Art & Design undergraduate degrees

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UNSW School of Art & Design offers Australia's most diverse and comprehensive range of art and design studio disciplines, fostering interdisciplinary practices across 3D visualisation, animation, ceramics, drawing, experience, fashion, furniture, graphics, installation, interaction, jewellery, moving image, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, sound, textiles, visual effects, and more. 

Explore these disciplines and more through our undergraduate degrees in Visual Arts, Design, Animation & Moving Image, and Art Theory. 

Extend your potential by combining your Fine Arts or Design degree with another degree from selected programs across UNSW. A wide range of double degree options are available including Fine Arts/Arts, Fine Arts/Computer Science, Fine Arts/Education (Secondary), Fine Arts/Media, Commerce/Design, Design/Education (Secondary), Design/Media, and many more.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation and Moving Image
The study of animation & moving image at UNSW is designed to meet industry demand for content developers and creative practitioners. You’ll graduate with work experience and intensive skills training.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Theory
You’ll be immersed in Australia’s largest art and design community where you’ll develop your intellectual and critical skills to make an impact in the arts and cultural sector.
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Bachelor of Design in Integrated Design

Develop your design knowledge and skills across multiple design disciplines. Embrace historical and theoretical studies to enhance your professional skills and delve into the core principles of design.

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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts
Immerse yourself in an inclusive and collaborative artistic community. You’ll gain specialised skills through studio experience and practical projects from workshops to showcases and beyond.
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Honours

Honours is an extra year of study that offers you a chance to develop your research and professional skills guided by our staff.

Bachelor of Art Theory (Honours)
The Bachelor of Art Theory (Honours) is a one-year advanced undergraduate degree for high-achieving students. It enables students to expand and deepen their knowledge and understanding of art theory.
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Bachelor of Design (Honours)
The Design (Honours) degree is a one-year advanced undergraduate degree for high-achieving students who have completed an undergraduate degree in Design.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours)
Immerse yourself in what you love by extending your critical and creative skills in contemporary art contexts.
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Bachelor of Media Arts (Honours)

You'll gain practical experience, enhance your critical and creative abilities, and investigate the connection between theory and practice in contemporary media arts contexts.

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See all Arts, Design & Architecture study areas

As an Art & Design student, you can gain access to a wide range of study areas in our faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. This includes arts, built environment, education, humanities, languages, media, social sciences, and more.
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Acknowledgement of Country

UNSW School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.

We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.