Course descriptionThe Graduate Certificate in Visual Art allows students to extend their theoretical and practical skills in the visual arts, and further specialise in two of the elective subjects on offer.
This course is designed for students who have completed a degree and wish to further develop interests and skills in the visual arts. It will also serve as a refresher course for some professionals (eg. teachers) and improve the competitiveness of those seeking entry to the Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Art. The course will provide appropriate practical and theoretical coursework elements through studio workshops and studies in art history and theory.
This course can be undertaken part time over 1 or 2 years and comprises 4 compulsory subjects plus 2 selected subjects.
Structure
Compulsory subjects are as follows:
Contemporary Art Practice A, credit points 12.5
Contemporary Art Practice B, credit points 12.5
Critical and Theoretical Studies 1, credit points 6.25
Critical and Theoretical Studies 2, credit points 6.25
Two selected subjects are drawn from the following options (subject to availability). All subjects below are worth 6.25 credit points each.
• Related Studies (Drawing) 1
• *Related Studies (Drawing) 2
• Related Studies (Painting) 1
• *Related Studies (Painting) 2
• Related Studies (Photography) 1
• *Related Studies (Photography) 2
• Related Studies (Printmaking) 1
• *Related Studies (Printmaking) 2
• Related Studies (Sculpture) 1
• *Related Studies (Sculpture) 2
• Artist in the World - Part 1
• *Artist in the World - Part 2
• *Critical and Theoretical Studies 3
• *Critical and Theoretical Studies 4
• Drawing Elective
• Painting Elective
• Photography Elective
• Printmaking Elective
• Sculpture Elective
• The World in the Artist 2A
• The World in the Artist 2B