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Overview

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.

Course structure

Specialisations96 credit points

You must ensure that you complete no more than 10 units (60 credit points) at level 1 and at least 24 credit points at level 3 or higher. If you are taking the single degree you must complete 96 credit points in either the Art history and curating specialisation or the Fine art specialisation.

Art history and curating

96 credit points

Part A. History and theory studies

78 credit points

You must complete the following components

Core history and theory units

48 credit points

You must complete the following units (only one of AHT2301 and AHT3301)

Additional history and theory units

30 credit points

You must complete 30 credit points from the following units, including at least 6 credit points from level 3.

Part B. Drawing foundation

6 credit points

You must complete the following unit

DWG1201Drawing 1No reviews yet6 cp

Part C. Fine art knowledge and practice

12 credit points

You must complete the following units

Part D. Occupational health and safety study

You must complete the following unit

OHS1000Introduction to art and design health and safetyNo reviews yet

Fine art

96 credit points

Part A. History and theory studies

24 credit points

You must complete the following units (only one of AHT2301 and AHT3301)

Part B. Drawing foundation

6 credit points

You must complete the following unit

DWG1201Drawing 1No reviews yet6 cp

Part C. Fine art knowledge and practice

66 credit points

You must complete the following units

Studio

54 credit points

Practical electives

12 credit points

You must complete 12 credit points of Fine Art practical elective units. This can include the following faculty internship unit.

ADA3406Art, Design and Architecture internshipNo reviews yet6 cp

Part D. Occupational health and safety study

You must complete the following unit

OHS1000Introduction to art and design health and safetyNo reviews yet

Part E. Free elective study48 credit points

Deepen your knowledge by selecting electives from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, including gaining workplace experience by selecting an internship unit as an elective and enriching your degree by using free electives for Monash Abroad opportunities: https://www.monash.edu/mada/current-students/course-information/electives.

Alternatively, you may choose to select electives from across the university (provided you satisfy the unit rules) to broaden your interdisciplinary perspectives.

The handbook's description of this structure

The course develops through theme studies in history and theory, drawing, and fine art knowledge and practice. In the art history and curating specialisation, these will come together through an internship and a final research project. In the fine art specialisations, these will come together during the final two studio units in the third year of the course. In both specialisations, final projects will be exhibited in the graduand exhibition.

Part A. History and theory studies

History and theory units will equip you with the skills necessary to research fine arts issues and provide the research methods relevant to your studio or workshop practice. They will enable you to contextualise your own practice and communicate ideas and strategies. Through the prism of history, as well as reference to bodies of knowledge relevant to cultural production, you will begin to situate the place of art in society.

Part B. Drawing foundation

This will assist you to develop the perceptual, practical and intellectual skills required by art, design and architecture students in the discipline of drawing.

Part C. Fine art knowledge and practice

Through this component of the course you will develop key skills and concepts particular to your fine art specialisation. Through lectures and seminars, studios or practice driven workshops, you will develop the capacity for independent cultural production within fine art and related fields. Interdisciplinary skills and practices will be explored in conjunction with critical thinking. If you are specialising in art history and curating you will have the opportunity to interact with topics and students from a range of relevant fields in the arts.

Part D. Occupational health and safety study

This will introduce you to occupational health, safety and environmental training particularly within the context of studying art, design and architecture.

Part E. Free elective study

Deepen your knowledge by selecting electives from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, including gaining workplace experience by selecting an internship unit as an elective and enriching your degree by using free electives for Monash Abroad opportunities. Alternatively, you may choose to select electives from across the university (provided you satisfy the unit rules) to broaden your interdisciplinary perspectives.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

The course comprises 144 points, of which 96 points are focussed on the study of fine art and 48 points are free electives. The course develops through theme studies in: A. History and theory, B. Drawing, and C. Fine art knowledge and practice. In the art history and curating specialisation, these will come together through an internship and a final research project. In the fine art specialisation, these will come together during the final two studio units in the third year of the course. In both specialisations, final projects will be exhibited in the graduand exhibition.

You must ensure that you complete no more than 10 units (60 points) at level 1 and at least 24 points at level 3 or higher.

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. History and theory studies (78 points for art history and curating, 24 points for fine art)

Art history and curating (78 points)

You must complete:

AHT1101 Introduction to the history and theory of art, design and architecture
AHT1102 Modernism and the avant-garde
AHT1202 Introduction to curating
AHT2102 Post-war practices 1945-1990
AHT2301/AHT3301 Indigenous Australian creative practice and ways of knowing
AHT2712 Curating: Histories and theories
AHT2722 Curating practices
AHT3001 Art writing and criticism

and five additional art history and theory units from:

AHT2031/AHT3031 World wide: art beyond the Western canon
AHT2105/AHT3105 Contemporary international art
AHT2130/AHT3130 Renaissance to Baroque: Italian art and architecture in context*
AHT2440/AHT3440 History and theory of photography, film and video
AHT2530/AHT3530 Neo-Baroque aesthetics: History and theory
AHT2740/AHT3740 Australian art
AHT2882/AHT3882 Contemporary Asian art and exhibitions

* Taught in Prato, Italy

Fine art (24 points)

You must complete:

AHT1101 Introduction to the history and theory of art, design and architecture
AHT1102 Modernism and the avant-garde
AHT2102 Post-war practices 1945-1990
AHT2301/AHT3301 Indigenous Australian creative practice and ways of knowing

Part B. Drawing foundation (6 points)

You must complete:

DWG1201 Drawing 1

Part C. Fine art knowledge and practice (12 points for art history and curating, 66 points for fine art)

Art history and curating (12 points)

You must complete:

AHT3150 Project studies
ADA3406 Art, Design and Architecture internship

Fine art (66 points)

You must complete:

FNA1111 Contemporary practices 1
FNA1112 Contemporary practices 2 (12 points)
FNA2211 Contemporary practices 3
FNA2212 Contemporary practices 4
FNA3111 Contemporary practices 5 (12 points)
FNA3112 Contemporary practices 6 (12 points)

and two additional Fine Art practical elective units (total of 12 points) - this can include the following faculty internship unit:

ADA3406 Art, Design and Architecture internship

Part D. Occupational health and safety study (0 points)

You must complete:

OHS1000 Introduction to art and design health and safety

Part E. Free elective study (48 points)

Deepen your knowledge by selecting electives from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, including gaining workplace experience by selecting an internship unit as an elective and enriching your degree by using free electives for Monash Abroad opportunities. Alternatively, you may choose to select electives from across the university (provided you satisfy the unit rules) to broaden your interdisciplinary perspectives.

Free electives can be identified using the [[http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search][browse units]] tool and [[http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/][indexes of units]] in the current edition of the Handbook. [[http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-bydomain_type-major.html][Majors]] and [[http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-bydomain_type-minor.html][minors]] can also be identified using the Handbook indexes. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1
Generate sustainable cultural practices in fine art and associated industries at a professional level, both independently and collaboratively.
2
Position and contextualise a professional practice within an interdisciplinary understanding of cultural production across a diverse range of public platforms.
3
Identify, develop and evaluate critically engaged ideas and research in art history and theory relevant to contemporary cultural production.
4
Communicate ideas effectively to diverse audiences, demonstrating the importance of cultural production to society.
5
Recognise and demonstrate respect for Indigenous knowledge, culture and values and their relationship to contemporary cultural production.
6
Contribute ethically to contemporary culture by demonstrating value for social and cultural diversity; generating and representing diverse modes of fine art scholarship within local, global, economic and cultural contexts.
7
Identify and apply occupational health and safety measures appropriate to the area of study.

Entry requirements

Guaranteed ATAR and selection rank

70 International: BFA: UERT Year 12/Foundation 1 RC (70 - 72.49); UERT Post-secondary Band 2 (Credit); BAHC: UERT Year 12/Foundation Band 3 (80 - 82.49); UERT Post-secondary Band 2 (Credit); BVA as part of a double only

Other applicants

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.VET Certificate IV, diploma or advanced diploma graduates: To be considered, applicants will normally require at least 60% average. Preference will be given to students whose prior studies are related to the course in which they are seeking admission. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet the admission requirements.University: Two single units at an Australian higher education institution satisfy minimum entry requirements, but more units may be useful for selection, especially in areas of study related to the course in which admission is being sought.

English language

Monash Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

Pathways

Monash College - Diploma of Art & Design - only for Bachelor of Fine Art
Fine Art (Indigenous entry)

More information

Progression to further studies

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Art History and Curating (F2003) or Bachelor of Fine Art (F2003) may provide a pathway to the one year honours program Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (F3701). To be eligible to apply for entry into the Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) (F3701), you must obtain a distinction grade average of 70% or above in the final year of the undergraduate course.

Notes for students

You can enrich your degree to hone your academic and professional skills with a range of Flagship Rich Educational Experiences (FREE). These flagship rich educational experience units may be credited utilising your free electives, or alternatively in place of your discipline specific electives (up to 6 credit points) if approved by the faculty. There are both 6 and 12 credit point unit options available.*

For information on eligibility please see FREE.

*If you are enrolled in a double degree it may be possible to utilise credit from one or both of your degrees to do a 6 and/or 12 credit point flagship rich educational experience. For information on eligible double degree combinations please see FREE.

Other information

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.

Common questions

How long is Bachelor of Fine Art?

3 years full time, 144 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 6 semesters of full-time study.

What ATAR do I need for Bachelor of Fine Art?

The guaranteed ATAR listed for 2023 entry is 70 International: BFA: UERT Year 12/Foundation 1 RC (70 - 72.49).

Where can I study Bachelor of Fine Art?

At Caulfield.

How do I plan my Bachelor of Fine Art units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification: Bachelor Degree
AQF level: Level 7
Credit points: 144
Full time: 3 Years
Part time: 6 Years
Maximum time: 8 years

Faculty: Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
CRICOS code: 075112E (Bachelor of Fine Art), 085529G (Bachelor of Art History and Curating)
Abbreviation: BFA
Award titles: Bachelor of Fine ArtBachelor of Art History and Curating
Handbook years: 2020 2021 202220232024 2025 2026 2027