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Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts)

Queensland University of Technology

Australia, Brisbane

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Queensland University of Technology

Australia , Brisbane

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

116102H

Campuses

Kelvin Grove

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines28-Feb-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 39,800 / per year

Next Intake 28-Feb-2026

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts)

About

Highlights

Study at a university ranked #1 in Queensland for Art and Design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024).
Shape your creative identity in an open studio environment, exploring the diverse range of contemporary artforms.
Build your creative career as a professional artist, curator, gallerist, arts manager or entrepreneur.
Gain an appreciation of cross-cultural and Indigenous Australian perspectives on art.
Gain real world experience with opportunities for exposure by presenting collaborative projects in public spaces, galleries and arts festivals.
With the flexibility to customise your Creative Arts degree to fit your interests, you can choose a second major, minors and/or extensions and electives.
Unique course structure allows you to combine creative disciplines together to develop transferable skills across a range of industries.

Visual art responds to the culture, environment, and technologies of now, and reflects the complex and diverse issues that shape the world we live in. Working in a contemporary art studio, your interests and skills will be diversified and refined. Whether you are planning to become a professional artist, teacher or art professional such as an exhibition curator or arts manager, you will benefit from substantial studio experience while receiving training in your specialist area.

A QUT Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) degree offers you the opportunity to investigate challenges and explore the creative possibilities of today's ever-changing, globalised, digital world - and learn to shape its future.

You will be part of a vibrant creative arts community at QUT and work intensively with leading artists and thinkers in state-of-the-art facilities at the Creative Industries Precinct.

Tailor your visual arts degree for your future with a second major or a combination of other creative field majors, minors and specialisation units across multiple subjects.

This degree has a unique course structure which allows you to combine creative disciplines together to develop transferable skills across a range of industries.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum English language requirements

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.

English Test	Overall	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake	6.5	6	6	6	6
Cambridge English Score You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.	176	169	169	169	169
PTE Academic	58	50	50	50	50
TOEFL iBT	79	16	16	21	18

Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Career

Careers and outcomes

Our graduates are creative leaders, innovative thinkers, experimental and collaborative makers who work across the visual arts sector. They become highly successful professional artists who exhibit their work internationally at prestigious galleries, museums, and art festivals. They are awarded public commissions, art prizes, international residencies, competitive grant funding, and post-graduate scholarships. Our graduates also embark on professional careers as curators, gallerists, arts managers, and experts in museums and galleries. They are employed by leading arts organisations in Australia and internationally. They also work as festival and art fair directors, art consultants, arts writers, art publicists and art teachers.

For graduates who are excited to teach, this course is offered as a double degree with Secondary Education. Another option is to follow the flexibility of this Bachelor of Creative Arts course with a graduate-entry teacher education Master of Teaching course, which also enables you to become a qualified teacher. Check the entry requirements for specific teaching courses.

Pathways also exist to prepare you for further study including post-graduate research.

Careers and outcomes

Our graduates are creative leaders, innovative thinkers, experimental and collaborative makers who work across the contemporary art sector. They become highly successful professional artists who exhibit their work internationally at prestigious galleries, museums, and art festivals. They are awarded public commissions, art prizes, international residencies, competitive grant funding, and post-graduate scholarships. Our graduates also embark on professional careers as curators, gallerists, arts managers, and experts in museums and galleries. They are employed by leading arts organisations in Australia and internationally. They also work as festival and art fair directors, art consultants, arts writers, art publicists and art teachers.

Pathways also exist to prepare you for further study including post-graduate research.