Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts)
Course summary for current students
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Course Co-ordinator
Rob Haysom, +61 3 925 17647, rob.haysom@deakin.edu.au
G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Melbourne Burwood Campus, Geelong Waterfront Campus |
| Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 060435J |
| Deakin course code | A359 |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Deakin's Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) offers you a range of skills including systematic exposure to collaborative possibilities between various art forms, the experience of bringing art forms together in major projects, training in creative arts enterprise and management, and a grounding in the academic knowledge necessary to understand the arts and to create new forms of art.
Deakin's visual arts program will give you the opportunity to gain qualifications, skills and knowledge for professional practice in visual arts and visual communication design (graphic design). You will develop skills for a specialised industry vocation or a broader role in the fields of culture and the arts. The course combines cutting edge, contemporary theory with specialised studio practice incorporating digital technologies.
The program draws upon the expertise of its staff - who are active practitioners in their fields - and industry, through visiting special guest and casual academic staff.
Transition to University study
The faculty offers two units ASC160 Introduction to University Study and ALW117 Writing for Professional Practice which are specifically designed to ease the transition into university study. New students are encouraged to enrol in one or both of these units in their first year.
Prerequisites
Because a number of disciplinary studies are cumulative in knowledge, technical competencies and/or study and research skills there are prerequisites which direct students to take some units before others. Students must seek advice from a course adviser before enrolling in units for which they do not have prerequisite or recommended units.
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) a student must complete 24 credit points including:
- 12 credit points of core units
- 12 credit points of electives. Electives may include cognate creative arts disciplines or electives from across the Faculty of Arts and Education (or other University courses as approved).
- no more than 8 credit points taken outside the Faculty of Arts and Education
- no more than 10 credit points at level 1
Course structure
Visual Arts Core units
Level 1
Trimester 1
| ACV101 | Studio Art: Painting A (B, S, W) |
| ACT104 | Art and Technology (B, S) |
Trimester 2
| ACV102 | Studio Art: Painting B (B, S, W) |
| ACV113 | Drawing for Art and Design (B, S) |
Level 2
Trimester 1
| ACV203 | Visual Narrative Studio (B, S) |
| ACV205 | Studio Art: Painting C (B, S, W) |
Trimester 2
| ACV204 | Graphic Novels and Artists' Books Studio (B, S) |
| ACV206 | Studio Art: Painting D (B, S, W) |
Level 3
Trimester 1
| ACV307 | Studio Art: Painting E (B, S, W) |
Trimester 2
| ACV308 | Studio Art: Painting F (B, S, W) |
| ACC316 | Collaborative Major Creative Project (B, S) (2 credit points) |
The following two elective units are also available in addition to the major sequence
| ACM337 | Creative Arts International Project Or Study Tour (Tri 1, 2 and 3) |
| ACV211 | Texts and Images II: in Quest of Story and Image (B) |
Melbourne Burwood Campus - Elective cognate creative arts sequences
The following units are strongly recommended to students as part of their electives. Students may choose more than one cognate study area which must include units from at least 2 year levels (eg 1st and 2nd year OR 2nd and 3rd year).
Animation
| ACN108 | History of Interactive Entertainment (ONLINE) |
| ACM132 | Introduction to Animation (B) |
| ACM138 | 3D Animation 1: Screen Space, Layout, Landscape (B) |
| ACN203 | Digital Studio (B) |
| ACM240 | 3D Animation 2: Character and Performance (B) |
| ACM308 | Delivering Moving Images (B) |
Creative and Media Arts Theory
Students intending to study at honours level should complete the units listed below:
| ACT102 | Criticism, Narrative and Contexts (B) |
| ACT203 | Art and the Politics of Censorship (B) |
| ALC208 | Researching Media: Texts, Audiences and Industries (B, G, W, X) |
Creative Entrepreneurship
| ACC301 | Freelancing in the Arts (B, G, S) |
| ALX321 | Creative Industries Internship (B, G, W, X) * |
* Offered in trimester 3
Cultures and Contexts
| AAM219 | Contemporary Australian Cinema (B, W) ** |
| AAM220 | Cinemas and Cultures (B, X) |
| ACN108 | History of Interactive Entertainment (ONLINE) |
| ACT102 | Criticism, Narrative and Contexts (B) |
| ACT303 | Art and the Politics of Censorship (B) |
** Offered trimester 3
Dance (Via Audition)
| ACD101 | Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice A (B) |
| ACD102 | Introduction to Contemporary Dance Practice B (B) |
| ACD105 | Ballet for Contemporary Movers (B) |
| ACD110 | Dance Improvisation and Body Awareness (B) * |
| ACD203 | Contemporary Dance Practice and History A (B) |
| ACD204 | Contemporary Dance Practice and History B (B) |
* ACD110 does not require an Audition
Drama
| ACP101 | Principles of Live Performance (B) |
| ACP177 | Modern and Postmodern Drama (B) |
| ACP279 | The Integrated Performer (B) |
| ACP280 | Performance, Text, Realisation (B) |
| ACP323 | Out of the Box: Theatre Practice in Alternative Contexts (B) |
| ACP378 | Out of the Ether: Devised Performance (B) |
Film
| AAM219 | Contemporary Australian Cinema (B, W) ** |
| ACM112 | Writing with the Camera (B) |
| ACM116 | Screen Practices (B) |
| ACM120 | Moving Pictures: Screening Film History (B) |
| ACM236 | Screen Practitioners (B) |
| ACM237 | TV Studio Production (B) |
** Offered trimester 3
Visual Communication Design (formerly Graphic Design)
Note: Students who commenced studies prior to 2011 may need to contact Student Support office for course advice. Melbourne Burwood Campus Tel 03 924 43843 or 03 924 43910 artsedstudentsupport@deakin.edu.au
| ACG101 | Design Fundamentals |
| ACG102 | Design and Typography (B) |
| ACG103 | Design Skills (B) |
| ACG204 | Design and Society |
| ACG207 | Professional Practice in Design (B) |
| ACG208 | Branding Design (B) |
Interdisciplinary Practice
| ACC308 | New Worlds: Intersections of Art and Science (B) |
| ACV211 | Texts and Images II: in Quest of Story and Image (B) |
Motion Capture
| AMC201 | Introduction to Motion Capture (B, G) |
| AMC202 | Animating Motion (B) |
| AMC303 | Advanced Motion Capture (B) |
| ACN310 | Choreographing Digital Space * |
Photography
| ACM101 | Still Images (B, S) |
| ACM102 | Pixel to Print: Digital Imaging 1 (B, S) |
| ACM203 | Photographic Practice (B, S) |
| ACM204 | Contemporary Photography (B) |
| ACC308 | New Worlds: Intersections of Art and Science (B) |
| ACM328 | Shifting Focus: Experimental Photography and Creative Practice (B) |
Professional and Creative Writing
| ALW101 | Writing Craft |
| ALW102 | Writing Spaces |
| ALW227 | Script Writing: Focus On Fiction (B, G) |
| ALW225 | Fiction Writing: Story, Structure and Starting Out |
* ACN310 is not offered 2012, re-offered 2013.
Geelong Waterfront Campus - Elective cognate creative arts sequences
The following units are strongly recommended to students as part of their electives. Students may choose more than one cognate study area which must include units from at least 2 year levels (eg 1st and 2nd year OR 2nd and 3rd year).
Photography
| ACM101 | Still Images (B, S) |
| ACM102 | Pixel to Print: Digital Imaging 1 (B, S) |
| ACM203 | Photographic Practice (B, S) |
| ACM202 | Advanced Digital Imaging (B, S) |
Printmaking (offered by the Gordon TAFE)
Students commencing at Deakin from 2011, may undertake Printmaking units through the Gordon Diploma of Visual Arts for up to 4 credit points of Credit for Prior Learning towards the course electives.
Creative and Media Arts
| ALC101 | Contemporary Communication: Making Sense of Text, Image and Meaning (B, G, W, X) * |
| SRA143 | Art and Society (S) (to be confirmed) |
| EEA211 | Navigating the Visual World (B, G, S, W) |
| ACC301 | Freelancing in the Arts (B, G, S) |
| ALC102 | Contemporary Communication: Making Sense of New Media (B, G, W, X) |
| EEA212 | Visual Culture: Images, Meaning and Contexts (B, G, S, W) |
* Not offered at the Geelong Waterfront Campus in 2012, re-offered 2013.
Other Course Information
Assessment
Assessment within the award of Bachelor of Creative Arts varies from written assignments and/or examination to practical and technical exercises and performance. In some units assessment may also include class participation, online exercises, workshop exercises and tests.
Cross-institutional arrangements
Continuing Deakin students may apply to study units offered by another Australian tertiary institution and have them credited to their Deakin University degree. Further information is available from Arts Student Support.
