Bachelor of Fine Art (Drawing) (VCA)

The objectives of this course are to:

• produce professional practitioners in the contemporary visual arts;
• enable students to learn the skills and techniques required for contemporary art production;
• encourage the simultaneous development of students’ conceptual and technical abilities by providing a study program that is designed to relate to the practical and theoretical requirement of visual art disciplines;
• enhance student awareness of their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society by providing opportunities for informed critical enquiry, social interaction and cultural exploration during their studies;
• allow students, if they so desire, to move away from medium-dominated directions in their art activities;
• enable student learning in aspects of the history and theory of the visual arts and culture in order to build up their understanding and knowledge of the past and present;
• enable students to prepare themselves for postgraduate study;
• provide opportunities for students to work in a range of mediums of their choosing.

Students undertake study in one of the Studio Programs of Drawing, Printmaking, Painting, Photography or Sculpture and Spatial Practice.

Bachelor of Fine Art (Drawing) (VCA)

Applicants are required to have satisfactorily completed VCA or Year 12 equivalent with a study score of at least 25 in Units 3 and 4 English/English Language/ Literature or at least 30 in ESL. An interview is required. Intending students usually need to concentrate their studies in visual art subjects. This will enable the development of vision and skills with a suitable folio.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

At the completion of the course or subject students should be able to:

• demonstrate capacities for artistic imagination, creativity, transformation and interpretation;
• demonstrate practical skills in respect of critical analysis, problem solving, report writing, team work and oral and written communication;
• demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the national and international challenges for the professional visual artist in the 21st century;
• work at various levels, both as an individual and as a team member, in a wide variety of visual artistic environments;
• demonstrate an open, independent and inquiring attitude towards contemporary cultural developments and new ideas;
• understand their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society.