Master of Visual Arts
Griffith University
Program Overview
The Master of Visual Arts degree is suited to both artists who want to deepen their understanding of the contemporary art world, as well as graduates who are changing disciplines and want to pursue and expand their artistic and creative capabilities.
You will extend on and refine your visual literacy skills and your ability to critically analyse artworks and understand key concepts in contemporary visual art. The degree encourages you to explore ideas in contemporary visual culture and develop your studio art practice so you can produce a significant body of work for exhibition.
By joining a community of expert art practitioners you will be encouraged to experiment and stretch the boundaries of innovation across a broad range of media, including drawing, jewellery, painting, photography, print-making and sculpture.
Brisbane, Australia
24 Months
AU$ 34,000
IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 79
Program options
- Standard program
- Program with 40 credit points of advanced standing (see Note 1)
- Program with 80 credit points of advanced standing (see Note 2)
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses:
- Studio Methodologies 1 - 7024QCA
- Electives
- Visual Analysis and Critical Reflection - 7040QCA
Students must complete the following courses:
- Studio Methodologies 2 - 7025QCA
- Global Visual Culture - 7002QCA
- Australian Art - 7023QCA (T2 offered in even years)
- Electives
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses:
- Visual Arts Research Methods - 7094QCA
- Dissertation Project - 7062QCA_P1
- Dissertation Project - 7062QCA_P2
- Communicating Research - 7214QCA
- Dissertation Project - 7062QCA_P3
- Dissertation Project - 7062QCA_P4
To be eligible for admission to the Master of Visual Arts, applicants must:
- hold a Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised University with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale)
- OR hold a Bachelor degree or a Graduate Certificate (or higher) in a cognate discipline from a recognised University with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale) - these students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing
- OR hold a Bachelor Honours degree or a Graduate Diploma (or higher) in a cognate discipline from a recognised University with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale) - these students will be eligible for 80 credit points of advanced standing
- OR have a combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to either of the above - these students may be eligible for 10 to 80 credit points of advanced standing
- AND provide a brief personal statement of 2-3 paragraphs outlining:
- Why you want to study a Master of Visual Arts and
- A description of the research and/or practical projects that you would like to undertake during the study with reference to the courses and topics in the program that attract your interest.
$34,000 (80 CP)
Tuition fees
- An International student pays tuition fees.
- Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
- The tuition fee for students who commence their program prior to 2014 is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student commenced the program.
The Master of Visual Arts may provide opportunities to advance your career within a wide range of creative disciplines, including:
- Art teaching and academia
- Artist
- Arts and cultural administration and policy making
- Arts writing
- Gallery curator
- Jewellery designer and maker
- Professional photography
- Public art and site activation