F2013 Bachelor of Fine Art and Bachelor of Media Communication

All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.

VET 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. Applicants who have not completed VCE but have completed a Humanities or Social Science based diploma will require an average result of at least 70%
Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet the admission requirements.

VET Certificate IV graduates
To be considered, applicants who have completed VCE or its equivalent and who are applying with a Humanities or Social Science based Cert IV will require an average result of at least 80%.
Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not meet the admission requirements. No credit is granted for these studies.

University: To be considered on the basis of tertiary study alone, applicants who have completed VCE or equivalent will be required to complete the equivalent of one year (48 credit points) of a recognised university degree and will require an average result of at least 60% (including failed units). For applicants who have completed less than the equivalent of one year of study, both the senior secondary qualification results and the units completed will be considered.

For applicants who do not have any formal qualifications completion of two single units at an Australian higher education or equivalent overseas educational institution satisfy minimum entry requirements, but four units are recommended to be competitive for selection, especially in Humanities or Social Science areas. Applicants should have at least a 60% average in their studies (including failed units). Studies must have been completed within five years of intended commencement.

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

Refer to the Course description for each partner course

Refer to the Course description for each partner course

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

The Bachelor of Fine Art will educate you in all aspects of contemporary creative visual practices to enable you to build a high level of expertise in Fine art. You will engage directly with professional artists, as well as with practitioners from allied creative fields including art history and theory, curatorial, design and architecture.

Fine art will prepare you for a career as a contemporary professional artist and provide you with transferable creative, critical and problem-solving skills that open pathways across creative industries, cultural sectors and broader professional fields. You can take an interdisciplinary approach and explore a range of studio methods, material processes, and techniques across drawing, ceramics, glass, jewellery, painting, photography (digital and analogue), printmaking, sculpture and installation, sound and video, as well as digital fabrication technologies. Or you can practice and focus on a single medium. Studio practice is complemented by an understanding of critical contexts through art history and theory and an introduction to Indigenous Australian creative practice and ways of knowing ensuring conceptual and contextual learning is continually integrated into creative practice.

The Bachelor of Media Communication responds to the increasing global demand for graduates with a deep understanding of the role of media in contemporary social, cultural and economic life and well-developed professional skills in communication. The course will provide you with analytical and critical thinking skills through a core program of professional communication practice alongside specialist study in a related field such as journalism, media, screen and public relations. The core units will offer a range of practical experiences utilising the Monash Media Lab.

You will develop cross-cultural competency, social awareness and a global outlook. This course is suited for students who wish to pursue a career in media communication occupations across a broad range of media industry sectors and other professional domains, including government, corporate and NGO. Relevant occupations include journalist, video producer, media content coordinator, public relations professional, digital communications coordinator, director of social media, researcher, media educator.