F2022 Bachelor of Art History and Curating and Bachelor of Business

Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced.

Art History and Curating

F2021 Bachelor of Art History and Curating is structured in five parts and develops through theme studies in critical contexts, disciplinary practices and electives related to your discipline. These will come together through an internship and a final research project. In this double degree you complete:

Part A. Critical contexts

These studies 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. Disciplinary practices

The studies will assist you to develop the perceptual, practical and intellectual skills required by art, design and architecture students in the discipline of drawing. This will introduce you to occupational health, safety and environmental training particularly within the context of studying art, design and architecture. 

Part C. Applied disciplinary practices 

Through this component of the course you will develop key skills and concepts particular to your 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. You will have the opportunity to interact with topics and students from a range of relevant fields in the arts.

Part D. Discipline electives

These elective studies provide you with the opportunity to deepen and broaden your knowledge and practice through the selection of electives in Art History and Theory. In these studies you can choose to undertake a unit abroad or select units in your discipline that are of interest.

Business

Part A. Core studies

These studies will provide you with a broad foundation for your study of business and expose you to several business disciplines. It will contribute breadth to your knowledge of business and develop your understanding of multi-disciplinary decision making in organisations. It will also give you the opportunity to learn more about each discipline before finalising your choice of major.

Part B. Major studies

Your major studies will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your expertise. You will develop, apply and communicate an advanced level of understanding of the concepts and theoretical frameworks that constitute the knowledge base of your major area of study.

Part C. Capstone studies

This is designed to consolidate the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the study of your major.

Course progression map

The course progression maps provide guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study. Please ensure that you refer to the correct course map for your semester of commencement:

Semester 1, 2027 intake

Semester 2, 2027 intake

You must complete 192 points, of which 96 points are from the Bachelor of Art History and Curating (including all of the requirements in Parts A, B, C and D for the single degree) and 96 points from the Bachelor of Business (including all of the requirements in Parts A, B and C for the single degree).

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.