Visual Arts (Degree)
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Visual Arts (Degree) |
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| The following units are only available to Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies students | |||
Visual Arts |
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Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies |
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| To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies, a candidate must complete 192 credit points including: | |||
| (i) 72 credit points of Studio units | |||
| (ii) 24 credit points of Art History units, of which 12 credit points must be from 1000 level and 12 credit points must be from 2000 or 3000 level. | |||
| (iii) A major from Table S, excluding the Visual Arts major | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of Open Learning Environment units from Table O | |||
| (v) a minimum of 24 credit points at 4000 level from this table | |||
| (vi) elective units from this table, Table O or Table S where appropriate | |||
Bachelor of Visual Arts |
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| To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Visual Arts, a candidate must complete 144 credit points including: | |||
| (i) 72 credit points of Studio units | |||
| (ii) 24 credit points of Art History units, of which 12 credit points must be from 1000 level and 12 credit points must be from 2000 or 3000 level | |||
| (iii) 48 credit points from Elective units in this table, Table O or Table S, which may, optionally include a minor or major, excluding the Visual Arts major or minor | |||
Studio units |
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1000 level units of study |
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| CASF1001 Studio Foundation 1 |
12 | Semester 1 |
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| CASF1002 Studio Foundation 2 |
12 | P CASF1001 N CAST1001 |
Semester 2 |
2000 level units of study |
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| CAST2001 Studio 1 |
12 | P CASF1002 or CAST1001 |
Semester 1 |
| CAST2002 Studio 2 |
12 | P CAST2001 or EXCH2005 |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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| CAST3001 Studio 3 |
12 | P CAST2002 or EXCH2005 |
Semester 1 |
| CAST3002 Studio 4 |
12 | P CAST3001 or EXCH3005 |
Semester 2 |
Art History units |
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1000 level units of study |
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| ARHT1001 Style and Substance: Introducing Art History |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARHT1002 Shock of the Now: Global Art since 1900 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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2000 level units of study |
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| ARHT2614 Pollock to Psychedelia |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT2640 Contemporary Asian Art |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Asian Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2040 |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT2671 Art, Travel, Empires |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2071 |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT2616 High Renaissance Art |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2016 |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT2676 Planetary Art: Nature, Ecology, Environment |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT2653 Memory of the World: Key Films This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P (ARHT1001 and ARHT1002) or 18 Junior credit points including ENGL1011 or 6 Senior credit points from ICLS N ARHT2053 |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT2678 Islamic Art and Architecture |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in the Art History major or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT2632 Modern Australian Art and Cinema |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2032 |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT2674 Fashion and Dress: Past and Present |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT2677 Art, Memory, and Identity |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT2652 From Silent to Sound Cinema |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2052 |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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| ARHT3673 Art and the Aesthetics of the Everyday |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in the Art History major or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT3636 Issues in Indigenous Art |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Indigenous Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2636 |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT3646 Modern Art in East Asia |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Asian Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2646 |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT3677 CInema Spectatorship |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in the Film Studies major or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2655 |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT3674 Objects and Problems: Old Regime Europe |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in the Art History Major or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT3633 Contemporary Australian Art and Film |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies N ARHT2633 |
Semester 2 |
| ARHT3601 Cinematic Transformations |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies |
Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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| CAPP2003 Professional Placement for Artists |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Honours |
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| In addition to the requirements in the degree resolutions, admission to Honours in Visual Arts requires: | |||
| (i) completion of the requirements of the pass degree of the Bachelor of Visual Arts, or a Major in Visual Arts in an undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney or an equivalent degree from another university with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 65 across all 2000- and 3000-level units; and | |||
| (ii) presentation of a research proposal outlining the proposed topic of investigation; and | |||
| (iii) for students not in the Bachelor of Visual Arts, presentation of a portfolio of creative work demonstrating level of expertise for honours level. | |||
| (i) 36 credit points of 4000-level core Honours units, either by studio practice and research paper; or by dissertation. | |||
| Achievement of Honours in Visual Arts requires 36 credit points of 4000-level core Honours units, either by studio practice and research paper; or by dissertation from this table: | |||
By studio practice and research paper |
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| CAHO4005 Research Honours Seminar |
6 | C CAHO4001 or CAHO4003 |
Semester 1 |
By dissertation |
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| CAHO4005 Research Honours Seminar |
6 | C CAHO4001 or CAHO4003 |
Semester 1 |
Advanced Coursework |
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| The requirements for advanced coursework in Art History are described in the degree resolutions for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies. | |||
| 24-36 credit points of advanced study will be included in the table for 2020. | |||