Visual Arts
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Visual Arts
Length
3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Bendigo, Mildura
Course description
This course gives students the opoprtunity to explore visual arts in a range of practical mediums. It also aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of contemporary art theory, facilitating a valuable context for the development of their work. The flexible program allows students to focus on a single area of visual arts or to explore several areas of practice.
La Trobe's Bendigo campus offers outstanding workshops for visual practice, as well as gallery and exhibition space that is regularly used to showcase outstanding student work, helping students to obtain a professional profile during their final and Honours years.
Course structure
Students concentrate on five subjects throughout the degree: Theory and Methodologies in Studio Practice; Visual Arts Media Workshop; Comparative Studies in Visual Media; Art and Visual Culture; and Professional Studies - all of which relate to the studio disciplines listed above. Class formats include lectures, workshops, technical demonstrations, tutorials, individual staff-student consultation, and studio practice.
Students can have work experience in their discipline of choice in third year to develop an understanding of their selected professional area.
Contact hours
Staff-student engagement time (if studying full-time) - approximately 12 contact hours per week of studio study. Outside of these formal hours, students have access to specialist studios where studio technical support may be available for information and assistance.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Art and visual culture, ceramics (Bendigo campus only), painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture (Mildura campus/local students only).
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
VTAC/UAC
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)
Indicative (2010): CSP student contribution $5,310 (per 120 credit points).
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/future-undergraduatesAwards and prizes are also available for current students. For details visit:
www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/current/bendigo/visualarts
www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/current/mildura
Additional costs (AUD)
Students will need to add to their art toolbox according to their selected major. Costs vary depending upon the equipment required, and it is usual to spend around A$500 per semester for materials on studio discipline subjects. These items may be purchased from any supplier; they remain students' personal property.
Middle Band
Consideration is given to Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) criteria, and a regional bonus may apply.
Selection
RC - Interview (40%) and folio (60%).
See the VTAC/UAC Guide or contact the Faculty for more information: (03) 5444 7969.
Extra requirements
Applicants must be available to attend an interview. Those with multimedia folio components must submit these components to the relevant program/s. Please see the VTAC/UAC Guide for interview dates.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 & 4: study score of at least 25 in English (ESL) or 20 in any other English.
Semester starts
Semester 1 (February)
Additional information
To enhance the development of their portfolio, applicants are advised to undertake Studio Arts and/or Arts.
Career opportunities
The course is primarily designed to produce professional artists, although graduates may also have the opportunity to work as arts administrators, gallery curators and directors, art dealers and commercial gallery staff, art critics, historians, photojournalists, professional photographers, illustrators, secondary art teachers or art lecturers (with relevant further study).
Professional recognition
Students participate actively in regional exhibitions and community arts-related programs, gaining a professional profile during their final and Honours years. This profile is supported by exhibitions held at the La Trobe Visual Arts Centre in Bendigo's arts precinct.