We equip you for a successful professional life in the arts, media and design.
Experimental excellence
Home to internationally-recognised National Institute for Experimental Arts
40th in the world
For Communication and Media Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016)
Pioneering
State-of-the-art galleries, workshops, studio spaces, labs and workspaces
UNSW Art & Design is at the forefront of contemporary and experimental art, media and design. Our Masters level programs in art, design, digital media, arts administration, curating and cultural leadership reflect the best contemporary global thinking and practice. We have initiated pioneering research programs in immersive interactive environments, visualisation, robotics, art and politics, Indigenous knowledge and global issues, all housed within our National Institute for Experimental Arts. We inspire future leaders by equipping our students with the skills and capacity for creative thinking so they can make their critical mark on the world.
3 upcoming events in
May
04
05
2018
AUG Study in Australia Fair - Singapore
Hotel Grand Pacific Pacific Ballroom, Level 2 101 Victoria Street, Singapore Singapore, 188018 Singapore
For more info, contact Ms Goh Mei Hui at [email protected] or +60129621133
May
05
2018
AUG Australia Edu Fair May 2018 - Kuala Lumpur
1.00pm-6.00pm
Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur 2, Jalan Stesen Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
For more info, please contact Ms Goh Mei Hui at [email protected] or +60129621133
May
12
13
2018
Adv Standing to your Discipline of Choice - IDP Singapore
DAY 1: May 12,2018
12.00pm - 05.00pm
12.00pm - 05.00pm
DAY 2: May 13,2018
12.00pm - 05.00pm
12.00pm - 05.00pm
Suntec Singapore Convention Centre
For more information, please contact Ms Goh Mei Hui at [email protected] or +6012-9621133
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Postgraduate options6
Art Theory1
Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership
Degree code : 9318
- Minimum years
- 1 to 2 years
- Entry
- February and July
- Estimated first year tuition
- AUD $32,400
- Career Opportunities
- Arts and cultural leadership, management, policy making and administration, Curatorship, festival, program, event and museum management , Art Dealing, advising and sales , Directors of cultural organisations and institutions , Creative direction, planning and production, Art and design criticism, communications, marketing and journalism, Cultural and creative research and scholarship, Arts and cultural publishing, broadcasting and distribution, Design thinking and management, Public programming and engagement, Art Education and training , Entrepreneurship, strategy, creative social enterprise and start-ups
Design2
Doctor of Philosophy (Art, Design and Media)
Degree code : 1292
- Minimum years
- 4 years
- Entry
- February and July
- Estimated first year tuition
- AUD $31,680
- Career Opportunities
- The PhD in Art, Design and Media provides doctoral candidates with the opportunity to make an original contribution of knowledge to the fields of fine arts, design, media arts, curating, art theory, art education and their interdisciplinary fields through independent, supervised research and investigation. Candidates can make this contribution via practice and/or theory alone. The PhD Art, Design and Media focuses on research training in the following areas: Art and Affect Art and Science Creative Robotics Culture and Technology Experimental Arts Practice in the areas of Globalisation, Migration and Mobility studies, Trauma and Conflict Experimental Curatorial Research Experimental Data Visualisation and 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Experimental Design Experimental Environmental Research Holography Indigenous Art and Politics Interactive, Immersive and Augmented Media Painting, Drawing and Printmaking Research Sound Textile Design and New Technologies
Master of Design
Degree code : 9313
- Minimum years
- 2 years
- Entry
- February and July
- Estimated first year tuition
- AUD $32,400
- Career Opportunities
- Graphics, media and digital design, UX and responsive design, Communications, branding and advertising, Design management and strategy, Social innovation and entrepreneurship, Data visualisation and animation, App development, Creative consultancies, design and media studios, design-led businesses, Object, furniture and lighting design, Film, television, online and mobile production and post-production, Environmental, spatial, interior and architectural design practices, Design for retailing, industry events and expos, Design for exhibitions, galleries and museums, Costume, theatre and events design, Design teaching and academia, Jewellery and wearables design, Packaging, illustration and publishing, Textile, fabric and fashion design
Fine Arts3
Master of Art
Degree code : 9314
- Minimum years
- 2 years
- Entry
- February and July
- Estimated first year tuition
- AUD $32,400
- Career Opportunities
- Artist, Designer, Arts and cultural administration, arts management, arts policy making, Commercial photography, news photography, Curating, program management, festivals management, museum management, gallery management, management of public spaces, Exhibition planning, exhibition design, Entertainment and media industries, site activation, public art, art installation, installation design.
Master of Fine Arts (Research)
Degree code : 2245
- Minimum years
- 2 years
- Entry
- February and July
- Estimated first year tuition
- AUD $31,680
- Professional recognition
- The Master of Fine Arts (Research) program enables students of proven ability to engage in the sustained investigation at an advanced level of an area of interest or concern in their visual arts practice.
- Career Opportunities
- The Master of Fine Arts (Research) is for those students who wish to undertake original, supervised research and investigation into an approved area of art practice including experimental arts, emerging technologies, digital imaging, creative robotics, drawing, film, installation, interactive and immersive media, painting, performance, photomedia, printmaking, sculpture, sound, video, ceramics, jewellery or textiles.
Master of Philosophy
Degree code : 2267
- Minimum years
- 1.5 years
- Entry
- February and July
- Estimated first year tuition
- AUD $31,680
- Professional recognition
- The Master of Philosophy offers training for potential doctoral candidates, and the potential to upgrade to a doctoral program (subject to School and Faculty approval).
- Career Opportunities
- The Master of Philosophy provides a pathway into further research, which may culminate in doctoral candidature. It provides students the opportunity to explore new research within the fields of fine arts, design, media arts, curating, art theory, art education and their interdisciplinary fields through independent, supervised research and investigation. The degree is comprised of original, supervised research and investigation into art and design, in addition to a structured coursework component. The objectives of the program are: to provide the opportunity for research training requiring a significant basic or applied research project; and to support the research training with coursework to provide in-depth discipline skills, or skills in relevant research methods.
Available scholarships and prizes
- Art & Design International Coursework Scholarship
- Freedman Curatorial Scholarship
- Vicki Olsson Scholarship for Indigenous Students
- UNSW Art & Design Research Scholarship
- International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) / University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA)
- The UNSW Art & Design International Scholarship - Research
- The UNSW Art & Design Top Up Scholarship
- NSW Chinese Community Award at UNSW
- Lin Chun Memorial Award
- Neville A Whiffen Memorial Award
- International Centre Global Mobility (ICGM) Scholarship
- Ben Lexcen Sports Scholarships (For current UNSW students)
- Fig Tree Hall Returning Residents Residential Scholarship
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