Bachelor
A creative arts degree can lead you in a range of exciting directions, from a career as an artist to the management of art projects and exhibitions. Experts also predict that creative skills will be highly sought after by employers in the future.*
La Trobe's Bachelor of Creative Arts combines practice and theory for a well-rounded arts education. Build a unique creative skillset by exploring multiple artistic mediums, including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography and printmaking.
Develop your artistic practice by working in our purpose built facilities, including painting and drawing studios, photography dark rooms, ceramics and printmaking workshops, and digital editing suites. Each year is based around core practical subjects that build your experience in studio environments and help you explore the conceptual frameworks of contemporary art.
Develop both technical and conceptual approaches to your artmaking through specialist workshops that let you explore a range of approaches and media. Begin with small projects in your first year before advancing to exhibitions of your work in the final graduate show.
Become part of a vibrant and supportive creative community. In addition to our facilities, workshops and professional development opportunities, you'll have your own personal studio space in our purpose-built Visual Arts building.
You'll also be able to build your professional network through the institute's partnerships with cultural institutions including Bendigo Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria, Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA), Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) and the Islamic Museum of Australia.
You'll have the additional flexibility to explore your interests and broaden your expertise. Complement your core studies with an optional major and electives from a diverse range of areas across the university.
Graduate ready to make your mark in the world.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Creative Arts, students must complete a total of 360 credit points across 3 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 STUDIO PRACTICE A ART1SPA 1 15 STUDIO PRACTICE B ART1SPB 1 15 WHAT IS ART? CRA1ART 1 15 WHAT IS CREATIVITY? CRA1STO 1 15 LOOTING, ICONOCLASM AND CENSORSHIP ARH2LIC 2 15 STUDIO PRACTICE C ART2SPC 2 15 STUDIO PRACTICE D ART2SPD 2 15 VISUAL AND MATERIAL CULTURE ART2VMC 2 15 CONTEMPORARY VISUAL CULTURES ART3RES 3 15 FROM THE SUBLIME TO ACTIVISM: ART AND THE ENVIRONMENT ARH3ENV 3 15
A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available.
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points STUDIO PRACTICE E ART3SPE 3 15 STUDIO PRACTICE F ART3SPF 3 15The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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A La Trobe creative arts degree opens doors to roles in art galleries, government and council organisations, film and TV studios, advertising agencies and photography studios.
Possible roles include: