5663
Nathan
Gold Coast
Mount Gravatt
Logan
South Bank
Online
Offshore
Other
1 to 2 years full-time
4 years part-time
160
$9,500.00* per year (more)
* 2024 indicative annual CSP
fee
The Master of Visual Arts will also be offered at the Gold Coast campus from Trimester 2, 2022.
The Master of Visual Arts degree is suited to both artists who want to deepen their understanding of the contemporary art world, as well as graduates who are changing disciplines and want to pursue and expand their artistic and creative capabilities.
You will extend on and refine your visual literacy skills and your ability to critically analyse artworks and understand key concepts in contemporary visual art. The degree encourages you to explore ideas in contemporary visual culture and develop your studio art practice so you can produce a significant body of work for exhibition.
By joining a community of expert art practitioners you will be encouraged to experiment and stretch the boundaries of innovation across a broad range of media, including drawing, jewellery, painting, photography, print-making and sculpture.
The Master of Visual Arts offers a range of different durations depending on your previous studies:
You may be eligible to complete this program in 2 years full time, or part-time equivalent, if you have:
You may be eligible to complete this program in 1.5 years full-time, or part-time equivalent, (with 40 credit points of advanced standing) if you have:
You may be eligible to complete this program in 1 year full-time, or part-time equivalent, (with 80 credit points of advanced standing) if you have:
Code | Program title | Campus | Intake |
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3181 | Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts | Gold Coast, South Bank | Trimester 1 only |
5663 | Master of Visual Arts (this program) | Gold Coast, South Bank | Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 |
Note: Progression through this program suite is dependent upon satisfying admission requirements.
This Masters program is offered full-time in on-campus mode at the South Bank and Gold Coast campuses.
To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.
Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.
Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.
Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.
Learning within the visual arts is situated around work integrated learning. From the commencement of the program until graduation, students work and practice as visual artists. It is expected they will seek commissions and grants, publish their work through exhibitions and work out of personal studios.
The Master of Visual Arts may provide opportunities to advance your career within a wide range of creative disciplines, including:
The Master of Visual Arts enables qualifying students to pursue Higher Degree by Research studies such as the Doctor of Visual Arts (6009) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
The indicative annual tuition fee is calculated based on a standard full-time study load which is usually 80 credit points.
The indicative annual tuition fee is based on current conditions and available data and should only be used as a guide. These fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change.
If the fee rate for your program is not displayed above, please contact Student Connect for assistance.
If a postgraduate student changes to a different program they will be subject to the approved program fee for the trimester in which they are enrolled.
This postgraduate program has Commonwealth Supported Places. If you are eligible, the Australian Government will contribute to the cost of this program but you will also be required to make a contribution. Quotas are applied for admission to the Commonwealth Supported Places. Where demand exceeds the number of available places and all places have been filled for the current admission period, applicants who meet minimum program entry requirements may be eligible for a Fee-Paying Postgraduate place if such places are available. Please note that deferrals are not permitted for programs with Commonwealth Supported Places.