The Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies is a combined degree offered by Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), Sydney's premier training ground for contemporary visual artists for more than 40 years.

This exciting and diverse combined degree offers the opportunity to develop your visual arts specialisation with advanced coursework and a community, industry, research or entrepreneurship project. You will also complete a major from the shared pool creating a study profile that reflects your expertise in a range of disciplines.

The hands-on focus of the Bachelor of Visual Arts will allow you to develop the conceptual, theoretical and technical skills you will need to succeed as a practising artist or in a range of careers in the creative industries. Taught by practising artists, writers, and curators, you will benefit from their extensive professional experience and arts industry networks.

Our flexible course structure allows you to build a course in contemporary art that is adapted to your personal strengths and aspirations while also offering the breadth and opportunities for development of a wide range of skills that will equip you for the modern workplace.

Career Pathways

Our graduates can be found in a broad range of careers and roles, including:

• Artist
• Arts writer
• Craftsperson
• Curator
• Digital artist
• Educator (with further tertiary qualifications)
• Filmmaker
• Illustrator
• Painter
• Product designer
• Sound artist
• Web and multimedia designer

Future study

At the completion of the Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies you may consider further specialisation through postgraduate coursework at SCA.