Discover graphic design as a wide-ranging medium oriented around culture and society and framed by the reproduction and distribution of language and images.
Learn to work as a graphic designer with a nuanced understanding of the role design plays in giving form to ideology. Utilise the School’s workshops and facilities, and move towards developing your own research projects in the final two years of the degree.
There is strong competition for places in the first year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) – see the degree page for information on entry requirements and how to apply.
For the major in the Bachelor of Fine Arts, complete the following courses:
200-level
300-level
At least one 300-level ARTH course must be completed if you want to be eligible for Honours in your fourth year.
400-level
If you are completing your fourth year at Honours level, you will take FINA601 Fine Arts Honours Research instead of the 400-level courses above.
This subject takes an expansive approach to graphic design and therefore prepares you for a number of careers in the creative industries.
Career pathways could include:
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Fine Arts.
Choose an area that you are interested in and learn how UC’s range of study options can let you study what you want to.
Painting studies is designed to encourage students to maintain a high level of personally-directed activity in their field.
Painting studies is designed to encourage students to maintain a high level of personally-directed activity in their field.
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