Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Abbreviation: BFA
Course code: F3E
Course contact (faculty or school) (03) 6324 3624/3601 (Ltn) or (03) (03) 6226 4304 (Hbt)
Introductory comments
This on-campus 3-year (minimum) full-time course is offered by the Faculty of Arts
through the Tasmanian School of Art at Hobart. Part-time study is also available.
Admission & prerequisites
All applicants will be required to submit a portfolio of recent art work (which may include
slides, photographs or video) and attend an interview. 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 also be provided,
including a portfolio of recent artwork. It is a distinct advantage for applicants to have
completed TCE Art, Craft & Design or have equivalent experience and/or qualifications,
since admission is competitive.
Course objectives
The Bachelor of Fine Arts is designed to give students a broad visual arts education and to
offer them a wide range of possible disciplines in which to undertake a major program of
study. The course requires a commitment to studio-based study, and also offers a
substantial program in Art Theory, which includes studies in art and design theory. There
are opportunities for specialised study in various disciplines, all of which are informed by
a rigorous and challenging ongoing theoretical debate. Majors may be undertaken in a
range of Studio practices. Students may also choose to do an Art and Cultural Theory
major in which they specialise in units from the Art Theory program and are eligible to
enrol in a number of units cross-listed with other disciplines.
Career outcomes
Graduates from the Bachelor of Fine Arts find employment in a variety of positions within
the arts professions, including curatorial work, gallery administration, research and
teaching, as well as participating in individual and group-generated projects and studio
practice.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts
Course structure
Level 100
Students enrol in at least two Studio A units (2 x 25% weight), and Introduction to Art and
Design Theory 1A and 1B (2x12.5%). Additionally they enrol in a further unit from either
the Studio A or Studio B list (25%).
Studio major – level 200
Students enrol in one Studio A unit (50% weight[a]) and make up the remaining 50% from
the level 200 schedule. This may be a multiple selection of 12.5% or 25% units or a second
50% Studio A unit. [Note: FST200/300 Art and Design Theory 2/3 plus a further 12.5% Art
and Design Theory unit (normally taken after FST200/300) must be completed at levels
200 or 300].
Studio major – level 300
Students enrol in one Studio A unit (50% weight[a]) and make up the remaining 50% from
the level 300 schedule. This may be a multiple selection of 12.5% or 25% units or a second
50% Studio A unit.
Note: Students must complete a studio major sequence by enrolling in Studio A units at
level 100 (25%), level 200 (50%) and level 300 (50%) normally in the same studio. Students
may enrol in a level 300 Studio A unit (50%) having gained a Distinction in that same
studio in a 25% unit at level 200.
[a]
For all studios except E-Media, in which case students enrol in the 25% major unit plus 2x12.5%
E-Media electives – a 50% total.
Art and Cultural Theory major – level 200/300
Students must complete:
•
a sequence of Art Theory units at levels 200 and 300 to the value of 75–100% in total;
25% of them can be taken in units which are cross-listed from other Schools (see Art
and Cultural Theory schedule of units below). At least 25% weighting of units
should be from level 300 units:
•
level 200 and/or level 300 studio-based units to the total value of 50%; and
•
level 200/300 electives to the value of 50–75%.
Dipback
Normally students complete 100% at each of levels 100, 200 and 300. Subject to sub-dean
approval, students are permitted to count towards their degree a ‘dipback’ of 25% in units
at a lower level.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts
Articulation
Students who complete the BFA with sufficient merit and who have completed 75% of Art
and Design Theory units are eligible to apply for entry into the BFA(Hons) course.
Credit
Students who are accepted for transfer from other institutions can be given status for
equivalent studies satisfactorily completed in bachelor degree programs in other
universities. Applicants who are accepted for admission, and who have satisfactorily
completed a related TAFE diploma, can be awarded status for one year or one-third of the
degree requirement.
Students who have completed another previous degree and are commencing study in the
BFA will normally be granted 25% credit towards the BFA. Credit is granted for study
completed within the past ten years; but for those seeking credit for qualifications
completed more than ten years ago, consideration will be given to evidence of continuing
professional practice in the field.
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 Introduction to 2D and 3D studies,
full year Drawing and 25% semester 2 Studios 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
BFA, provided that the weighting of these units totals no more than 75%, being no more
than 25% in each of years 1, 2 and 3.
Students enrolled in other courses
Students from other degree courses can take units in fine arts and performing arts.
However, many units have strict quotas. Contact the schools for details.
Schedule
Unit title
campus offered
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unit code
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Level 100
Art and Design Theory units – compulsory
Introduction to Art and Design Theory 1A
Introduction to Art and Design Theory 1B
H~1
H~2
12.5%
12.5%
FST101
FST102
Choose 2 Studio A units (compulsory) AND either 1 Studio A or Studio B unit(/s) or units offered by other
Schools to the value of 25%
Studio A units
E-Media 1
Furniture Design 1
Graphic Design 1
Painting 1
Photography 1
Printmaking 1
Sculpture 1
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
FSE110
FSF110
FSG110
FSP110
FSH110
FSR110
FSS110
H~1/2
H~1/2
H~1&2
12.5%
12.5%
25%
FSD150
FSD153
FSW150
Studio B units
Introduction to Life Drawing
Media and Methods in Drawing
Woodskills 1A
Level 200
Where there are alternative unit codes (eg FST201/301) the unit may be taken either at level 200 or level 300.
When students enrol, depending on whether they wish to study a unit as a level 200 unit or a level 300 unit,
they should use the appropriate code (e.g. FST201 is the level 200 code, and FST301 is the level 300 code).
Students choose one unit from Studio A (compulsory), and other units from Studio A, Studio B or Art and Design
Theory units to the value of 50%. Students may take units offered by another School in the University, up to a maximum
of 25% in year 2 in place of Studio B units to that value.
Note 1: Students must complete FST200 or FST300 plus a further 12.5% Art and Design Theory unit at level
200 or 300 (normally taken after FST200/300)
Note 2: Major Study Students must complete a sequence of Studio A units at level 100 (25%), level 200 (50%)
and level 300 (50%) normally in the same studio. Students may take a level 300 Studio A unit (50%) having
gained a Distinction result in that same studio in a 25% unit at level 200.
H~1
FST200/300
Art and Design Theory 2/3
12.5%
H~1
FST201/301
Australian Art of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s
12.5%
H~1
FST203/303
Postmodernism and Visual Culture
12.5%
H~3
FST205/305
Picturing the Wilderness
12.5%
H~2
FST206/306
Contemporary Craft and Design
12.5%
H~2
FST207/307
Fashioning the Body
12.5%
H~2
FST211/311
Surrealist Art Between the Wars
12.5%
H~2
FST213/313
Contemporary Art of the Asia-Pacific Region
12.5%
[na]
FST214/314
Imaging the Body
12.5%
[na]
FST215/315
Electronic Media and the Visual Arts
12.5%
H~1
FST216/316
Professional Practice (Writing Skills)
12.5%
H~2
FST217/317
Professional Practice (Business Skills)
12.5%
Studio A units
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E-Media 2[a]
Furniture Design 2
Graphic Design 2
Painting 2
Photography 2
Printmaking 2
Sculpture 2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
25%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
H~2
H~2
H~2
H~1
H~3/2
H~1
H~2
H~3/1
H~2
H~2
H~1
H~1
H~2
H~1
[na]
H~3/1
H~2
H~2
[na]
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1
H~2
H~1
H~1/2
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
FSE210
FSF210
FSG210
FSP210
FSH210
FSR210
FSS210
Studio B units
Design Drawing
Digital Imaging B
The Historical Landscape
Life Drawing A
Life Drawing B
Image Development A
Image Development B
Digital Imaging A
Digital Imaging B
WWW (World Wide Web) Design
Temporal Imaging and 2D Animation
Sound A
Sound B
The Moving Image A
Electronic Installation
3D Modelling and Animation A
Interactive Design
The Moving Image B
3D Modelling and Animation B
Furniture Design 2A
Graphic Design 2A
Photography 2A
Painting 2A
Printmaking 2A
Sculpture 2A
Woodskills 2A
Art, Natural Environment and History
Art, Natural Environment and Wilderness
Complementary Study
FSB275
FSE251/351
FSD253/353
FSD255/355
FSD256/356
FSD257/357
FSD258/358
FSE250/350
FSE251/351
FSE253/353
FSE254/354
FSE256/356
FSE257/357
FSE258/358
FSE259/359
FSE260/360
FSE261/361
FSE268/368
FSE270/370
FSF250
FSG250
FSH250
FSP250
FSR250
FSS250
FSW250
FSZ250/350
FSZ251/351
FSA200/300
Level 300
Students choose one unit from Studio A (compulsory), and other units from Studio A, Studio B or Art and
Design Theory units to the value of 50%. Students may take units offered by another School in the University,
up to a maximum of 25% at level 300 in place of Studio B units to that value.
See Notes 1 and 2 (Level 200) above.
Art and Design Theory units
See Art and Design Theory units (year 2) above
Studio A units
E-Media 3[a]
H~1&2
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FSE310
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H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
H~1&2
Furniture Design 3
Graphic Design 3
Painting 3
Photography 3
Printmaking 3
Sculpture 3
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
FSF310
FSG310
FSP310
FSH310
FSR310
FSS310
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
25%
FSF350
FSG350
FSH350
FSP350
FSR350
FSS350
Studio B units
Drawing units, FSD350, 355–358 (see Level 200 listing) above
H~1&2
Furniture Design 3A
H~1&2
Graphic Design 3A
H~1&2
Photography 3A
H~1&2
Painting 3A
H~1&2
Printmaking 3A
H~1&2
Sculpture 3A
E-Media units, FSE350, 351, 353, 354, FSE356–361, 368, 370 (see Level 200 listing) above
Natural Environment and Wilderness, FSZ350 and FSZ351 (see Level 200 listing) above
Complementary Study FSA200/300 (see level 200 listing above)
[a]
Students taking an E-Media major unit (FSE210 or FSE310) must also enrol in 2x12.5% FSE electives
from the Studio B list.
Art and Cultural Theory
Students wishing to undertake a major in Art and Cultural Theory select units from the
Art and Design Theory schedule and may take up to 25% from the units listed below.
Unit title
American Literature and Film
Critical Theory
Cultures and Societies of Southeast Asia
Film Noir and Hollywood
Japanese Film
Le grand écran: French Cinema
Mass Media and Contemporary Societies
Philosophy of Art
Philosophy and the Body
Politics in Literature and Film
Popular Fiction
Post-1945 German Film
Postmodernism and its Critics
Sociology of Nature
Thai Art and Culture
Spreading the Word: A History of Image and
Text
campus offered
[na]
H~2
H~1 D~1
[na]
H~1 L~1v
[na]
H~2
[na]
H~2
H~1
H~1
H~2
H~1
H~2
L~4
[na]
weight
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
unit code
HEA228/328
HEA260/360
HGA254/354
HEA229/329
HMJ334
HEF330
HGA273/373
HPA215/315
HPA271/371
HSA204/304
HEA267/367
HEG212/312
HPA206/306
HGA261/361
FFA236/336
HTA226/326
Note: The following information is NOT included in the printed edition of the Course and
Unit Handbook
Additional Information
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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 | Hobart | Launceston
Mode of delivery| Full time | Part time
Course duration | 3 years minimum (6 semesters) | 8 years maximum (16 semesters)
Majors and Specialisations | Hobart majors: E-media, Furniture, Design, Graphics Design,
Paiting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture
Costs (course fees only – annual) | HECS: YES | Australian residents: $3,463
Students enrolled in this course | Total students enrolled last year: 450 | Total students
enrolled this year: 411 | International students last year: 25 | International students this
year: 30
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