The BFA BA degree program is the equivalent of four years full-time study. It enables students to combine the broad range of offerings available in the BA with the focused study of the visual arts and visual culture provided by the BFA. The major study in the BFA develops students' career-related skills and experiences for the art and cultural industries or as arts practitioners as well as a depth of knowledge in historical and social studies. Graduates will be prepared for employment in the arts and cultural industries.

Students undertaking this combined degree program complete the core requirements of both the Bachelor of Fine Arts and the Bachelor of Arts.

Students will acquire a sound knowledge base in both in the Fine Arts and in their chosen specialisation/s in the Bachelor of Arts component of their degree.

Please refer to the below section entitled "Academic Rules" for program requirements and structure.

For information on courses available within the Fine Arts and Arts components of this combined degree program, students may also wish to refer to the following program records:

Bachelor of Fine Arts 4800

Bachelor of Arts 3400

1. Students must complete a program of study of 192 units of credit, of which:

a) at least 90 units of credit must be obtained in courses offered by the College of Fine Arts;

b) at least 84 units of credit must be obtained in courses approved for the Bachelor of Arts degree (excluding those offered by the College of Fine Arts); and

c) 18 units of credit in open electives.

2. The BFA component of the combined degree must include:

a) a major sequence (at least 42 units of credit) in an approved Fine Arts discipline [see Fine Arts Table A];

b) 12 units of credit in Fine Arts Introductory Studies;

c) SAHT1101 and SAHT1102; and

d) 24 units of credit from COFA electives.

3. Of the units of credit obtained in courses approved for the BA degree (excluding those offered by the College of Fine Arts):

a) between 24 and 36 units must be obtained in Level 1 courses, including no more than 12 Level 1 units of credit in any one sequence of study;

b) no more than 54 units of credit in total may be from any one school, department, unit or interdisciplinary program;

c) at least 18 units must be obtained in Upper Level courses other than those taught by the school, department, unit or interdisciplinary program in which a major is being taken; and

d) at least 42 units of credit must be obtained in one of the following major sequences within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:

4. No student may commence Upper Level subjects until 24 Level 1 units of credit have been successfully completed.

5. Students may be eligible for entry to Honours in either the BFA or the BA by completing an additional year of study (48 units of credit). For entry to the BFA Honours program, a student must complete a distinction average in 48 units of credit of COFA courses from Years 2, 3 and 4.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Discipline
Painting/Drawing
Stage 1 - SART1311, SART1305
Stage 2 - SART2320, SART2330
Stage 3 - SART3340, SART3350, SART3370

Printmaking
Stage 1 - SART1313, SART1306
Stage 2 - SART2322, SART2332
Stage 3 - SART3342, SART3352, SART3372

Sculpture/Performance/Installation
Stage 1 - SART1314, SART1307
Stage 2 - SART2323, SART2333
Stage 3 - SART3343, SART3353, SART3373

Photomedia
Stage 1 - SOMA1312, SOMA1309
Stage 2 - SOMA2321, SOMA2331
Stage 3 - SOMA3341, SOMA3351, SOMA3371

Time Based Art
Stage 1 - SOMA1315, SOMA1308
Stage 2 - SOMA2324, SOMA2334
Stage 3 - SOMA3344, SOMA3354, SOMA3374

Ceramics
Stage 1 - SDES1316, SDES1319
Stage 2 - SDES2325, SDES2335
Stage 3 - SDES3345, SDES3355, SDES3358

Jewellery
Stage 1 - SDES1317, SDES1320
Stage 2 - SDES2326, SDES2336
Stage 3 - SDES3346, SDES3356, SDES3359

Textiles
Stage 1 - SDES1318, SDES1321
Stage 2 - SDES2327, SDES2337,
Stage 3 - SDES3347, SDES3357, SDES3375