The ANU School of Art (SoA) prepares students for professional careers in visual arts, media arts and design. It has built a reputation as a leading arts educator offering specialist training in Art Theory, Ceramics, Glass, Gold and Silversmithing, Painting, Photography and Media Arts (including digital video, computer animation, networked art and electronic sound), Printmedia and Drawing, Sculpture, Textiles and Furniture. The School's philosophy embraces the use of new technologies such as computer-based design and multimedia applications which are used to develop both new visual forms and to enliven and expand traditional media.

Undergraduate Programs

The School offers the following Undergraduate programs:

Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours year available)

Bachelor of Design Arts (Honours year available)

Bachelor of Digital Arts (Honours year available)

Combined Degrees

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Visual Arts; Bachelor of Asian Studies/Bachelor of Visual Arts; Bachelor of Asian Studies (Specialist)/Bachelor of Visual Arts; Bachelor of Science (Forestry)/Bachelor of Visual Arts ; Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Visual Arts.

Postgraduate Programs

Graduate students in the School of Art are primarily involved in practice-led research, that is, research based on the development and testing of knowledge through the production of creative works. Experimental and analytical methodologies are used to locate creative works within specific historical, cultural and theoretical contexts.

Coursework programs vary in length from 6 months to 2 years fulltime and are arranged around semester based courses in one or a number of disciplines. Part time study is available. Students study at Masters (Research), Masters, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate levels. Coursework programs incorporate individual studio practice projects, core theory, masterclasses, field studies, research projects and other courses from allied areas.

Coursework programs are available in Visual Art, Design Art and Digital Art. Specialist study can be undertaken in a range of disciplines: Ceramics, Digital Media, Furniture, Glass, Gold and Silversmithing, Painting, Photomedia, Printmedia and Drawing, Sculpture, Textiles and Art Theory. The School has graduate coursework programs to suit students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Most of the programs are comprised of a combination of theory and studio-based courses and it is possible to construct a program of study concentrated in one Workshop area, or to work across a number of areas. Students in the Visual Art and Digital Art programs have access to courses from both streams and to courses in the Museums and Collections program.

Visual Arts

Digital Arts

Design Arts

A design oriented program is available in the following Workshops: Ceramics, Gold & Silversmithing, Textiles, Furniture, and Sculpture. The program runs over a 48 week period with enrolment spread over 3 semesters.

Master of Design Arts

Museums & Collections

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Last Updated: 29 September 2012
Editor: Negar Zandipour

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