course from the designated list (6 units)
- Three art history and theory courses from the designated list (18 units)
- One engagement course from the designated list (6 units)
- One workshop major from the designated list (48 units)
- Eight electives from across the ANU (48 units)
Please note that you are only permitted to count ten 1000-level courses (60 units) towards your program.
You are advised to complete a Program Plan for the Bachelor of Visual Arts. This will help you seek advice on your course choices, ensure you meet the program requirements and give you a plan that you can refer to for the duration of your program.
Double degree
This following information is to be read in conjunction with the program rules that are outlined on the “Study” tab. Please always make sure that you refer to the program rules for the year that you commenced your program.
Bachelor of Visual Arts Double Degree program consists of 96 units. Most courses are worth 6 units each, with 48 units (8 courses) per year being the standard full-time load. During each semester you are likely to take two courses from your Bachelor of Visual Arts degree and another two courses from the other half of your double degree – making up a total of four courses per semester.
A course (usually 6 units) can only be counted towards one list such as in a major or minor or designated list. For example, you are not permitted to count ARTH1006 towards the Art History and Theory major and the BVARTS designated list.
You will need to complete:
- One compulsory course (6 units)
- Two introductory courses from the designated list (12 units)
- One introductory art and design history course from the designated list (6 units)
- Three art history and theory courses from the designated list (18 units)
- One engagement course from the designated list (6 units)
- One workshop major from the designated list (48 units)
Please note that you are only permitted to count eight 1000-level courses (48 units) towards your degree.
You are advised to complete a Program Plan for the Bachelor of Visual Arts. This will help you seek advice on your course choices, ensure you meet the program requirements and give you a plan that you can refer to for the duration of your program.
Enrolment Status
While it is possible for domestic students to enrol in fewer than four courses per semester, which is called studying part-time, it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international student you must always be full-time.
First year students are not permitted to study more than four courses (24 units) per semester.
If you are beginning your program in Semester 1, you should enrol for all your courses for both Semester 1 and Semester 2 (8 courses for full time), so that you can plan your study year.
Important things to keep in mind when choosing your 1000-level courses
When you enrol for the first time you will study ‘1000-level’ courses. These courses have ‘1’ as the first number in their course code, such as ARTS1234. Whilst it is important to take 1000-level courses in your first year (so that you can meet the pre-requisites for later year courses) they also can be taken later in your program.
You can only count a maximum of ten 1000-level courses (60 units) towards your single degree or eight 1000-level courses (48 units) towards your Bachelor of Visual Arts half of the double degree.
In your first year you need to enrol in:
- 1000-level Introductory courses
- 1000-level art and design history courses
- 1000-level workshop major courses
- ARTV2819
- Elective courses for students undertaking the single degree.
Electives
For students in the single degree, your electives (48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU) can be additional courses from your discipline (including the option of a major or minor) or courses from another ANU College. If you have an interest in another discipline such as management, psychology or mathematics, then you should explore first year courses in these areas. In particular look at the majors and minors in these areas. These will give you an idea of the first year courses you can study.
If you are interested in undertaking a language and have
prior knowledge/experience with that language you may need to undertake a
placement test – you should check with the relevant language area for further
details by searching for “language placement test” on ANUs website.
Study Options
Study Plan
Please refer to the "Study" tab.Study Options
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Academic Advice
The first step to enrolling in your new program is to seek academic advice in order to discuss the courses you will be studying. This is done by making an appointment to meet with the program convener (details below).
Your academic advice session is a great opportunity to discuss with the convener the direction in which you want your studies to go. The convener will be able to advise you about course selection and content of courses that you will undertake as part of your program. Ideally you should bring along a copy of your academic record/academic transcripts as these will greatly assist your convener when giving you course advice.
To book an appointment you can:
Email: fses.coursework.enquiries@anu.edu.au
Phone: 02 6125 4499
Please also bring along your Planning Your Program document that is available from the enrolment website and your Postgraduate coursework checklist for new students. These documents will help you plan your degree and assist you with finalising your enrolment.
Further enrolment information can also be found here.
An indicative list of courses offered by Science can be found here.
Please follow each step and read through the additional information in the pdf guides, especially the ISIS enrolment guide in Step 2 and the How to enrol guide for new students in Step 3.
If you have any issues enrolling yourself through ISIS please contact us on 02 6125 2809 or email science.enquiries@anu.edu.au
Do you want to talk to someone before enrolling?
Contact Fenner School at fses.coursework.enquiries@anu.edu.au