Program overview

Why choose this program?

It will enable you to take advantage of the huge growth in professional creative opportunities internationally, nationally and on the Gold Coast. It offers you rich opportunities to broaden and improve your employment prospects through cross-study and specialisation in a studio award major. You have the flexibility to undertake a studio award major within this degree and to choose an elective major or specialisation from another area of the degree or from other schools or faculties - thereby completing a double major degree.

The following degree options are available at the Gold Coast campus:

• Bachelor of Visual Media (3-Dimensional Design)
• Bachelor of Visual Media (Digital Design)
• Bachelor of Visual Media (ePhotojournalism)
• Bachelor of Visual Media (Fine Art)
• Bachelor of Visual Media (Graphic Design)

In Year 1, you will study core courses which address basic skills and knowledge as well as undertaking a studio foundation component in which you will become competent in the basic skills of your studio award major.

In Years 2 and 3, you will become professionally competent in your studio award major area as well as having the flexibility to choose an elective major in another area and by doing so, you will complete a double major which will broaden your experience in the degree and also within the University environment.

Career opportunities

You will be well prepared for a dynamic future in industries that demand high professional standards and value creativity and innovative thinking. Your career prospects are broad and growing as organisations continue to recognise the critical importance of the visual aspect of effective communication in the modern world.

3-Dimensional Design: Graduates are highly valued in the design, production and manufacturing sectors particularly where products, furniture, lighting fixtures, packaging, exhibitions and trade shows, film and television modelling and set design, signage and environmental graphics are required.

Digital Design: Graduates have a unique combination of creative design and software specialisations which enables them to take advantage of opportunities in post-production animation and video production, web and games production as well as printing for industry.

ePhotojournalism: Graduates with a keen appreciation of the politics and philosophies underpinning the photographic discipline and a demonstrated eagerness to work innovatively in their chosen photographic specialisation - whether press or new media - will be capable of securing a rewarding career at a professional level anywhere in the world.

Fine Art: Graduates are entering a sector that is expanding exponentially with career opportunities in professional practice, arts management, public art, curatorship and art education. Fine Art graduates from the Queensland College of Art have an enviable record of career success as professional artists. Many have works in private and public collections and have won scholarships and national and international awards. Fine Art graduates also hold significant posts in the arts, education and administration.

Graphic Design: Graduates find rewarding careers in the visual design industries including print and corporate design, publishing and packaging, advertising and marketing, television and digital media.