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52 weeks
Studio-based face-to-face (classical atelier tradition)
Full time / Part time · Full time: minimum 2 days per week; Part time: 1 day per week
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Sydney
25 Edgeworth David Ave, HORNSBY, NSW 2077
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Apply critical thinking for complex problem solving
Core unit
Extend professional expertise with drawing and other visual representation tools
Core unit
Originate a body of independent creative work
Core unit
Engage in the business of creative practice
Core unit
Publicly present a body of own creative work
Core unit
Extend cultural research expertise
Core unit
Select and refine a specialised drawing technique
Elective unit
Establish and maintain safe creative practice
Elective unit
Create observational drawings
Elective unit
Work with the human form in creative practice
Elective unit
Refine drawing techniques
Elective unit
Refine painting techniques
Elective unit
Refine printmaking techniques
Elective unit
Apply traditional techniques to jewellery and 3D object production
Elective unit
Analyse cultural history and theory
Elective unit
Investigate drawing materials and processes
Elective unit
Refine drawing and other visual representation tools
Elective unit
Realise a body of creative work
Elective unit
Common Questions
The course fees are $2,450 per term for full-time students, totalling $9,800 over 4 terms. Part-time students pay $1,350 per term, totalling $10,800 over 8 terms.
Yes, the Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts provides pathway options and credits towards a Bachelor Degree at Australian Universities. The course is accredited under the Australian Qualifications Framework specifically to support this pathway.
Yes, the course is listed on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) under CRICOS Code 119567F, making it available to both Australian and international visual arts students.
If you do not already hold a Diploma of Visual Arts, you may need to provide evidence that you are able to meet the AQF standards required for the award of the Diploma of Visual Arts, and you may also need to complete an Application Assessment Interview to determine your suitability to directly enter the Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts at Sydney Art School.
The course is studio-based and follows the classical atelier tradition of teaching art. Specialised studio sessions develop skills in the disciplines of drawing, painting, printmaking and jewellery making. The course consists of 12 units in total — 6 core and 6 elective units — covering areas such as critical thinking, cultural research, business of creative practice, and publicly presenting a body of creative work.
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