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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art) - pre-2021 curriculum
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Structure
For students who commenced prior to 2021
300-point program:
- 262.5 points of compulsory subjects
- 87.5 points at Level 1
- 75 points at Level 2
- 100 points at Level 3
- 37.5 points of electives
Notes for students who commenced prior to 2021:
From 2021 onward: complete all listed compulsory subjects at the designated level.
Elective subjects can be selected from the VCA Elective Subjects list or from the list of approved Breadth Subjects; see below.
Students who commenced the Bachelor of Fine Arts prior to 2021 can view Sample Study Plans with subject options here.
Breadth
Find Breadth subjects
Use the Handbook Search function to find subjects that are offered as Breadth.
Students wanting to choose a Breadth subject in place of a VCA Elective should submit an Enrolment Variation Form or contact Stop 1 for further information.
VCA Elective Subjects
Acting and Theatre
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DRAM10026 | Up Close and Personal with MTC |
Semester 1 (Online)
June (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
THTR10007 | The Actors Process | Winter Term (Online) |
12.5 |
THTR10019 | Clear Speech and Communication |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
UNIB10011 | The Secret Life of the Body 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
THTR20022 | Improvisation: Text, Space and Action | Winter Term (Online) |
12.5 |
THTR20023 | The Artist's Toolbox |
February (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
THTR20042 | Puppets as Storytellers | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
DRAM30020 | Acting for Camera | July (Online) |
12.5 |
THTR30042 | Hashtag Cyberstar |
Summer Term (Online)
February (Online)
Winter Term (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
Indigenous Art and Knowledge
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AIND10003 | Ancient & Contemporary Indigenous Arts | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
AIND10004 | Art and Indigenous Voice | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
AIND10005 | Decolonising the Landscape MultiStudio 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
AIND20011 | Indigenous Art and Changing the Nation | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
AIND20012 | Ancient & Contemporary Indigenous Arts 2 | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
AIND20013 | Decolonising the Landscape MultiStudio 2 | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Visual Art and Design
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DPSS10007 | The History of Cool: Fashion & Attitude | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
FINA10035 | Still Life: Nature Morte |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FINA10036 | Life Drawing: The Body | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CCDP20001 | Street Art |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FINA20026 | Painting Techniques |
Summer Term (Online)
February (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Winter Term (Online)
July (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FINA20033 | Introduction to Printmaking Processes |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
March (On Campus - Southbank)
April (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
September (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
FINA20035 | Drawing with Anatomy |
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
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 |
FINA20044 | Art and the Botanical |
Summer Term (Online)
February (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Winter Term (Online)
July (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FINA20045 | Introduction to Screenprinting |
Summer Term (On Campus - Southbank)
March (On Campus - Southbank)
April (On Campus - Southbank)
Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank)
July (On Campus - Southbank)
September (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
THTR30039 | Understanding Masks | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Dance
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
DNCE10027 | Dancing the Dance 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
DNCE20031 | Dancing the Dance 2: Create & Perform | July (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DNCE20033 | Dancing the Dance 3: Dance for Video | July (Online) |
12.5 |
Interactive Art
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CCDP10002 | The Electronic Arts: Vision and Sound |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
CCDP10003 | Video Games: Remaking Reality |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Film and Television
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FLTV10010 | Making Movies 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FLTV10021 | Interactive Art Media 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FLTV10023 | Introduction to Screenwriting Practices |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FLTV10024 | Making Micro Movies - Filming the Real |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
FLTV20005 | Making Movies 2 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
THTR20043 | Design and the Moving Image |
June (Online)
Winter Term (Online)
|
12.5 |
FLTV30022 | Making Movies 3 Practical Production | Winter Term (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Music Theatre
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MUST10017 | The Art of Working Online | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
MUST20010 | Singing and the Power of Pop Music |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
|
12.5 |
MUST20016 | Musicals & Society: Oklahoma to Hamilton | July (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2021