Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)

Bachelor

Combine visual arts with business to broaden your skills and establish a career as a project manager, artist, manager, marketer, consultant or administrator.

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Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time

Course Code

409682, 064813M

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb

ATAR

70

About this course

Highlights

Study studio practice and art history to develop a sophisticated understanding of modern and contemporary visual arts for application in the classroom.
Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
Work across a broad range of media in an open-studio model, focusing on contemporary art practices.
Study a business major in accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.

Highlights

Study studio practice and art history to develop a sophisticated understanding of modern and contemporary visual arts for application in the classroom.
Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
Work across a broad range of media in an open-studio model, focusing on contemporary art practices.
Study a business major in accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

From 2024 entry to this program will no longer have a portfolio and interview entry requirement. Selection will instead be based on your ATAR/Selection Rank.

Year 12 early offer scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

Entry requirements

From 2024 entry to this program will no longer have a portfolio and interview entry requirements.

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

Gardens Point

What you will learn

Immerse yourself in the fine arts major with up to 16 discipline units and gain in-depth knowledge in your specialisation. Your business degree component comprises eight business core units and eight business major units.

Real-world facilities

Our open studio program focuses on interdisciplinary contemporary art practice combining experimental 2D 3D digital spatial and performance skills.

Whether you are planning to become a professional artist teacher or art professional such as an exhibition curator or arts manager you will benefit from substantial studio experience while receiving training in your specialist area.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

This double degree gives you a broad range of career options such as art project manager artist manager arts administrator public relations consultant or visual artist.

Professional recognition

Students may be eligible for membership to a number of professional bodies depending on choice of major and unit selection in their business degree. Details on professional recognition can be found under the individual majors of the Bachelor of Business (BS05).

Research pathways Bachelor of Business (Honours) option

High-achieving students who wish to take further studies may enrol in BS63 Bachelor of Business (Honours).

Possible careers

Academic
Account executive
Administrator
Advertising professional
Art project manager
Artist
Arts administrator
Creative entrepreneur
Manager
Market research manager
Marketing officer/manager
Public relations officer/consultant
Visual artist

Course structure

Your course

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Fine Arts. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

The business component is made up of 96 credit points of Business School core units and 96 credit points of units from a business major. The business majors are accounting advertising economics finance financial planning human resource management international business management marketing and public relations. Accounting students will complete 10 major units and six Business School core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Fine arts component

You will complete two common units (24 credit points) and a fine arts major (168 credit points) in visual arts.

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.