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CRICOS code (International applicants): 030318G

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should .

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Current students

Telephone 1800 007 252 (within Australia freecall), +61 7 4631 2285 (from outside Australia), email usq.support@usq.edu.au or submit a question via .

Program focus

The program is offered by applied research which extends studio expertise while demonstrating a strong theoretical understanding of practice. The structure, content and demands of the program are designed to prepare students for practice at a high level in the arts industry.

Program aims

The program aims to provide an opportunity for graduates and suitably qualified visual artists to pursue in depth practical and theoretical studies and to develop their practice to a higher artistic and academic level in the particular studio disciplines offered within the Visual Arts programs; drawing, print-making, painting, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, cross disciplinary studies, multimedia, gallery studies and theory.

Candidates for the degree are expected to attain a level of achievement and conceptual understanding in the discipline which is significantly higher than that expected for a Bachelor or Honours degree. The coursework aims to provide a high degree of understanding of contemporary cross-cultural issues and research processes for visual arts praxis in Australia.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the program students should:

• demonstrate a high level of ability within their chosen practice

• demonstrate a valuable contribution to their chosen field of practice

• demonstrate advanced skills in planning, researching and writing a dissertation

• demonstrate advanced skills in conceptualising, planning and researching studio-based work culminating in a public exhibition, performance or publication

• demonstrate an empirical understanding of cross-cultural issues as they relate to the visual arts

• make a demonstrated contribution to knowledge and/or culture.

The Master of Visual Arts program is offered by applied research, which extends studio expertise while demonstrating a strong theoretical understanding of practice. The program is designed to meet the requirements of the Visual Arts discipline. The structure, content and demands of the program are designed to prepare students for practice at a high level in the arts industry.

Admission requirements

• Applicants for entry to the Master of Visual Arts will normally hold a with not less than Class II B from USQ or another recognised university, and demonstrated significant achievement in a relevant field of practice.

• Submission of a written research proposal accompanied by documentation and portfolio as appropriate. Applicants must demonstrate a high level of creative, analytical and critical skills appropriate to the objective of the proposed study.

• Applicants may be required to undertake additional appropriate supplementary reading and/or preliminary studies in theory and/or research methods in preparation for advanced study in their field.

In rare and exceptional circumstances, applicants who do not meet the criteria stated above may be admitted to the program if they can demonstrate through a portfolio, curriculum vitae, and written statements that their studio work and theoretical understanding are at least equal to that of graduates possessing the above qualifications.

International applicants must have met the or have completed the .

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

The program comprises 12 units of which four involve studio-based applied research and dissertation studies and two are in Post-Colonial studies.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 5 years to complete this program.

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern - Full-time
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Part-time

Recommended enrolment pattern - Full-time

This program is no longer available for admission. Students currently enrolled in this program are requested to contact their Program Coordinator on telephone +61 7 4631 1126 or email studyarts@usq.edu.au to discuss an appropriate study plan.

Recommended enrolment pattern - Part-time

This program is no longer available for admission. Students currently enrolled in this program are requested to contact their Program Coordinator on telephone +61 7 4631 1126 or email studyarts@usq.edu.au to discuss an appropriate study plan.