Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)/Graduate Diploma in Education (Senior Years)

Overview

• Study studio practice and art history to develop a sophisticated understanding of modern and contemporary visual arts for application in the classroom.
• Complete dual award in 4 years and qualify for registration as a secondary teacher in Queensland.
• Work across a broad range of media in an open-studio model to prepare you for the diversity of teaching environments.
• Choose minor studies to increase your options with a second teaching area.

Details

QUT offers four-year dual awards that qualify graduates for registration as secondary teachers in Queensland and for employment in education and related creative industries fields.

Each dual award is structured to enable you to spend your first three years immersed in your creative discipline. Once completed, you will proceed seamlessly into 12 months of specialised teacher training.

You will sample life as an educator prior to commencing your graduate diploma with foundation units in education studies which include practical school-based experiences during your creative industries degree.

You will also have the opportunity to choose minor studies in one other discipline during your first three years which will give you the advantage of undertaking study in a second teaching area, thereby increasing your teaching options.

Why choose this course?

The Creative Industries Faculty and the Faculty of Education have an enviable reputation, developed over almost 50 years, as the leading provider in Queensland of outstanding teacher practitioners in the visual and performing arts.

Dance

Students are trained as dance artists, enabling them to teach with practised expertise. Students practise a range of dance styles in preparation for teaching the Queensland dance syllabus—Latin, hip hop, yoga, jazz, tap, character, ballet and robotics. Both duo and pas de deux applications are learnt in and through these styles. Students will participate in performance events across site-specific, digital and theatrical domains.

Drama

Students build a broad range of skills in performance, applied theatre forms, physical theatre, directing, production activity and collaborative performance making. These skills are contextualised by studies in theatre history and performance theory. Transferable skills to educational contexts—such as leadership, vocal technique and team-building—are embedded in the drama study area.

Music

Students will harness skills learned in the Bachelor of Music degree to be applied to curriculum in primary, secondary and instrumental teaching areas. You can include studies in conducting, arranging and instrumental music teaching. Transferable skills to educational contexts such as leadership and team building are embedded in the music study area.

Visual arts

Students are encouraged to work across a broad range of media in an open-studio model, preparing them for the diversity of teaching environments they will encounter. The combination of studio practice and art history units offered enables them to develop a sophisticated understanding of modern and contemporary visual arts for application in the classroom.

Professional recognition

This course meets the requirements for registration as a teacher in Queensland. It is recognised nationally and internationally, however additional requirements may be needed for some locations.

Units

Your course

You will spend your first three years immersed in visual arts and then, once completed, proceed seamlessly into 12 months of specialised teacher training in your fourth year.

You will sample life as an educator prior to the fourth year with foundation units in education studies which include school-based field experience.

Diverse course options provide specialist training in another field. You may choose a minor in areas such as:

• creative writing
• dance studies
• entertainment
• film studies
• journalism
• music.

Entry requirements

2012 registrations have closed.

Registration for 2012 intake was due on the 23 September 2011 and have now closed. If had not registered and you are considering applying to study in 2013 we recommend you read the following information as a guide only as it details requirements for entry in 2012 and these may change prior to the 2013 intake.

Thank you for your interest in Visual Arts at the QUT Creative Industries Faculty. To be considered for a place you must both apply through QTAC and register directly with the Creative Industries Faculty through our Online Registration Form. Please read through the following information carefully to ensure you are prepared to apply at that time.

What is the closing date for additional entry registration with Visual Arts at QUT Creative Industries?

• You must register through the Online Registration Form with the Creative Industries Faculty by the extended closing date of 14 October 2011.
• You must also apply through QTAC, where the due date for on-time applications is 30 September. See the QTAC website for more information.

What are the additional entry requirements?

You must supply the following:

Academic record - A copy of your most recent report (it does not have to be your final end-of-year grades).

Portfolio - Maximum of 20 pages of images that best demonstrate your current art achievements, working processes, commitment and potential. Consider the "Qualities" we look for (listed below) when compiling your portfolio. It may contain photographs, slides, photocopies of sketches and journal pages (showing your planning and preparation for a project), printed digital images and/or short video excerpts (no more than 2 minutes each). For a paper-based portfolio, keep pages to a maximum of A4 size and do not include large folders. If you are including CD/DVD/uploaded images, the preferred format is either as a 'PowerPoint' or .jpg files. We prefer video that can be opened in 'QuickTime' and only samples of work are required. To ensure we will be able to open and view any digital media files, keep the file size to a minimum (i.e. under 5MB) PLEASE NOTE: We do NOT return portfolios, so do NOT include any original copies of your work or documentation.

Responses to a series of questions about your interest in visual art. These are essential. To lodge your responses, return to this site in early July to register online. Your responses to these questions are important - please answer them as specifically, carefully and informatively as possible.

• Are you planning to graduate as a studio artist, art teacher or other art industry professional? Please outline your career goals.
• What are you expecting to learn in a course of study in Visual Arts at QUT?
• Describe briefly which exhibitions and galleries you have visited in the past 12 months, and the art-related books/articles/reviews you have read, etc).
• Briefly list any group exhibitions, solo exhibitions, commissions and awards you have been included in, plus membership of art associations etc.
• What do you think is art's role in the twenty-first century? Outline briefly.

Service charge of $33 (GST inclusive) - This is to cover the costs of administration and insurance in processing applications, and is non-refundable. The service charge can be paid by credit card online with QUTPay. PLEASE NOTE: Q-Step and ATSI applicants are exempt from the service fee.

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How do I apply?

To apply for this course, you must:

• Complete the Online Registration Form and print the confirmation pages;
• Post or deliver the confirmation pages with a passport-style photograph attached; a copy of your academic record; a copy of the QUTpay confirmation page from your online credit card payment for the $33 service charge; your portfolio (unless uploaded online);
• Apply for this course through QTAC. Please see the QTAC website for more information.

Please Note: Registering with QUT for assessment of your portfolio is separate and in addition to listing the course as a preference with QTAC. To successfully apply for entry into this course, you are required to do both. The portfolio assessment is managed by QUT Creative Industries; however, all offers for the course will be made through QTAC in the 15 December 2011 offer round.

What qualities are QUT Creative Industries looking for?

• Overall, we seek indications of your ability to think creatively, to be open to new ideas and challenges, and of your potential to succeed in the course.
• We look for evidence of versatility, skill, enterprise, inventiveness and knowledge of contemporary art and culture/s. We are also looking for candidates who bring a wide range of interests and enthusiasms to their study area (e.g. film, literature, music, digital culture, etc.).
• We look at your artistic achievement - the level of investigation and familiarity with particular media, the degree of sophistication and sensitivity in handling media, evidence of industry, hard work, sustained practice and familiarity with visual media.
• We look for the degree of exploration of ideas and evidence of the development of ideas. Some carefully selected key documentation of preliminary plans, working sketches, journals and work in progress help us in this regard.
• We also look for evidence of artwork that is totally self-initiated (i.e. not necessarily part of a set study program) and an indication that you are determined to pursue art interests in a range of circumstances.

When and where are the interviews?

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted, and interviewed, during November. If you are called, you are not required to bring anything with you to this interview, but you should be prepared to respond to questions about your artwork and your future goals. Interviews are designed to further assess your suitability for the style of Visual Arts course that we offer and will also present an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have about the course. Interviews will occur at the QUT Kelvin Grove campus.

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

Additional costs

There are compulsory purchases associated with this course that aren't covered by your tuition fees. See additional costs.

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