Bachelor of Visual Arts

We will not be accepting any new applications for the Bachelor of Visual Arts to commence in 2017. The curriculum for the Bachelor of Visual Arts is currently under review, and will recommence in 2018.





The Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) offered by Sydney College of the Arts is a hands-on degree focused on developing the conceptual, theoretical and technical skills you need to succeed as a practising artist or in a range of careers in the creative industries.



The BVA is available in six disciplinary majors: painting, photomedia, screen arts, sculpture, printmedia and jewellery and object. You will be encouraged to work across disciplinary boundaries in order to realise your ideas, while also given a thorough grounding in the skills and history of your chosen major.



You will be taught by practicing artists, writers, and curators, and benefit from their extensive professional experience and arts industry networks. A strong theory and history stream hones your research and critical skills so you can develop your creative projects to their full potential. You can diversify your studies through a wide range of electives in contemporary art or in the many disciplines offered across other faculties of the University of Sydney, transforming the degree to suit your interests. Exceptional studio facilities, workshops and digital laboratories support learning across all discipline areas.



The BVA can be taken as a three-year full-time course, or a six-year part-time course. Our flexible course structure allows you to build a course in contemporary art that is adapted to your personal strengths and aspirations.