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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art) (B-FAVISART) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Kate Daw
Course structure
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art), hereafter BFA VA, requires the successful completion of 300 points comprising 100 points of study at each of first, second and third year levels.
Subject options
First Year
Semester 1
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FINA10025 | Studio Studies 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FINA10026 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
AND
One of the following in the student's discipline;
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FINA10028 | Related Studies Painting | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA10030 | Related Studies Photography | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA10031 | Related Studies Sculpture & Spatial Prac | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA10039 | Related Studies Drawing & Printmedia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Semester 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FINA10032 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA10034 | Studio Studies 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
AND
one 12.5 point VCA elective (see below)
Second Year
Semester 1
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FINA20027 | Studio Studies 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FINA20029 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 3 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
AND
one 12.5 point VCA elective (see below)
Semester 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FINA20030 | Studio Studies 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FINA20032 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
AND
one 12.5 point VCA elective (see below)
Third Year
Semester 1
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FINA30001 | Studio Studies 5 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
37.5 |
FINA30017 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 5 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
Semester 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FINA30002 | Studio Studies 6 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
37.5 |
FINA30018 | Critical and Theoretical Studies 6 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
VCA Electives - level 1 subjects
Students wishing to take subjects offered as breadth options at the Parkville campus should seek permission from the Course Coordinator.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AIND10003 | Ancient and Contemporary Indigenous Arts |
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI10215 | Alexander Technique for Daily Function | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
AIND10004 | Art and Indigenous Voice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
THTR10019 | Clear Speech and Communication |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
DRAM10025 | Contemporary Performance Analysis | No longer available | |
MUSI10199 | Music Theatre: From Chorus To Ensemble | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DNCE10027 | Dancing the Dance 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
FLTV10021 | Interactive Art Media 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
FLTV10010 | Making Movies 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
FINA10033 | Open Art | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10179 | Making Music For Film And Animation 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10202 | Jazz: The Improvisatory Spirit | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MUSI10184 | Pop Song Writing 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
THTR10007 | The Actors Process | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI10222 | The Wellbeing Orchestra | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
UNIB10011 | The Secret Life of the Body 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
DRAM10025 | Contemporary Performance Analysis | No longer available | |
DRAM10026 | Up Close and Personal with MTC |
June (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
FINA10035 | Still Life: Nature Morte | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CCDP10001 | Games & Playfulness | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
CCDP10002 | The Electronic Arts: Vision and Sound |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CCDP10003 | Video Games: Remaking Reality |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FLTV10023 | Introduction to Screenwriting Practices |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
VCA Electives - level 2 subjects
Students wishing to take subjects offered as breadth options at the Parkville campus should seek permission from the Course Coordinator.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FINA20028 | Studio Options 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FINA20031 | Studio Options 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV20005 | Making Movies 2 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20163 | Samba Band |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20164 | Free Play New Music Improvisation Ensem |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20167 | Creating Music For Advertising | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20168 | Glee Singing: The Power Of Pop Music |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20169 | Intimate Acts: Inside The 'Fourth Wall' | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20173 | The Art of Game Music | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20174 | The Laptop Recording Studio |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20186 | Music Theatre: Singing Sondheim | Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20187 | Music Theatre: Singing the Golden Age | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20190 | Advanced Recording Studio Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI20192 | R&B, Soul & Gospel Choir |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20194 | Alexander Technique for Performance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR20022 | Improvisation: Text, Space and Action | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR20023 | The Artist's Toolbox |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
THTR20042 | Puppets as Storytellers | Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR20043 | Design and the Moving Image | June (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DNCE20031 | Dancing the Dance 2 | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
AIND20011 | Indigenous Art and Changing the Nation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CCDP20001 | Street Art |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MUSI20206 | The Business of Music | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DNCE20032 | Body Works | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
MUST20007 | Bollywood: a cross-disciplinary study |
July (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
FINA20036 | Under Camera Animation |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
February (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
VCA Electives - level 3 subjects
Students wishing to take subjects offered as breadth options at the Parkville campus should seek permission from the Course Coordinator.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DRAM30020 | Acting for Camera | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV30013 | Making Movies 3 | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
MUSI30237 | Music Theatre: Singing Rock Musicals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR30039 | Understanding Masks | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR30042 | Hashtag Cyberstar |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
FLTV30022 | Making Movies 3 Practical Production | Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
MUSI30236 | The Music Producer: From Brass to Beats | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020