Undergraduate
Fine Arts
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Student Central
The University of Western Australia (M355), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia 6009
Telephone
131 UWA (131 892)
International
(+61 8) 6488 1000
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Careers and further study
This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career options.
Career Pathways
Career Opportunities
Artistic Director
Arts Administrator or Manager
Arts Professional
Film Director
Further Study
Master of Fine Arts
Fees and scholarships
Undergraduate – Full Fee Paying (FFP) & Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)
The Annual Fee is an estimate only based on a standard annual study load of 48 points. (Courses may teach up to 72 points in a year)
FFP
For Full Fee Paying places, students are charged an annual course fee. Visit the Fee Calculator select 'Postgraduate Coursework Fee-Paying' and chose your course to see the annual and total course fees.
CSP
For Commonwealth Supported Places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit. For an accurate fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator select 'Postgraduate Coursework Commonwealth-Supported' and chose ‘I want to price my units’.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Undergraduate – onshore students
Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Admission requirements
The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers. If you’re interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.
Minimum entry requirements
- 8
- 525
- 12
- 3.3
- 27
- 8
- 66
- 60
- 270
- 75
- 75
- 320
Admission requirements
English competency
English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.
This course has higher ELC requirements. Applicants presenting with the IELTS Academic require an overall score of at least 6.5 and no band less than 6.0. For more information visit ELC requirements.
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Course details
About the course
Quick details
- Available
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Full-time
- Part-time
- On-campus
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- 12 - 15 hours per week
- Undergraduate
- MJD-FNART
- 3 years (BA); 4 years (BPhil [Hons])
Gabriella Loo
Gabriella Loo
I am also involved with two student publications: Pelican Magazine and Damsel Magazine. Both co-curricular groups have allowed me to engage with peers that are similarly passionate about writing and creative expression. I believe it’s a wonderful platform to build writing skills, review and engage with Perth’s arts and culture, and publish visual artwork.
A day in the life of a Fine Arts student
Read about BPhil (Hons) student Zoë's experience majoring in Fine Arts and Physics.
Meet our students
Dr Clarissa Ball
Dr Clarissa Ball is an art historian and the Head of the History of Art discipline.
"In an age that is increasingly dominated by the image, the
ability to critically engage with the visual realm is more important now than
it has ever been. While human beings are born with the capacity to look, we are
not born with the capacity to see. Studying the history of art will give you
the insights and skills necessary to understand and interpret the visual world
so that you are better positioned to critically engage with, and work in
today’s image-saturated environment."
Why study Fine Arts at UWA?
- Following a foundational first year of study in which you develop fundamental practical skills in tandem with a body of conceptual and theoretical knowledge, you then select from more focused areas including digital art, biological and environmental art, painting, drawing and print-making, multi-medium installation and curation practices
- It’s taught by world-class, internationally recognised artists
Excellent facilities
At the School of Design, you’ll have access to well-equipped facilities including:
- Studio spaces
- Design Hub, a working space with senior student mentors available for assistance
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Digital fabrication equipment such as plastic extrusion 3D printers, laser cutters and CNC milling machines
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Multiple computer labs with 24-hour access
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Printmaking studio with etching presses and spray booths
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Multimedia production facilities
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Cullity Gallery, where you’ll have the opportunity to exhibit your work.
Meet the teachers
As a UWA fine arts student, you'll be taught by award-winning practising artists and researchers.
Read about some of your potential teachers:
Form connections
See what our students are up to by following the School of Design Facebook page, School of Design Instagram account and School of Design on LinkedIn.
The UWA ALVA Student Society is affiliated with the UWA Student Guild and represents students within the School of Design. Visit the ALVA Student Society on Facebook.
Samuel Beilby
Samuel Beilby
The Fine Arts major seemed an appropriate choice after I developed a passion and interest for art during high school. I was interested in the Fine Art units UWA had to offer. But most importantly, UWA was the only university in Western Australia that offered a History of Art course, which I chose as my second major. With both the Fine Art and History of Art department being on the same campus, the popular course combination allows Fine Arts students to expand their knowledge of significant movements and crucial moments in eras of Modernism, Post-Modernism, Renaissance and more.
The Fine Arts major has allowed me to explore a wide array of artistic practises, experimentation with mediums and materials and develop a framework for analysing and forming conceptual groundings for contemporary art.
The greatest asset to the Fine Art department is undoubtedly the lecturers. UWA truly has a great team of contemporary artists, writers and historians who are passionate and driven to support student’s artistic creations as they tirelessly mentor this next generation of artists. They are always eager to pass on their knowledge and experience within the arts industry and often go above and beyond for their student’s projects. The major offers students an insight into the thought-process of contemporary artists from which I have developed skills and perspectives regarding artistic creation that I simply wouldn’t have been able to acquire elsewhere.
Life at the School of Design
You'll learn to
- undertake research and create concepts
- develop your ideas into art in the studio
- develop artistic skills in a variety of methods
- turn your ideas into developmental concepts unique to the framework of creative art
Course Structure
Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.
Popular combinations
Your degree options
This major is offered as a degree-specific, or first, major for these degrees. It is also offered as a second major in our other bachelor's degrees.
Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts
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About the discipline
The History of Art discipline comprises some of Australia’s leading art historians whose expertise will suitably equip you for employment in art museums, commercial galleries, government or community arts programmes, as well as across a range of arts sector opportunities.