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1 year (full time) or 2 years (part time)
On campus (100% on-campus, 0% online). Teacher-led, scheduled classes.
Full time / Part time · Full time: up to 3 days per week (South Bank, Cairns, Townsville); Part time: 2–3 days per week depending on campus
13 Jul 2026
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Realise a body of creative work
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to integrate conceptual, technical and organisational skills to create a coherent body of work in any creative form.
Establish and maintain safe creative practice
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and respond effectively to broad and specific safety requirements in a professional practice.
Refine drawing and other visual representation tools
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use drawing and other visual representation tools to develop, refine and communicate ideas for creative work.
Develop sustainability of own professional practice
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish goals for own professional practice and determine how your practice can be developed in a sustainable way. All aspects of sustainability, such as individual, social, environmental and economic, should be considered.
Present a body of own creative work
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use creative, technical and project management skills to produce a professional and innovative presentation of own creative work.
Common Questions
The Diploma of Visual Arts is offered at South Bank (Greater Brisbane), Nambour (Sunshine Coast), Cairns, and Townsville - Pimlico (North Queensland), with all campuses delivering the course fully on campus.
The course fees vary depending on your eligibility: the concession fee is $10,305, the subsidised fee is $11,850, the full fee is $19,020, and the international student fee is $22,800. Student loans and payment plans may be available.
Yes, part time options are available at South Bank (2 days per week over 2 years), Cairns (up to 3 days per week over 2 years), and Townsville - Pimlico (up to 3 days per week over 2 years).
Yes, students in the Greater Brisbane area can take advantage of a partnership with the University of Canberra. Successful completion of the diploma will automatically qualify you for a provisional place in the Bachelor of Creative Industries (Visual Arts) with up to one year of credit.
TAFE Queensland's campuses are equipped with specialised facilities including large, open-plan studios, ceramics workshops, kilns, and galleries to present your work, giving you everything you need to launch your artistic career.
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