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CSU's Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) offers students a pathway to Visual Arts practice, in collaboration with TAFE. As future artists, designers, educators or arts managers, students can chose from a wide range of studio options including traditional fine art media such as painting and drawing through to multimedia, design and photography.

The Bachelor of Arts (Fine­­­ Arts) at CSU includes an articulation arrangement with TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Wagga Wagga. Students wishing to undertake this pathway need to complete at least a Diploma in Visual Arts at TAFE before entering the program with CSU. Students who have previously completed the Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Fine Art also qualify to apply to the Fine Art program with CSU.

As part of the course, students will study drawing, painting and printmaking. They will have the opportunity to study subjects from illustration, photography, graphic design, or design subjects for theatre and television. To relate their studio work to the wider world of visual arts practice, students will also study art history and visual culture subjects.

Whichever pathway you choose, Fine Art is about making artworks to communicate ideas, lived experiences, thoughts or feelings and to understand your relationship as an artist to the wider field of contemporary arts practice in Australia and internationally.

Entry Requirements

TAFE Certificate IV in Fine Arts or equivalent, enrolled in diploma of fine arts, and proof of likelihood of success (previous studies, previous achievements/success)

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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This dynamic course emphasizes research through creative practice. Principal research areas include painting, drawing, print-media, installation, sculpture, digital imaging, photomedia and visual arts. The program requires students to develop a research project that results in a new body of creative or visual work with accompanying written and visual documentation. The documentation is a commentary that outlines the development of the project and its conclusion, and provides a critical context within which the work may be viewed and assessed. The written commentary will be between 10,000 and 20,000 words, with a photographic record of the visual or creative work being bound into the document. Written work is not examined separately but considered together with an exhibition of new visual works, which demonstrate a conclusion to the research proposal at the master's level. Students must also complete a sequence of two coursework units which will guide them through the documentary dimensions of their project.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should hold an Australian bachelor degree with honours (Upper H2B (mark of 65 or above)) or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution. In special circumstances, the faculty may admit an applicant who does not meet these academic criteria. In such cases, the faculty will consider your qualifications, publications (including exhibitions) and experience in the proposed field of study. Such applications will be considered on a case by case basis. All applications must be accompanied by 10 - 15 images of recent original work, clearly numbered with a corresponding list of details attached and a research proposal of 200-300 words.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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The Bachelor of Arts in Humanities (Fine Arts concentration) offers you the opportunity to focus on creative disciplines such as art, music, and theatre.

Fine arts classes are offered as part of a well-rounded humanities degree that fosters skills you can market in almost any industry. As one of the nation's few all-online humanities degree programs, Excelsior College provides the flexibility and convenience that working adults need.

A national leader in online education, Excelsior addresses the challenges that often prevent working adults and nontraditional students from completing a fine arts education. Here's how it works:

- We offer online courses on a rotating eight-week schedule, so you can schedule humanities and fine arts classes to fit within your work and family routines.

- You get maximum transfer credit for previously completed college courses, reducing your Excelsior course load and enabling you to graduate in less time.

- You can get additional transfer credit for eligible forms of military education and professional training.

- We help you save money via affordable tuition and fees.

- Our outstanding academic advisors will provide you with all the support you may need.

- Learn more about the special benefits for working adults in Excelsior's BA in Humanities degree program. (links to portal page, to be created by Noel Levitz, that outlines transfer policies, credit by exam, etc.)

Entry Requirements

International Students
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International applicants from non-English-speaking countries must show evidence of English language proficiency through one of the following options:

- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

- Required minimum score of 525 on the paper based test or 69 on the Web-based test.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery)

- Required minimum score of 75.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
- Required minimum overall band score of 5.5.
- Scores older than two years at the time of your application to Excelsior will not be accepted.

- Excelsior College® Examinations English Composition exam (ENGx111) or UExcel® College Writing exam (ENGx110).

- Completion of at least 9 credit hours of academic work in courses delivered in English at an institution of higher education in the United States.

Other Fees

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Students graduating from the BSFA with a specialization in Drawing and Painting will be well versed in both traditional and digital drawing and painting skillsets customarily appropriate in galleries and museums and now common in the broader and more forward thinking directions of the new millennium

Entry Requirements

Application

A completed application.

Statement of Goals

A statement of your goals reflecting the academic, professional, and personal goals you would like to achieve through your work with Aspen University. Your goals statement will be evaluated by the Admissions Committee as part of the application process. The statement of goals should be between 300 - 500 words.

High School Transcripts

An official high school transcript or its equivalent. Waived if student has completed at least 15 credits of college level course work.

Official Transcripts

Official transcripts for all previous college credit earned.

Portfolio

All applicants must submit a minimum of 8 artwork samples. All images must be an acceptable file size for reviewing (images up to 5 MB each, video up to 60 MB each and PDFs up to 10 MB each). Applicants are encouraged to submit the maximum of 10 images. Traditional artwork can be photographed or scanned and a digital version submitted in order to be considered for admission. Portfolios should contain work that is concise, relevant, and above all complete. Select work that is consistent with the program for which you are applying.

Military Documentation (Optional)

A Military ID or DD214 for those who qualify for the military discount program.

Transfer Credit Evaluation (Optional)

Students who have earned college credit may submit a transfer credit evaluation report with corresponding course descriptions, and official transcripts from accredited institutions in order to determine which credits may be applied toward the requirements of a program at Aspen University.

Minimum GPA Requirement

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for all previous high school or college credit.

Conditional Acceptance

Students will be Conditionally Accepted pending successful completion of CMP160 - English Composition I. Upon successful completion of CMP160 - English Composition I students will be fully Accepted. This requirement is waived for students awarded Transfer Credit for CMP160 - English Composition I.

Other Fees

Annual Technology Fee - $725

Graduation (one time) - $100

Proctored Examination (per exam) - $100

Textbooks - $4000

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Students graduating from the BSFA with a specialization in Entertainment 2D will venture out as trained intellectual property creators and designers entering the industry as concept artists, industrial designers, GUI designers, storyboard artists, comic book artists, toy designers and more.

Entry Requirements

Application

A completed application.

Statement of Goals

A statement of your goals reflecting the academic, professional, and personal goals you would like to achieve through your work with Aspen University. Your goals statement will be evaluated by the Admissions Committee as part of the application process. The statement of goals should be between 300 - 500 words.

High School Transcripts

An official high school transcript or its equivalent. Waived if student has completed at least 15 credits of college level course work.

Official Transcripts

Official transcripts for all previous college credit earned.

Portfolio

All applicants must submit a minimum of 8 artwork samples. All images must be an acceptable file size for reviewing (images up to 5 MB each, video up to 60 MB each and PDFs up to 10 MB each). Applicants are encouraged to submit the maximum of 10 images. Traditional artwork can be photographed or scanned and a digital version submitted in order to be considered for admission. Portfolios should contain work that is concise, relevant, and above all complete. Select work that is consistent with the program for which you are applying.

Military Documentation (Optional)

A Military ID or DD214 for those who qualify for the military discount program.

Transfer Credit Evaluation (Optional)

Students who have earned college credit may submit a transfer credit evaluation report with corresponding course descriptions, and official transcripts from accredited institutions in order to determine which credits may be applied toward the requirements of a program at Aspen University.

Minimum GPA Requirement

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for all previous high school or college credit.

Conditional Acceptance

Students will be Conditionally Accepted pending successful completion of CMP160 - English Composition I. Upon successful completion of CMP160 - English Composition I students will be fully Accepted. This requirement is waived for students awarded Transfer Credit for CMP160 - English Composition I.

Other Fees

Annual Technology Fee - $725

Graduation (one time) - $100

Proctored Examination (per exam) - $100

Textbooks - $4000

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