Bachelor of Creative Industries (Visual Arts)
Establish your career in the visual arts with this bachelor degree and develop a broad and coherent range of specialist knowledge and practical skills. Delivered in partnership with the University of Canberra, this unique degree provides you with an open and supportive studio environment for you to define and shape your career as a visual artist.
The creative arts industry plays an important role in Australia's economy. According to the Australian Government's MySkills service, it contributes over $10 billion to the economy and employs nearly 100,000 people. With the emergence of new technologies and wide range of job prospects available, this is an exciting industry to be a part of.
In this course you'll develop hands-on skills and techniques to build your abilities and understanding of contemporary art and culture. You'll also explore contemporary arts and expand into cross media, and multi-disciplinary visual arts practices.
Graduates can develop their careers in a wide range of art, design, and culturally related fields including gallery exhibitions, arts education, arts administration, curating, exhibition, display design, public art and more.
Campus Information
Greater Brisbane
Intakes
- Jan
- April
- July
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Working on a student visa
If you're a student visa holder you can work in Australia while you're studying. You are permitted to start working once you have commenced your TAFE Queensland course. During semester, you can work up to 40 hours per fortnight and during semester holidays you can work as many hours as you like.
Some TAFE Queensland courses include unpaid work experience as part of your course. If vocational placement is required as part of your course, these hours are not counted in the 40 hours per fortnight.
PSW Opportunity
- 2 / 3 / 4 years depending on the Regional centres and other regional areas
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
INDIA
- Year 10 - All India Secondary School Certificate, Indian Certificate of Secondary Education, Secondary School Certificate
- Senior School Certificate (awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education) 4 Academic - English must be at 70% or above with other three subjects each 65% or above
NEPAL
- School Leaving Certificate (SLC)
- School Leaving Certificate + Higher Secondary Certificate - Grade average of 60 and above for grade 11 and 12 results (combined for final results)
- School Leaving Certificate + Proficiency Certificate - Grade average of 60 and above for grade 11 and 12 results (combined for final results)
To enrol in a course at TAFE Queensland, you must meet all entry requirements. These requirements are different for and specific to each course.
They may include:
- English language proficiency levels
- subject prerequisites
- course specific entry requirements
- a portfolio submission or audition prior to entry for many of our creative courses.
While not an entry requirement for the majority of our courses, we do strongly recommend having a minimum previous education level:
- Year 10 / 11 or equivalent for foundation skills and certificate courses
- Year 12 or equivalent for diploma and higher education courses
Minimum age requirement
At TAFE Queensland we want to see our students succeed. We are an adult learning environment, but we also provide education and training to younger students. If you are under the age of 18, you will be required to meet further entry requirements.
English language requirements
For international students wanting to study at TAFE Queensland you must have a minimum English language skill level. If English is not your first language, you must have a minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic score.
This minimum score is dependent on the study level you plan to complete:
- For certificate III, certificate IV, diploma* and advanced diploma courses: overall 5.5 (with no score lower than 5.0)
- For higher education (associate degree and above) courses: overall 6.5 (with no score lower than 6.0)
*Some courses and passport nationalities may require higher IELTS (Academic) scores than the minimum of IELTS 5.5 and/or include specific sub-score requirements. These will be detailed in the important information section of the course information page.
- Course Code: 102459E | CRICOS Provider number 00212K
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 03 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
24060 AUD
Annual Cost of Living: 24505 AUD
Application Fee: N/A
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