Course General Description

You will have the opportunity to gain experience in contemporary approaches to visual arts. You will develop studio skills and research methods and focus on both theory and practice. You will develop an appreciation of the artist's role in contemporary society and become equipped for a career in a particular visual arts field. In your first year, you will gain a grounding in the fundamental aspects of visual art practice and theory and develop your individual skills, abilities and interests. In your second and third years, you will focus your studies towards your major studio area, while developing a wide range of skills, concepts and experience in other studio areas. Quotas apply to studio majors.

School General Description

Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian studies. Griffith has over 34,000 students and offers a full suite of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees in the areas of business and government, criminology and law, education, engineering and information technology, environment, planning and architecture, health, humanities and languages, music, science and aviation, and visual and creative arts. It is a verdant university and a member of the IRU.