Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Visual Arts |
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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 at the University of Sydney or an equivalent degree from another university with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 70 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. | |||
| Achievement of Honours in Visual Arts requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 36 credit points of 4000-level core Honours units, either by studio practice and research paper; or by dissertation. | |||
| Students undertaking honours in Visual Arts under the standalone Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) or standalone Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) select 12 credit points of electives from the 4000 level advanced coursework Visual Arts units of study to complete the required 48 credit points for these degrees. | |||
By studio practice and research paper |
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| CAHO4005 Contemporary Arts Honours Seminar |
6 | C CAHO4001 or CAHO4003 or CAHO4006 or CAHO4008 |
Semester 1 |
| CAHO4006 Contemporary Arts Honours A |
12 | P A completed Bachelor of Visual Arts or external equivalent degree C CAHO4005 |
Semester 1 |
| CAHO4007 Contemporary Arts Honours B |
18 | P CAHO4005 and CAHO4006 |
Semester 2 |
By dissertation |
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| CAHO4005 Contemporary Arts Honours Seminar |
6 | C CAHO4001 or CAHO4003 or CAHO4006 or CAHO4008 |
Semester 1 |
| CAHO4008 Contemporary Arts Honours Dissertation A |
12 | P A completed Bachelor of Visual Arts or external equivalent degree C CAHO4005 |
Semester 1 |
| CAHO4009 Contemporary Arts Honours Dissertation B |
18 | P CAHO4005 and CAHO4008 |
Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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| Where students are completing 12 credit points of elective units towards the requirements for the standalone Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) or Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), they should choose from the following units: | |||
| CAVA4001 Art Writing and Artists |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CAVA4002 Professional Arts Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CAVA4003 Art making and Artworks |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SLAM4003 Meaning in the Anthropocene |
6 | P ARHT3998 or ARHT3999 or ARIN3998 or ARIN3999 or CAEL3998 or CAEL3999 or ENGL3998 or ENGL3999 or FILM3998 or FILM3999 or LNGS3998 or LNGS3999 or PRFM3998 or PRFM3999 or 144 credit points in the Bachelor of Visual Arts or HSTY3998 or HSTY3999 or ANHS3998 or ANHS3999 or GCST3998 or GCST3999 or ARCO3998 or ARCO3999 or PHIL3998 or PHIL3999 |
Semester 2 |
| SLAM4004 Working the Arts and Humanities |
6 | P ARHT3998 or ARHT3999 or ARIN3998 or ARIN3999 or CAEL3998 or CAEL3999 or ENGL3998 or ENGL3999 or FILM3998 or FILM3999 or LNGS3998 or LNGS3999 or PRFM3998 or PRFM3999 or 144 credit points in the Bachelor of Visual Arts or HSTY3998 or HSTY3999 or ANHS3998 or ANHS3999 or GCST3998 or GCST3999 or ARCO3998 or ARCO3999 or PHIL3998 or PHIL3999 |
Semester 1 |