Comments about Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design (Honours) - On Campus - Strathfield - New South Wales
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Objectives
The Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design Honours degree is a higher level of study available to BVAD graduates and other eligible external applicants who wish to undertake research-based practice in studio art, graphic design and art and design history and theory into an honours fourth year.
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Entry requirements
Prerequisites Completion of the Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design pass degree or equivalent, normally within the last five years. The pass degree must have been completed at least a credit average including at least four of the units in the major sequence of the discipline of the Honours course and the student must have satisfied the prerequisites for units to be undertaken in the Honours degree.
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Academic title
Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design (Honours)
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Course description
Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design (Pass and Honours)
BVAD
240 cp (Pass)
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
80 cp (Honours)
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Requirements for Completion of the Pass Degree
To qualify for the Pass degree, a student must complete:
240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
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1. 40 cp from 2D Studies35;
2. 40 cp from 3D/4D Object Design35;
3. 40 cp from Graphic Design35;
4. 40 cp from Art and Design History and Theory;
5. 20 cp from Professional Development and Practice;
6. 40 cp from Self-directed Studies;
7. 20 cp from Mission-focussed Units;
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2. required Volunteer Experience.36
2. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree
To qualify for the Honours degree a student must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the Pass degree, complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
2D Studies Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS109 10 2D Studies 1
ARTS113 10 2D Studies 2
ARTS225 10 2D Studies 3 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level 2D Studies unit)
ARTS238 10 2D Studies 4 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level 2D Studies unit)
3D/4D Object Design Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS110 10 3D/4D Object Design 1
ARTS114 10 3D/4D Object Design 2
ARTS226 10 3D/4D Object Design 3 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level 3D/4D Studies unit)
ARTS239 10 3D/4D Object Design 4 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level 3D/4D Studies unit)
Graphic Design Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS111 10 Graphic Design 1
ARTS115 10 Graphic Design 2
ARTS227 10 Graphic Design 3 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level Graphic Design Studies unit)
ARTS240 10 Graphic Design 4 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level Graphic Design Studies unit)
Media37
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
MEDA100 10 Introduction to Media Production
MEDA201 10 Video/Film Production (Pre: MEDA100 Introduction to Media Production)
MEDA202 10 2D Computer Animation 1
MEDA203 10 3D Computer Animation 1 (MEDA202 2D Computer Animation 1)
Art and Design History and Theory Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS112 10 Art and Design History and Theory 1
ARTS116 10 Art and Design History and Theory 2
ARTS228 10 Art and Design History and Theory 3
ARTS231 10 Art and Design History and Theory 4
Professional Development and Practice Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS325 10 Professional Practice
ARTS326 10 Internship
Mission-focussed Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PHIL104 10 Introduction to Ethics
ARTS324 10 Art and Spirit
Self-Directed Studies
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS327 20 Self-Directed Studies 1 (Pre: at least 10 cp in 200-level units)
ARTS329 20 Self-Directed Studies 2 (Pre: ARTS327 Self-Directed Studies 1)
Volunteer Experience Unit
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS232 0 Volunteer Experience
Schedule of Honours Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
ARTS405 10 Practices of Research in Art and Design
ARTS406 10 Issues of Ethical Practice in Art and Design
ARTS407 10 Advanced Studies in Art and Design
ARTS408 20 Research Thesis/Research Studio Practice A
ARTS409 30 Research Thesis/Research Studio Practice B
35 In Melbourne only, up to four MEDA units may substitute for units in 2D Studies and/or 3D/4D Object Design and/or Graphic Design.
36 Volunteer Experience is normally to be completed by the end of Year 2.
37 In Melbourne only, up to four MEDA units may substitute for units in 2D Studies and/or 3D/4D Object Design and/or Graphic Design.
