F3J Bachelor of Contemporary Arts as at 14th May, 2002
Bachelor of Contemporary Arts
Abbreviation: BCA
Course code: F3J
Course contact (faculty or school) (03) 6324 3601
Introductory comments
This on-campus 3-year full-time course is offered by the School of Visual & Performing
Arts in Launceston. Part-time study is also available.
Admission & prerequisites
Applicants are normally expected to have satisfied the University’s admission
requirements.
Applicants intending to specialise in 2D Studies or 3D Studies will be required to submit
a portfolio of recent artwork (which may include slides, photographs or video). Where
there are circumstances which prevent an applicant attending for interview, a brief
statement outlining interest in the course, including any relevant experience or
qualifications, should be provided, including a portfolio of recent artwork. Completion of
TCE Art, Craft and Design is desirable but not essential.
Applicants intending to specialise in Theatre Studies are required to attend an audition
and interview. Overseas and interstate applicants may submit a video-tape of a recent
performance. Completion of TCE Speech and Drama is desirable but not essential.
Applicants intending to specialise in Contemporary Music are required to attend an
audition and theory and aural test. It is an advantage to have completed TCE Music.
Students intending to specialise in Theory Studies are required to attend an interview in
which they will either present a portfolio of recent artwork or present for audition, as
appropriate.
Course objectives
The educational objectives of the 3-year degree are:
1.
To provide a foundation study in the methods, skills and processes involved in
visual or performing arts practices;
2.
To familiarise students with conceptual concerns and theoretical debates
surrounding contemporary visual and performing arts practices;
3.
To provide a program that creates an opportunity for students to go on to
further study at Honours level or to undertake a degree program in a
complementary area, eg cultural tourism, business, hospitality.
Career outcomes
Graduates from the Bachelor of Contemporary Arts will find employment in a variety of
positions within the visual and performing arts professions. Students who complete a
stream in either 2D Studies or 3D Studies or Theory Studies may work as curators, gallery
administrators, researchers and teachers, as well as participating in individual and
group-generated projects and studio practice. Students who complete the Theatre Studies
stream may work in professional theatre as actors, stage managers or technicians, film and
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television, or public relations. Students who complete the Contemporary Music stream
may work in the music industry as performers, teachers or administrators.
Course structure
To meet the requirements of the BCA, students must complete a total of 300%, of which
normally 100% will be at level 100, 100% at level 200 and 100% at level 300. Students must
also meet the requirements for a major stream in either Theatre Studies, 2D Studies, 3D
Studies, Contemporary Music (Jazz and Rock) or Theory Studies.
Year 1
All students must complete the core theory units Introduction to Cultural Practices 1 and 2
(2 x 12.5%). Students choose Year 1 core units from the schedules for one of Theatre
Studies, 2D Studies, 3D Studies, Contemporary Music (Jazz and Rock) or Theory Studies.
Year 2
All students complete 25% in Theory Studies units. Students who elect to do a major
stream in either Theatre Studies, 2D Studies, 3D Studies or Contemporary Music (Jazz and
Rock) must complete 50% of units at level 200 in the chosen stream. Students who choose
the Theory Studies stream must do an additional 25% of units at level 200 in Theory
Studies. The remaining weighting is made up of electives, comprising level 200/300 units
from any of the other schedules, approved complementary TAFE modules or units from
other courses in the University.
Year 3
Students in the Theatre Studies stream complete the units Theatre Project 1 and 2 (50%).
Students in the streams for 2D Studies or 3D Studies complete the units Studio Project 1
and 2 (50%). Students in the Contemporary Music (Jazz and Rock) stream complete the
units FPM301 Music Project A and FPM302 Music Project B. Students in the Theory
Studies stream choose 50% of Theory units at level 300. The remaining weighting (50%) for
all students is made up of electives, comprising level 200/300 units from any of the other
schedules, approved complementary TAFE modules or units from other courses in the
University.
Students who intend to apply for an honours course must complete a total of 75% of
Theory Studies units, including the core Year 1 theory units Introduction to Cultural
Practices 1 and 2.
Sample Course 1 – Major in 2D Studies
[PLACE BCA1.PICT HERE]
Sample Course 2 – Major in Theatre Studies
[PLACE BCA2.PICT HERE]
Sample Course 3 – Major in Theory Studies
[PLACE BCA3.PICT HERE]
Articulation
Continuing University students will be able to articulate from the BFA at Launceston and
from the BPA (Theatre/Contemporary Music).
On completion of the BCA with DN or above in the major studio and 6 semesters of theory
(75%), graduates will be able to apply for entry into honours programs in Fine Arts and in
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Performing Arts, and the BCA(Hons) which is being introduced in 2002 (subject to Council
approval).
Articulation with TAFE
All students in the degree program can count up to an equivalent of 50% of approved
complementary TAFE modules, of which no more than 25% may count towards the
nominated major stream. For the purposes of credit transfer, each TAFE module has an
equivalent weighting of 12.5%. The Approved complementary TAFE modules in Visual
Arts are as follows:
11-449 Jewellery Introduction
11-455 Jewellery – Fabrication Techniques
11-456 Jewellery Casting
11-457 Jewellery Production Casting
11-443 Printmaking Introduction
11-589 Etching Techniques
11-591 Intaglio Drypoint
11-594 Stone Lithography
11-610 Colour Etching
11-690 Two Shaft Weave
11-684 Introduction to Tapestry
11-693 Dyeing
11-695 Introduction to Colour
51-139 Intro to Computers for Graphic Arts
TAFE modules in Sound Recording and Video Production may also be counted towards
the BCA. On completion of any combination of the following modules (a total contact time
of no less than 40 hours and up to 60 hours), students will receive credit for one 12.5%
elective:
Sound Recording
VBE 295 The Physics of Music
VBE 297 Sound Recording Equipment
AUS 18 Introduction to Mixing Consoles
VBE 299 Signal Processors
AUS 20 Microphones and Loudspeakers
AUS 29 Microphone Technique
VBE 311 Recording Techniques
VBB 759 How to Make a Demo Tape
Video Production
FVP 007 Design for the Film and Video Industry
FVP 008 Production Management for the Film and Video Industry
FVP 009 Advanced Camera Techniques for Film and Video
FVP 010 Post Production Sound
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FVP 011 Location and Studio Sound Recording for Film and Video
FVP 012 Advanced Lighting for Film and Video
FVP 013 Advanced Editing for Film and Video
Credit
Applicants who are accepted for admission, and who have satisfactorily completed a
related TAFE diploma, will be awarded status for up to one year or one-third of the degree
requirement (100% total).
Students commencing study in the BCA will normally be granted a minimum of 25%
credit towards the BCA if they have completed another previous degree. Credit for
another incomplete degree will be given on a case by case basis.
Transfer provisions
A student successfully completing all level 100 units of the course at one campus will be
eligible to transfer to units at level 200 at the other campus with full status for level 100
units. However, they would normally only be able to enrol in major units at level 200 if
they have completed the prerequisite level 100 major unit (full year level 100 Studio for
Hobart students transferring to Launceston; semester 1 Studio Survey, full year Drawing
and semester 2 Studio for Launceston students transferring to Hobart). In exceptional
circumstances the relevant discipline head or Head of School may approve an appropriate
set of subjects to serve as a prerequisite where a stated prerequisite is not met.
Units from other courses
Students are permitted to enrol in units from another degree course to count towards the
BCA, provided that the weighting of these units totals no more than 25% at level 200 and
25% at level 300.
Students enrolled in other courses
The School of Visual & Performing Arts offers students a sequence of 12.5% elective units.
Students must obtain formal School approval from the lecturer-in-charge prior to
enrolment.
Schedule A – Theatre Studies stream
Unit title
Year 1
Australian Theatre
Theatre Skills 1
Technical Theatre
Introduction to
Cultural Practices 1
Principles of
Western Theatre
Theatre Skills 2
Performance and
Production
Introduction to
Cultural Practices 2
Year 2
campus-sem
weight
code
L1
L1
L1
L1
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
FPB101
FPB103
FPB105
FFA102
L2
12.5%
FPB102
L2
L2
12.5%
12.5%
FPB104
FPB106
L2
12.5%
FFA103
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FPB201
Classical
L1
12.5%
Production
FPB202
Classical
L1
12.5%
Performance
FPB203
Devised
L2
12.5%
Performance
FPB204
Theatre Skills 3
L2
12.5%
Plus 25% from level 200/300 units listed in the Theory Studies Schedule
plus 25% elective units from any of the following:
FPB251 or FPB351
Advanced
L1
12.5%
Technical Theatre
FPB252 or FPB352
Professional
L2
12.5%
Presentation Skills
FPB253 or FPB353
Stage Design
[na]
12.5%
FPB254 or FPB354
Lighting Design
L2
12.5%
FPB255 or FPB355
Scriptwriting
[na]
12.5%
FPB256 or FPB356
Voice and Media
L1
12.5%
FPB257 or FPB357
Acting for
[na]
12.5%
Television and Film
HMN210 or
Wayang Shadow
L2
12.5%
HMN310
Puppet Theatre
or other level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule, or approved modules from TAFE,
or units from other courses offered in the University
Year 3
FPB302
Theatre Project 1:
[na]
25%
Student Directed
Production
FPB303
Theatre Project 2:
[na]
25%
Graduate
Production
Plus 50% elective units chosen from level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule, or
approved modules from TAFE. Student may include 25% of units offered by other courses
in the University.
Schedule B – 2D Studies stream
Unit title
Year 1
Introduction to
Drawing 1
Introduction to
Two Dimensional
Studies
Introduction to 3D
Studies
Introduction to
Cultural Practices 1
Introduction to
campus-sem
weight
code
L1/2
12.5%
FFD100
L1
12.5%
FFE102
L1
12.5%
FFE103
L1
12.5%
FFA102
L1/2
12.5%
FFD101
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Drawing 2
Introduction to
Cultural Practices 2
L2
12.5%
FFA103
Plus 25% from the following:
FFC110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Ceramics
FFX110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Textiles
FFS110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Sculpture
FFR110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Printmedia
FFP110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Painting
Year 2
Choose 50% from the following, including at least 25% from one of Painting, Photography,
Digital Imaging or Drawing:
FFP250 or FFP350
Contemporary
L1
12.5%
Painting Practices
FFP201 or FFP301
Painting:
L2
12.5%
Self-directed Project
FFP202 or FFP302
Painting Media,
L1
12.5%
Processes and
Approaches
FFP203 or FFP303
Painting:
L2
12.5%
Material/Descriptiv
e Exploration
FFP204 or FFP304
What are the Limits L2
12.5%
of Painting?
FFR201 or FFR301
Advanced Black
L2
12.5%
and White
Photography
FFR202 or FFR302
Printmedia Project L2
12.5%
FFR203 or FFR303
Digital Project
L2
12.5%
FFR204 or FFR304
Photography:
[na]
12.5%
Approaches to the
Landscape
FFR250 or FFR350
Photography as
L1
12.5%
Service
FFR252 or FFR352
Computer Imaging L1
12.5%
FFR205 or FFR305
Web Page Design
L1
12.5%
FFD201 or FFD301
Drawing: The Body L1
12.5%
FFD200 or FFD300
Drawing:
L2
12.5%
Questioning the
Practice
FFD202 or FFD302
Drawing into Print L2
12.5%
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Drawing:
Approaches to
Abstraction
Drawing in the
Landscape
L1
12.5%
FFD203 or FFD303
[na]
12.5%
FFD204 or FFD304
Plus 25% from level 200/300 units listed in the Theory Studies schedule
plus 25% elective units chosen from level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule, or
approved complementary modules from TAFE, or units offered by other courses in the
University.
Year 3
FFE302
Studio Project 1
L1/2
25%
FFE303
Studio Project 2
L1/2
25%
Plus 50% elective units chosen from level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule, or
approved complementary modules from TAFE. Students may include 25% of units offered
by other courses in the University.
Schedule C – 3D Studies stream
Unit title
Year 1
Introduction to
Drawing 1
Introduction to
Two Dimensional
Studies
Introduction to 3D
Studies
Introduction to
Cultural Practices 1
Introduction to
Drawing 2
Introduction to
Cultural Practices 2
campus-sem
weight
code
L1/2
12.5%
FFD100
L1
12.5%
FFE102
L1
12.5%
FFE103
L1
12.5%
FFA102
L1/2
12.5%
FFD101
L2
12.5%
FFA103
Plus 25% from the following:
FFC110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Ceramics
FFX110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Textiles
FFS110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Sculpture
FFR110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Printmedia
FFP110
Introduction to
L2
12.5%
Painting
Year 2
Choose 50% from the following, including at least 25% from one of Ceramics, Sculpture or
Textiles:
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FFC201 or FFC301
The Art of the
L1
12.5%
Potters Wheel
FFC202 or FFC302
The Object in
[na]
12.5%
Contemporary
Popular Culture
FFC250 or FFC350
Ceramics: Precious [na]
12.5%
and Ephemeral
FFC203 or FFC303
The Return of the
L2
12.5%
Figure
FFC204 or FFC304
The Pot as
L2
12.5%
Narrative
FFC251 or FFC351
Ceramics for the
L1
12.5%
Kitchen Dresser
FFS201 or FFS301
Revisiting the
L1
12.5%
Figure
FFS202 or FFS302
Student Initiated
[na]
12.5%
Sculpture Project 1
FFS251 or FFS351
Small Scale
L1
12.5%
Sculpture
FFS203 or FFS303
The Art of Adding L2
12.5%
and Removal
FFS204 or FFS304
Student Initiated
[na]
12.5%
Sculpture Project 2
FFS250 or FFS350
Sculpture: Fine Art L2
12.5%
Metal Casting
FFX202 or FFX302
The Art of Costume L1
12.5%
1
FFX203 or FFX303
The Art of Costume L2
12.5%
2
Plus 25% from level 200/300 units listed in the Theory Studies schedule
plus 25% elective units chosen from other level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule,
or approved complementary modules from TAFE, or units offered in other courses in the
University
Year 3
FFE302
Studio Project 1
L1/2
25%
FFE303
Studio Project 2
L1/2
25%
Plus 50% from level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule, or approved
complementary modules from TAFE. Students may include 25% of units offered by other
courses in the University
Schedule D – Theory Studies stream
Unit title
Level 100
Required units[a]
Introduction to
Drawing 1
campus-sem
weight
code
L1/2
12.5%
FFD100
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Introduction to
L1
Two Dimensional
Studies
Introduction to 3D L1
Studies
Introduction to
L1
Cultural Practices 1
Introduction to
L1/2
Drawing 2
Introduction to
L2
Cultural Practices 2
plus 25% from the following:
Introduction to
L2
Ceramics
Introduction to
L2
Textiles
Introduction to
L2
Sculpture
Introduction to
L2
Printmedia
Introduction to
L2
Painting
Level 200/300
Choose 100% from the following:
The Construction of L2
Genius
Romance and
[na]
Realism
The Avant-Garde
[na]
and the Necessity
of the New
The Arts in Revolt
L1
Professional
[na]
Practice
Gallery Studies
L4
Wilderness and
[na]
Natural
Environment
Research Seminar A L1&2
Research Seminar B L1/2
Thai Art and
L4
Culture
World Music
[na]
History of Jazz &
[na]
Rock A
History of Jazz &
[na]
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12.5%
FFE102
12.5%
FFE103
12.5%
FFA102
12.5%
FFD101
12.5%
FFA103
12.5%
FFC110
12.5%
FFX110
12.5%
FFS110
12.5%
FFR110
12.5%
FFP110
12.5%
FFA250 or FFA350
12.5%
FFA251 or FFA351
12.5%
FFA252 or FFA352
12.5%
12.5%
FFA254 or FFA354
FFA233 or FFA333
12.5%
12.5%
FFA234 or FFA334
FFA235 or FFA335
25%
12.5%
12.5%
FFA300
FFA301
FFA236 or FFA336
12.5%
12.5%
FFA213 or FFA313
FFA210 or FFA310
12.5%
FFA211 or FFA311
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Rock B
Subject to sub-dean approval, students may also include up to 25% from units offered by
other Schools:
any Humanities & Social Science units listed in the BA Schedule; or the following units in
Architecture:
KDA212
History & Theory
L1
12.5%
in Design 3
KDA222
History and Theory L2
12.5%
in Design 4
KDA312
History & Theory
L1
12.5%
in Design 5
KDA322
History and Theory L2
12.5%
in Design 6
KDA422
Theory in Design 1 L2
12.5%
(BArch)
Plus 100% elective units chosen from level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule, or
approved modules from TAFE. Students may include 50% of units offered by other
courses in the University
[a] Note: Subject to approval from the Head of School, students may replace studio or
drawing units with level 100 Theatre Studies units or level 100
units from other courses.
Schedule E – Contemporary Music (Jazz & Rock) stream
Unit title
Year 1
Theory, Arranging
& Composition 1A
Aural & Ensemble
1A
Practical Study 1A
Introduction to
Cultural Practices 1
Theory, Arranging
& Composition 1B
Aural & Ensemble
1B
Practical Study 1B
Introduction to
Cultural Practices 2
Year 2
Theory, Arranging
& Composition 2A
Aural & Ensemble
2A
Practical Study 2A
Aural & Ensemble
2B
campus-sem
weight
code
L1
12.5%
FPM101
L1
12.5%
FPM102
L1
L1
12.5%
12.5%
FPM103
FFA102
L2
12.5%
FPM104
L2
12.5%
FPM105
L2
L2
12.5%
12.5%
FPM106
FFA103
[na]
12.5%
FPM201
[na]
12.5%
FPM202
[na]
[na]
12.5%
12.5%
FPM203
FPM205
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History of Jazz &
Rock A
History of Jazz &
Rock B
[na]
12.5%
FFA210 or FFA310
[na]
12.5%
FFA211 or FFA311
plus 25% elective units from any of the following:
FPM204
Theory, Arranging [na]
12.5%
& Composition 2B
FPM206
Practical Study 2B
[na]
12.5%
FPM207 or FPM307
Music Technology: [na]
12.5%
Computers and
Sequencing
FPM208 or FPM308
Pedagogy
[na]
12.5%
FPM209 or FPM309
Contemporary
[na]
12.5%
Vocal Ensemble
FFA213 or FFA313
World Music
[na]
12.5%
FPM210 or FPM310
Cross-Media
[na]
12.5%
Studies
or other level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule, or approved modules from TAFE,
or units from other courses offered in the University
Year 3
FPM301
Music Project A
[na]
25%
FPM302
Music Project B
[na]
25%
Plus 50% elective units chosen from level 200/300 units listed in the BCA schedule (eg
Voice and Media, Professional Presentation Skills, World Music, Cross-Media Studies) or
approved modules from TAFE (eg Sound Production or Video Production). Students may
include 25% of units offered by other courses in the University.
Note: The following information is NOT included in the printed edition of the Course and
Unit Handbook
Additional Information
The following information answers some frequently asked questions.
Note, however, details should be confirmed with the appropriate authority
Responsible faculty or school | Faculty of Arts
Campus(es) offered | Launceston
Mode of delivery | Full time | Part time
Course duration | 3 years minimum (6 semesters) | 8 years maximum (16 semesters)
Majors and Specialisations | Launceston majors: 2D Studies, 3D Studies, Theatre Studies,
Theory Studies
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