Course Overview

This course covers a broad range of artistic skills and experiences in many different disciplines, such as drawing, painting, sculpting, printmaking, photography and digital imaging. In this program will develop a portfolio of artwork suitable for applying for admission into higher education. The course also encourages personal development and provides a sound basis for work from an art studio, or to compliment a variety of career paths.

Qualifications And Recognition

Upon successful completion of this course students will be eligible to receive the Diploma of Visual Art.

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Employment Prospects

• Artist
• Craftsperson
• Illustrator
• Photographer
• Art Teacher with further study
• Art Therapist with further study
• Print Finishing Artist
• Textile Designer

Entry Requirements

To undertake this course you must:

• have completed Year 12 English or equivalent or be a mature age student.
• attend an interview and present a folio of recent art work that demonstrates evidence of basic competence in imaging techniques and the use of a variety of materials, with an emphasis on drawing skills.

How To Apply

Direct to Institute

Assessment

A range of methods will be used to assess your competence. Whenever possible, every attempt will be made to apply a practical assessment that models a workplace situation. Assessment methods include:

• practical exercises such as the development of scale and full size models
• simulations
• journals
• assignments
• presentations oral and written
• reports
• testing by short answer and multiple choice questions
• folios.

Opportunities For Further Study

Successful completion of this course may enable you to articulate into a university course.

Can prospective students enrol in individual units?

No.

Course Structure

Unit Code	Unit Description	Hours
First Year
VPAU010	Analyse and implement sustainable work practices	15
CUFSAF01B	Follow health safety and security procedures	15
VPAU011	Apply research and critical analysis to inform artistic and design	100
VPAU012	Use advanced drawing techniques to represent and communicate	100
CUVCOR04A	Originate concept for own work and conduct critical discourse	60
CULMS0085	Conceive, develop and realise exhibition designs	50
CUVCRS11A	Select and prepare work for exhibition	30
Print Making
CUVVSP45B	Produce prints
CUVVSP46B	Research and experiment with techniques to produce briefs
Photography
CUVPHI06A	Plan and carry out image capture in response to a brief	150
Painting
CUVVSP34B	Apply techniques to produce paintings	50
CUVVSP35B	Produce paintings	50
Digital Media
CUVVSP11A	Apply techniques to produce digital images	50
CUVVSP12A	Produce digital images	50
Life Drawing
CUVCOR08B	Produce drawings to represent and communicate the concept	60
Second Year
Art Business Prac.
CUSADM09A	Address legal and administrative requirements	50
BSBSBM403A	Promote the business	50
Drawing
CUVCOR09B	Select and apply drawing techniques and media to represent and communicate the concept	80
Select all Specialisation Units from Photography, Painting and or Digital Art
Print Making
VPAU30	Develop and refine artistic practice to produce a concept for thematically connected prints
VPAU31	Realise thematically connected prints
CUVVSP46B	Research and experiment with techniques to produce prints
Photography
VPAU028	Develop and refine artistic practice to produce a concept for thematically connected photographic/digital imaging work	100
VPAU029	Realise thematically connected photographic/digital imaging artwork
CUVPH103B	Research and apply information on the traditions which inform photoimaging practice
CUVDES05A	Interpret and respond to a brief
Painting
VPAU026	Develop and refine artistic practice to produce a concept for thematically connected paintings
VPAU027	Realise thematically connected paintings
CUVVSP36B	Research and experiment with techniques to produce paintings
Digital Media
VPAU024	Develop and refine artistic practice to produce a concept for thematically connected digital art work
VPAU025	Realise thematically connected digital artwork
CUVVSP13A	Research and experiment with techniques for digital Image enhancement and manipulation