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Bachelor of Visual Art (Curation, Innovation & Visual Art)
UndergraduateUSQ-CIV-DEG2025
Create, innovate, and adapt your visual art
Work with the forms of art you can see. You’ll build your technical skills and explore new media. Dive into historical and cultural concepts. Become a well-rounded visual artist ready for both creative work and arts administration roles.
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Visual Art (Curation, Innovation & Visual Art)
About this degree
- Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to: Use advanced studio-based knowledge, technical proficiency, and apply individual work ethic necessary for practice as a skilled, professional visual artist. Use a broad knowledge of the historical, ideological, critical and ethical perspectives in the visual arts, both historically and in contemporary cultural, social contexts and industry. Apply a high level of critical reflexivity and reflectivity in the design, implementation and evaluation of individual and group art projects with an ability to adapt knowledge and skills in problem solving. Apply a flexible and innovative approach to practicing creativity and engaging the visual arts in the wider community and in a range of professional industries. Use a range of verbal, written and visual communicative forms that will enable effective and articulate engagement with relevant organisations, industry bodies and professional networks. Actively engage with the advocacy and pursuit of ongoing research in the visual arts and their role in cultural growth.
- UniSQ’s industry-aligned Bachelor of Visual Art aims to produce professional graduates who are creative, innovative, adaptable and entrepreneurial. In order to foster these key, employable qualities, this degree focuses on ensuring you graduate with comprehensive knowledge and technical proficiency within studio practice, as well as a strong, self-directed work ethic. With a major in Curation, Innovation and Visual Art, you will acquire knowledge about the intricacies and skill of constructing artistic and creative meaning through exhibition. Learn from UniSQ Visual Art staff who are industry professionals, engaged in longstanding research, practice, exhibition, education and advocacy. Enjoy the freedom to undertake minors, majors and double majors that open up study opportunities and employment qualifications.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
SCA1001 Persuasive Communication: Presenting Yourself and Your Ideas
VIS1010 2D Studio Foundations
VIS1101 Perspectives in Visual Arts: Movements, Moments and Events
SCA1002 Introduction to Creative and Critical Thinking
VIS1020 3D Studio Foundations
VIS1302 Innovation in Art, Architecture, New Media and Design
2 x Second Major courses
Year 2
SCA2001 Cultural Responsibilities and Creative Communities
VIS1201 Ways of Seeing Art
VIS2010 Intermediate Studio 1
SCA2002 Arts Business: Making and Managing Your Arts Career
VIS1402 Artists and their Studio Practice
VIS2020 Intermediate Studio 2
2 x Second Major courses
Year 3
VIS2101 Visual Storytelling: Building Personal and Cultural Narratives in the 21st Century
VIS3101 Contemporary Culture and Visual Analysis
VIS2202 Curatorial and Cultural Management
VIS3202 Global Cultures
4 x Second Major courses
Award requirements
Completion of 24 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Choose your subjects
Majors
- Visual Art Studio Practice.
- Curation, Innovation and Visual Art.
Electives
You may select courses from the available minors to make up your electives in this program.
Exit points
Diploma of Creative Arts Studies.
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Indicative first year fee
$8,948
Indicative total fee $26,844
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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- QS World University Ranking 2025, within Australia:
- 24
- Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2025, within Australia:
- 25
Entry requirements
- ATAR - 60.00 or equivalent Attend an interview with portfolio. If you do not hold an ATAR, applicants can successfully undertake an interview and supply a written statement. Note: It is a requirement that Queensland-based students hold a current positive notice indicating that they are deemed suitable for working with children and young people whilst studying the Bachelor of Visual Art. Further information about the Blue Card or Exemption Card suitability process is available from the Blue Card Services. Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. For entry to the Bachelor of Visual Art (Curation, Innovation and Visual Art) program, applicants are required to meet the Category 2 English Language Proficiency requirements.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Study method requirements
The Curation, Innovation and Visual Art specialisation is available on-campus in Toowoomba and online.
Online Visual Art students should note the following further requirements:
- all Curation, Innovation and Cultural Management courses are available online
- On-campus/online students may be able to gain credit for approved studio intensives/workshops undertaken in the non-teaching periods eg. UniSQ McGregor Summer and/or Winter schools.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
| Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
| Archivists, Curators and Records Managers | $93K to $120K | Up 12% |
| Arts Administrators and Managers | Over $120K | N/A^ |
| Gallery and Museum Curators | N/A^ | N/A^ |
| Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals | N/A^ | Up 10.3% |
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