Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is designed for those who wish to thrive in and lead the future of global contemporary art and culture. You’ll be encouraged to experiment with a range of artistic processes, mediums and techniques to explore your ideas, curiosities and passions. You’ll focus on one…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is designed for those who wish to thrive in and lead the future of global contemporary art and culture. You’ll be encouraged to experiment with a range of artistic processes, mediums and techniques to explore your ideas, curiosities and passions.
You’ll focus on one distinct major, choosing either Studio Practice or Art Theory. Both pathways feature professional practice, research skills and opportunities for elective study, meaning you’ll be prepared for a diverse range of careers and professional contexts in today’s art world and related creative fields.
Future careers
Many of our graduates are practising contemporary artists in their fields of expertise. The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio Practice) also equips graduates with the transferable skills and insights that secure employment across the cultural and creative industries including:
Art direction, advertising and communications
Arts and cultural administration and policy making
Arts education and training
Arts writing, publishing and criticism
UNSW’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (Art Theory) prepares students for a range of careers as thinkers, curators, producers, publishers, innovators, policy makers and future leaders.
Our graduates have the hands-on skills underpinning how creative content is exhibited, distributed, interpreted and promoted and are sought after across a range of arts, cultural, entertainment, media and technology industries.
Graduates find employment in areas including:
Arts and cultural management, policy making and administration
Art and design criticism, communications and journalism
Galleries, libraries, archives, museums
Creative direction, planning and production
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of South Australia is a globally connected and engaged university with industry-informed teaching and research that is inventive and adventurous. Ranked in the world’s top 50 under 50^ and with 100% of assessed research rated at or above world-class*, the University is young, innovative and offers students the chance to gain real-world experience.Focused on life beyond the classroom, the University of South Australia offers a practical approach to teaching and learning. Degrees are designed in partnership with industry, giving students opportunities to gain the latest insights and trends and ensuring they graduate career ready.^Ranked in the World’s Top 50 Under 50 – Ranked #29, 2021 QS Top 50 Universities Aged Under 50 and Ranked #46, 2022 THE Young University Rankings*2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), 4-digit Fields of Research
