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Course Overview
Deepen your engagement with contemporary art while expanding your technical, conceptual and research capabilities. Designed for practising artists and graduates seeking to deepen their creative knowledge, you'll produce an ambitious body of work for exhibition. Through studio=based learning and research-led practice, you'll develop the conceptual depth needed to succeed in the creative industries.
Highlights of studying the Master of Visual Arts
Develop advanced studio practise across a range of media including drawing, jewellery, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
Work with experienced artists and academics within a collaborative creative culture.
Build strong visual literacy and critical analysis skills to engage with contemporary visual culture.
Explore philosophical, cultural and historical contexts that influence modern art practice.
Engage research methods that support innovative and reflective creative inquiry.
Eligible students may receive credit for approved recognised prior study and/or relevant professional experience, so you can gain a masters in as little as 1 year of full-time study.
Studio-based learning and creative research
Experiment with materials, techniques and concepts and build your practice through intensive studio immersion and critical research. Your studies in contemporary studio practices, visual arts research methods and advanced communication will help you articulate and present your work to professional and academic audiences.
Where You Can Study
Brisbane
Level 8, 333 Ann Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000
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AccreditedCommon Questions
The Master of Visual Arts at Griffith University has a duration of 104 weeks (approximately 2 years).
The estimated total course cost for international students is AU$83,858, which includes tuition fees of AU$82,000 and non-tuition fees of AU$1,858.
The Master of Visual Arts is offered at two locations: Brisbane City and Gold Coast, both in Queensland, and both are owned and operated by Griffith University.
To be eligible for extended Post-Study Work Rights, a course must meet several criteria including being at Skills Level 1 (Bachelor, Masters or PhD), having a duration of 92 weeks or greater, and having its narrow Field of Education aligned with the Skills Level 1 priority list. The Master of Visual Arts is a Masters degree with a duration of 104 weeks; however, eligibility is reviewed yearly and depends on the course's field of education alignment with the priority list. Contact ESOS-PolicyTeam@education.gov.au for more information.
The CRICOS course code for the Master of Visual Arts at Griffith University is 085198M, and the institution's CRICOS provider code is 00233E.
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