This higher education diploma focuses on the development of manual and technological skills, design thinking, problem-defining and solving. Students learn methods with deep roots in the history of visual arts, and experiment with radical approaches unimaginable to previous generations of artists. Students develop an understanding of the artists’ role in contemporary society and become equipped for a wide array of careers in the fields of fine and visual arts.
Through a comprehensive blend of theory-based and studio-based learning experiences, students develop studio skills and research methods that are foundational to a professional art practice or further research studies. In year two and three, students focus on their major studio area, while developing a wide range of skills, concepts and experiences.
On successful completion of the diploma, students progress into the Griffith University Bachelor of Visual Arts with credit.
Refer to separate entries for Griffith College’s Diploma of Design and Griffith University’s Bachelor of Visual Arts.

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