3 years Full time or 6 years Part time
If you want to be at the forefront of engaging the visual arts in the wider community as a way of capturing and reshaping our stories as a culture then the Bachelor of Visual Art at UniSQ is for you. The degree aims to produce industry ready graduates who are creative, innovative, adaptable and entrepreneurial. In order to foster these key employable qualities, the program focuses on producing graduates with a comprehensive knowledge of and technical proficiency within studio practice, as well as a strong, self-directed work ethic. The degree will give students the skills to become a professional artist creating personalised artistic outcomes as a visual representation of the student’s voice. This degree explores the future of visual art and its applications within evolving new employment opportunities in the 21st century such as health, design, new media, architecture, museum and gallery professions, and education. Through a high level of idea and technical development in the design of personalised study, students gain a broad knowledge of the visual arts and its position within flexible and innovative career opportunities in professional creative industries. For more information, visit Bachelor of Visual Art at UniSQ.
University of Southern Queensland
As part of the degree, you will need to complete practical placements.
Curation, innovation and visual art; visual art studio practice.
Applicants for the Bachelor of Visual Art must attend an interview with portfolio. Where applicants do not meet the ATAR requirement, it is encouraged that applicants successfully undertake an interview with portfolio and supply a written statement. To register visit
Auditions and interviews at UniSQ.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for the University of Southern Queensland and for this course, refer to UniSQ’s website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years; Interview
Applicants for the Bachelor of Visual Art must attend an interview with portfolio. Where applicants do not meet the ATAR requirement, it is encouraged that applicants successfully undertake an interview with portfolio and supply a written statement. To register visit
Auditions and interviews at UniSQ.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for the University of Southern Queensland and for this course, refer to UniSQ’s website.
English (Units 3 and 4, C); Visual Art (Units 3 and 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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The range of courses in the visual arts creates a variety of potential employment opportunities including artist, curator, arts administrator, art teacher, art therapist, arts magazine writer/editor, art critic/journalist, gallery director, public arts officer, community arts officer, conservator, cultural policy writer/adviser, venue and collections manager, web designer, digital content manager, visualisation/interior designer, workshop facilitator.