Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Art

This double degree course will immerse you in a range of conceptual and practical approaches to art making through workshops and classes to help develop your studio practice, while giving you a sound knowledge of the theories and practices that arts, social science and humanities professionals use every day.

Combining a specialisation in fine art or art history and curating with your choice of 40 majors and minors from our arts degree means you can discover subjects you never knew existed and you can tailor your studies to your academic or personal interests, while exploring different career options. 

Arts combined with fine arts can open doors in the creative economy and provide opportunities in a diverse range of public contexts. You'll develop the kind of transferable skills employers are looking for - communication, teamwork, research, critical thinking and cultural sensitivity. 

This course will educate you in all aspects of creative visual practices and cultures and will also enable you to build a high level of expertise in one of two specialisations:

• Art history and curating
• Fine art

You will engage directly with professional artists as well as with practitioners from allied creative fields including art theory, administration, management, education, writing, design and the curatorial.

Art history and curating will prepare you to operate effectively within the expanded field of art history, criticism, curating and cultural  production more generally. You will be able to situate fine art in relation to broad social, cultural, environmental, historical and theoretical developments, explore forms of writing about art and visual culture, and study curatorial theories and practice related to the presentation, interpretation and promotion of art works in exhibition settings. This specialisation is also available in a double degree course. You can develop your critical and curatorial practice and integrate this your expertise in the field of your second degree such as arts, business and media communication. 

Fine art will prepare you for a career as a contemporary professional artist and will provide you with adaptable creative skills that open up a variety of career options in allied creative and professional fields. You can take an interdisciplinary approach and explore a range of media and techniques, across digital technologies, drawing, glass, installation, jewellery, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound and video, or you can practice and focus on a single medium. This specialisation is also available in a double degree course. 

Your engagement in the field of your second degree such as arts, business, education, or information technology will inform your artistic production. You may also choose to share your artistic creativity and passion through a professional career in teaching by enrolling in the double degree with education.