Design and Art Honours
300028 Bachelor of Arts (Design and Art) (Honours)
Where: Bentley (Externally: JETTA only)
When: February
How: Full-time or part-time
Study: On-campus or externally (JETTA)
Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Entry requirements: You must have completed a recognised undergraduate degree in design, art or a related discipline with a Course Weighted Average of 65 or above. To gain entry to the course you must submit a satisfactory application including a detailed study proposal. Curtin applicants must inform the BA (Design and Art) (Honours) Coordinator (Annette Seeman B212:104) of their intention to apply for entry by the end of the final semester of undergraduate studies. All other applicants should request an application form as soon as possible (A.M.Seeman@curtin.edu.au). Completed applications must be submitted by Monday 31 January 2011.
What our students say
"I chose to study at Curtin because I liked that a large studio component constituted the degree, that there was a primacy for practice. My time at Curtin was fantastic! Challenging and inspiring. The highlights were being experimental, trying different disciplines (textiles, material culture, ceramics, sculpture etc), and towards the end of my degree, locating my own interest and practice." Read more
Ayla Dare-Collard
Full time student
BA Arts (Art) (honours)
Build on your qualifications: The Design and Art Honours program consists of specialised, intensive studio based programs in the fields of contemporary design and art. You will join an exciting community of artists and designers working with a dedicated academic staff of highly qualified professionals. The program encourages intellectual and creative involvement at an advanced level appropriate to emerging professional practice in design and art. Research specialisations are available in a wide range of design and visual arts areas including, but not limited to, Digital Design, Electronic Arts, Photography, Creative Advertising & Graphic Design, Product and Furniture Design, Jewellery Design, Textiles, Painting, Print-media, Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Ceramics, Sculpture, Visual Cultural Studies, Film and Video, Performance, Sound and Post-object Art...in fact almost anything that you propose and that we are able to supervise will be considered!
Why Honours in Design and Art at Curtin? This innovative program offers students the opportunity to develop a unique individual research project in a critical and supportive learning environment. The studios, workshops and technical facilities are among the best in Australia and the supervision, academic and technical support structures are widely recognised in Australia & overseas.
The course has established one of the most successful achievement profiles for graduate designers and artists in the SE Asian region with a high proportion of graduates moving to MPhil, MFA and PhD studies at leading universities in Australia and overseas. Honours graduates who choose to enter higher degrees by research are able to apply for government and university scholarship support (check out http:/www.curtin.edu.au/research/futurestudents/ for more information
Career Opportunities: A BA (Honours) degree from the Curtin School of Design and Art is an acknowledged indicator of professional success. You may choose to apply for entry to a Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Creative Arts or Doctor of Philosophy higher degree by research available at Curtin and many leading universities in Australia & overseas. For those who choose to establish professional practice as an artist or designer or to seek employment in the creative industries the opportunities are limitless...as an honours graduate in art or design you will have an internationally recognised qualification for working in the creative industries, film & video, fashion, gallery management, advertising, the media, the IT industry, government, education...anywhere cultural awareness, creative leadership and professionalism are valued.
Credit for previous study (RPL): Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.
Credits required: 200
