Fine Arts (Honours) - 4814
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Art & Design
Contact: http://www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Paddington
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 192
UAC Code: 421000
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
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Program Description
The BFA (Hons) offers students strong fundamentals combined with flexibility to explore various media through practice and experimentation, and undertake a significant research project and opportunities to engage with the arts world in their final year.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles, concepts and skills relevant to art practice within a contemporary context
- undertake focused research engaging with a range of practice-based fine art methodologies
- locate and critique the framework of contemporary fine art practice, by reflecting on social, cultural and environmental contexts
- communicate their practice and research, to work independently and collaboratively, and be adept at undertaking tasks innovatively in a professional context
- perform at an international level, contributing to contemporary culture and fine art practice
Program Structure
The BFA (Hons) consists of a Fine Arts core that provides a depth of engagement with Fine Art studies (144 UOC) and an Elective and General Education component (48 UOC) that provides breadth of experience.
The program structure is:
Year 1
Students must complete the following core courses:
- ADAD1001 Studio Gateway 1 (6 UOC)
- ADAD1002 Studio Gateway 2 (6 UOC)
- SAHT1101 Creative Practices: Contexts (6 UOC)
- SAHT1102 Creative Practices: Methods (6 UOC)
- SART1001 Fine Arts Gateway 1 (6 UOC)
- SART1002 Fine Arts Gateway 2 (6 UOC)
- Electives (12 UOC)
Students must complete the following core courses:
- Fine Arts Studios (12 UOC)
- Fine Arts, Design or Media Studios (12 UOC)
- Contextual Studies (12 UOC)
- General Education (6 UOC)
- Elective (6 UOC)
Students must complete the following core courses:
- ADAD3114 Research Foundations (6 UOC)
- SART3800 Professional Practice (6 UOC)
- Fine Arts Studios (12 UOC)
- Fine Arts, Design or Media Arts Studios (12 UOC)
- Elective (6 UOC)
- General Education (6 UOC)
Students must complete the following core courses:
- ADAD4000 PEP A (6 UOC)
- ADAD4010 Honours Research Project A (12 UOC)
- ADAD4011 Honours Research Project B (18 UOC)
- Electives (12 UOC)
Students must complete 48 UOC in Studios, with at least 24 UOC in Fine Arts Studios, and up to 24 UOC in Fine Arts, Design or Media Art Studios (as listed below):
Fine Arts
Interactive Media (24 UOC)
Drawing (24 UOC)
Painting (24 UOC) or Painting Extension (48 UOC)
Photography (24 UOC) or Photography Extension (48 UOC)
Printmaking (24 UOC)
Sculpture Installation Performance (24 UOC) or Sculpture Installation Performance Extension (48 UOC)
Textiles (24 UOC) or Textiles Extension (48 UOC)
Media Arts
Animation and Visual Effects (24 UOC)
Video Sound Image (24 UOC)
Design
Ceramics (24 UOC)
Graphics Media (24 UOC)
Jewellery (24 UOC)
Object Design (24 UOC)
Spatial Design (24 UOC)
Contextual Studies
Students must complete 12 UOC in Contextual Studies, normally in their 2nd year, from approved courses (as listed below):
- SAED2479 Dialogues and Communities (6 UOC)
- SAED2480 The Art Museum & Art Education (6 UOC)
- SAED4051 Pract of Res in Art, Des & Ed (6 UOC)
- SAED4403 Aesthetics in Art, Design & Ed (6 UOC)
- SAHT2213 Memory and Self (6 UOC)
- SAHT2214 Approaches to Australian Art (6 UOC)
- SAHT2215 Theories of Colour (6 UOC)
- SAHT2227 Fashion and the Early Modern (6 UOC)
- SAHT2301 Design History,Theory&Aesth 2 (6 UOC)
- SAHT2406 Australian Design History (6 UOC)
- SAHT2407 Data rendering & visualisation (6 UOC)
- SAHT2601 Cultures of Ancient Art (6 UOC)
- SAHT2612 Discipline Crossovers in Art (6 UOC)
- SAHT2626 Aboriginal Art Now (6 UOC)
- SAHT2642 Art, Gender, Sexuality & Body (6 UOC)
- SAHT2643 Pornography, Art and Politics (6 UOC)
- SAHT2655 Manipulated Moving Images (6 UOC)
- SAHT2661 Experimental Film and Video (6 UOC)
- SAHT2668 Photography's Histories (6 UOC)
- SAHT2679 Images in Cultural Conflict (6 UOC)
- SAHT2680 Abstraction (6 UOC)
- SAHT2681 Outsider Art, History & Theory (6 UOC)
- SAHT2682 Fashion and the Modern City (6 UOC)
- SAHT3211 Art Since 1990 (6 UOC)
- SAHT3212 Art and Everyday Life (6 UOC)
- SAHT3213 Museum Studies: Exhibitions, (6 UOC)
- SAHT3215 Spectacular Bodies (6 UOC)
- SAHT3301 Design History,Theory&Aesth 3 (6 UOC)
- SAHT3669 Critical Theory of Photography (6 UOC)
- SAHT6700 World Biennales: Field Trip (6 UOC)
- SAHT6725 The Last 40 Years of Painting (6 UOC)
- SDES2414 Sustainable Design (6 UOC)
- SDES2415 Experimental Design (6 UOC)
- SDES2416 Dreams of Home (6 UOC)
- SOMA2203 Media Art in the 21st Century (6 UOC)
- SOMA2480 Understanding Media Art (6 UOC)
- SOMA2481 Future Screen (6 UOC)
- SOMA2862 Ecomedia Art Practices (6 UOC)
- SOMA2863 Media Art in Asia (6 UOC)
General Education Requirements
Honours
Students will be considered for the award of honours according to the following scale, which includes the average of the marks from the two Honours Research Project courses and the marks from all courses which contribute to the program.
- Honours Class 1: If WAM of at least 75.0 and Honours Research Project average of at least 85
- Honours Class 2 Division 1: WAM of at least 70.0 and Project average of at least 75
- Honours Class 2 Division 2: WAM of at least 65.0 and Project average of at least 65
- Honours Class 3: WAM of at least 50.0 and Project average of at least 50
Students who have completed 144 UOC and the requirements of 4800 Bachelor of Fine Arts, may seek approval to transfer to the 4800 Bachelor of Fine Arts program and graduate with that award.
Academic Rules
- Fine Arts core (144 UOC) - Depth component
- Electives (36 UOC) - Breadth component
- General Education (12 UOC)
Fees
Important Information
Program Schema
Domestic Undergraduate Admission - Selection Criteria
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