University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Nationally Recognised Higher EducationHaving a creative mind allows us to see the world differently. Our students are imaginative and curious, they spend their time exploring topics that fascinate them. They want to follow an idea to its iterative conclusion, speculating on new outcomes and refining their practice along the way.
Whether you are interested in a specific practice or aspire to a multidisciplinary artistic career, the Bachelor of Fine Arts will prepare you with important skills for a fulfilling future of creativity and innovation.
You’ll gain technical abilities across our range of studio practice options, including drawing and printmaking, object and furniture, painting, photography, sculpture, and time-based media.
Studying Critical Practices and studio-based making will contextualise your practice in the wider art landscape, connecting you to discourses that have shaped artists for over a millennium. As your degree unfolds, you’ll work with our creative community across different artistic disciplines allowing you to dream big, experiment and create.
Delivery mode
University of Tasmania offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Locations
- Churchill Ave, Hobart
- 2 Invermay Rd, Launceston
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Domestic applicants who have recently completed secondary education
In 2022, the lowest ATAR to receive an offer into this course was 74.8.
Domestic applicants with higher education study
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have:
- Partially completed an undergraduate course at Diploma level or higher (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed at least two units of study (equivalent to 25 UTAS credit points); or
- Completed the UTAS University Preparation Program (or an equivalent qualification offered by an Australian University).
We strongly recommend students have completed previous study in visual arts.
Domestic applicants with VET / TAFE study
To be eligible for an offer, applicants must have completed a Certificate IV (or equivalent) in any discipline.
We strongly recommend students have completed previous study in visual arts.
Domestic applicants with work and life experience
Applicants without sufficient or relevant senior secondary, tertiary or VET / TAFE study can complete a personal competency statement and provide a portfolio of up to ten digital images of recent original artwork in any medium and a statement of interest explaining why you are interested in studying Fine Arts at university.
Subject Pre-requisites
Art Production
Art Studio Practice
Art Theory and Criticism (replaces Art Appreciation ARA315111)
Computer Graphics and Design
Housing and Design
Media Production
Technical Graphics
Additional requirements may apply.Course fees
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Fine Arts will prepare you for the following roles.
Graphic Designer
A Graphic Designer creates visual material for use by their organisation or for outside clients. You’ll use a range of design software to prepare w...
Illustrator
An Illustrator produces creative images used for a range of purposes. You might prepare illustrations used in story books or prepare images used in...
Photographer
A Photographer takes photos to record important events or for clients to purchase. You might specialise in a particular type of photography such as...
Art Director
An Art Director oversees the visual representation of an organisation or the creative design elements of a particular project. You’ll collaborate w...
Creative Director
Creative Directors are advertising and marketing professionals who direct the way the organisation’s products, services, and brand is visually proj...
Fine Artist
A Fine Artist is a creative professional who produces original artworks using a variety of mediums such as painting, sculpture, printmaking, or dra...
Interior Designer
An Interior Designer creates overall looks for indoor environments in a range of settings. You’ll liaise with clients to understand their needs and...
About University of Tasmania
Our story began over 130 years ago, in a sandstone building overlooking Hobart. Since those early days, with three lecturers teaching eleven students, our purpose has remained the same. Through academic excellence, we make our home, and the world, a better place.
Here, success takes a certain determination and imagination. With our isolated location and small population, we have always had to work differently. It’s what makes Tasmanians such creative thinkers and problem solvers. And it has seen us generate powerful ideas both for and from our island.
Just as the winds and elements shaped this land, this land shapes everything we do. That’s why, today, we fight to protect our island home. As a university, we study and preserve some of the last great wilderness on our planet. From our island shores, our research extends to the great Southern Ocean and down to the Antarctic.
Literature students ponder the vast Southern Ocean. Scientists sing. Doctors design. Teachers become entrepreneurs. Architects devote themselves to sheltering the needy.
Our creative minds capture our unique land and seascapes, reminding us why our island is worth fighting for. They tell stories that resonate far away. Our institutions lead in medical, agricultural, social and environmental research. Our small setting allows us to test big ideas, leading to greater outcomes for the world.
We welcome all enquiring minds, from near and far, to join our pursuit. Every one of our students becomes part of a welcoming, collaborative community. And our whole island becomes their campus.
We are the University of Tasmania.
