TAFE SA in partnership with Flinders University
3 years
Unleash your creativity with this 3-year Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) degree delivered by TAFE SA and Flinders University. Develop high-level practical and theoretical skills in visual arts disciplines like ceramics, jewellery, photography, and printmaking, preparing you for a career as a practising artist, craft person, or in allied creative work.
To enrol in this course, you must meet one of the following admission requirements: Any Certificate III or higher qualification, satisfactory achievement in the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT), or successful completion of SACE (Year 12) results or equivalent achieving an ATAR of 60 or above. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required for online components.
The course combines the Diploma of Visual Arts (CUA51125), Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts (CUA60725), and Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) components. Core studies include drawing, sculpture, and painting. In your first year, you choose one discipline area to specialise in: Ceramics, Jewellery, Painting, Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture. Additional subjects studied include Essential Multimedia, Creative Arts Theory and Practice, Mining the Museum, Creative Economies (Practice and Opportunity), and Visual Thinking and Creativity. You will complete 54 units (12 topics) across the bachelor component.
TAFE SA delivers this degree in partnership with Flinders University at the Adelaide College of the Arts, providing a unique blend of vocational and higher education expertise. The program focuses on developing practical skills in a workshop studio environment while offering technical, aesthetic, historical, and business skills. The Adelaide College of the Arts provides creative spaces designed to inspire artistic development, and the partnership ensures industry-relevant training combined with academic rigour.
Graduates develop skills to work as practising artists, craft persons, or in allied creative work. The degree equips you to produce artworks for sale through galleries, shops, or directly from your studio, undertake commissions, and work cooperatively on community projects. Career opportunities include professional artist, designer, craft person, gallery professional, or creative entrepreneur. The technical and business skills gained enable you to establish and manage your own creative practice.