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Bachelor of Visual Art (Visual Art Studio Practice)

UndergraduateUSQ-VSP-DEG2026

Course information for 2026 intake View information for 2025 course intake

Become a professional visual artist

Fine tune your creative side and produce engaging visual pieces. You’ll study painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics. Explore trends in new media and design. Think about how people experience art. Adapt. Innovate. Create!

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Duration
3 years full time or part time equivalent
Total subjects
24

Indicative first year fee

$9,312

Fee details

Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
CSP available
Yes

Bachelor of Visual Art (Visual Art Studio Practice)

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Career opportunities

The range of subjects in the visual arts creates a variety of potential employment opportunities including artist, curator, arts administrator, art teacher, art therapist, arts magazine writer/editor, art critic/journalist, gallery director, public arts officer, community arts officer, conservator, cultural policy writer/advisor, venue and collections manager, web designer, digital content manager, visualisation/interior designer, workshop facilitator.

Australian job snapshots

Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.

RoleEarnings Employment change
Painters (Visual Arts)N/A^

N/A^

Private Tutors and TeachersN/A^ Up 9%
SculptorsN/A^

N/A^

Visual Arts and Crafts ProfessionalsN/A^ Up 10.3%
^ There is no data available