Within this degree, you will develop skills in self-expression and creative problem solving to generate art work. You will be encouraged to participate in contemporary culture, engaging directly with Tasmania’s internationally acclaimed arts culture through our ongoing partnerships with festivals and arts institutions across the state. You will be provided with opportunities to actively contribute to the cultural life of our society and interact with both Australian and international visiting artists.

You will gain an awareness of your own creative practice and the role and function of visual art and design within contemporary culture. You can choose from a range of selected units, which will provide a foundation for further study in fine art and/or enable you to encounter and develop skills in diverse art disciplines.

Build a career you love in the ever expanding creative arts sector. In a world being redefined by innovation, design and creativity, a vast selection of exciting career opportunities present themselves:

• Advertising and brand
• Animator
• Art historian
• Arts administrator
• Creative director
• Fashion and costume designer
• Film editor
• Furniture designer

• Graphic designer
• Illustrator
• Industrial designer
• Jeweller
• Marketing and advertising
• Media and journalism
• Multimedia artist
• Museum or gallery curator

• Painter
• Photographer
• Urban planning and public art
• Printmaker
• Researcher
• Sculptor, potter or ceramic artist
• Sound designer
• Teacher

Further study

Open your options with further study, students who successfully complete the Diploma of Fine Arts may progress to the Bachelor Fine Arts.