Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)

Subject pre-requisites

• English

You must have achieved this study at a level comparable to Australian Year 12 or in recognised post-secondary studies. Accountancy, Finance, Economics and Marketing majors also requires 4 SA in Maths A, B or C.

Minimum English language requirements

Students must meet the English proficiency requirements.

Additional entry requirements

Prerequisites

Successful portfolio and interview

Minimum completion of schooling comparable to Australian year 12

Closing date

There are no closing dates for international applicants. We encourage you to apply as soon as you decide on the course you wish to study, to help you with visa requirements.

Additional entry requirements

Please send the following documents along with your F Form to QUT. You may post or e-mail your application.

• All documents requested on the F form
• Current passport sized photograph
• Portfolio

Please send copies only – documents will not be returned.

What should I include in my portfolio?

Maximum of 20 images that best demonstrate current art achievements, working processes, commitment and potential.

It may contain photographs, slides, photocopies of sketches and journal pages, printed digital images and/or short video excerpts (no more than 2 minutes each).

Responses to a series of four questions about your interest in visual art. Your responses to these questions are important - please answer them as specifically, carefully and informatively as possible:

1. What attracts you to a course of study in Visual Arts?
2. Describe briefly what contact you have had with works of other artists (exhibitions, galleries you have visited, books/articles/reviews you have read, etc).
3. Summarise the types of visual arts activities in which you have participated (for example group exhibitions, solo exhibitions, commissions, awards, membership of art associations etc).
4. Describe aspects of art that you respond to, both positively and negatively.

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.

Interview locations and dates

If shortlisted, you will be contacted and interviewed during November 2012 at the QUT Kelvin Grove Campus.  If you are unable to attend an interview in person, a telephone interview will be scheduled.

• Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship (Academic)
• Business Academic Excellence Scholarship