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Bachelor of Creative Arts Major Visual Arts
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Commonwealth supported
    AUD 5864
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 15200
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 15280
  • On-campus
    AUD 18080

What will I study?

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units
Core course 1
plus 1 x 16-unit Major 16
plus 1 x 7-unit Major1 7
or 1 x 4-unit Minor plus  3 x Electives 
Total 24

or

Courses to be studied Units
Core course 1 
plus 1 x 8-unit Major (theory) 8 
plus 1 x 8-unit Major (practice) 8
plus  1 x 7-unit Major1 7 
or 1 x 4-unit Minor plus 3 x Electives  
Total 24
Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.
Core course:
CMS1000Communication and Scholarship
Visual Arts Major: 
BCA3000BCA Project A
BCA3001BCA Project B
BCA3002Arts Business Practice
VSA1000Introduction to Art Theory
VSA1001Contemporary Art Practice 1
VSA1002Introduction to Contemporary Art Practice2
VSA1003Soft Architecture
VSA1021Art and Design
VSA2000Perspectives in Contemporary Art
VSA2001Artists, Works and Processes
VSA2002Contemporary Art Practice 22
VSA2003Contemporary Art Practice 32
VSA3004Contemporary Art Practice 42
VSA3005Contemporary Art Practice 52
VSA3021Contemporary Art Theory 1
VSA3022Contemporary Art Theory 2

Other majors

Other majors for the Bachelor of Creative Arts are: Creative Media; Music; Theatre.

1 This major must consist of courses from another discipline in the Faculty of Arts.
2 Arts Management strand is only available via online (distance) education.