University degrees: Postgraduate
Course length: 1 to 2 years full-time
Course city: Brisbane
The Master of Arts in 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 Arts in Visual Arts offers a range of different durations depending on your previous studies:
| If you have: | You may be eligible to complete this program in: |
|---|---|
| Bachelor, any discipline | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Bachelor, related discipline OR Graduate Certificate, related discipline |
1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent (with 40 credit points of advanced standing) |
| Bachelor Honours, related discipline OR Graduate Diploma, related discipline |
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent (with 80 credit points of advanced standing) |
This Masters program is offered full-time in on-campus mode at the South Bank campus.
If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
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 Arts in 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).
An International student is one who is not:
The indicative annual tuition fee is calculated based on a standard full-time study load which is usually 80 credit points (two full-time trimesters).
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.
The Master of Arts in Visual Arts will advance your career within a wide range of creative disciplines:
