F2023 Bachelor of Art History and Curating and Bachelor of Media Communication

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 and applied disciplinary practices, and discipline electives. These will come together during the final two studio units in the third year of the course, and final projects will be exhibited in the graduand exhibition. 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 Fine Art. In these studies you can choose to complete an internship or undertake an unit abroad or select units in your discipline that are of interest.

Media Communication 

A2002 Bachelor of Media Communication is a specialist course structured in four parts. In the double degree course, you will complete: 

Part A. Core studies

These units build your competence in: 

• analysing and understanding the current state and past developments in media communication locally and globally;
• understanding impacts of media and communication transformation, and media power; and
• creating future scenarios and media communication visions by developing your preparedness and adaptability for future media communication change and creativity.

Part B. Foundation studies

These units involve developing your competencies across a range of specified media areas and linking knowledge and media practice in professional contexts, such as conceptual and implementation skills, project and content management skills, hands-on experience in putting knowledge into practice, and thereby testing and creatively experimenting with (strategic) knowledge about media transitions and transformations. It also involves developing your competency in ethical and legal aspects of media communication.

Part C. Specialist studies

These units involve further developing specialised competencies necessary for you to work in different knowledge communities and media communication professional settings. It includes competence in engaging with stakeholders, working in teams, media literacy, and participatory research and media making in collaboration with experts from academia, industry, government, and the community. It also includes competency in social and cross-cultural awareness.

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 credit points, of which 96 credit points are from the Bachelor of Art History and Curating (including all the requirements in Parts A, B, C and D for the single degree) and 96 credit points from the Bachelor of Media Communication (including all the requirements in Parts A, B and C for the single degree).

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.