Postgraduate handbook 2004
Art and Design

Master of Visual Arts

Course code: 3108 + Caulfield, Gippsland + Off-campus + Course coordinator (Caulfield): Dr Dan Wollmering + Course coordinator (Gippsland and off-campus): Ms Julie Adams + One-and-a-half years full-time; three years part-time

This coursework masters degree provides critical guidance in contemporary visual arts philosophies. It is designed for students with an undergraduate degree in fine or visual arts looking to develop their studio practice. The course program asks students to relate their own practice to historical and contemporary discourse. It encourages a relationship between technical excellence in the studio and the conceptual aspirations of the discipline. Students are exposed to a critical review of their work in a supportive environment.

The aim of the course is the cultivation of methodologies for independent work. All studio units commence with an outline of the opportunities for artistic integrity and the means for achieving this. Students' studio work is then exposed to critical reflection and testing. The theoretical units support the student in carrying out this work with a level of methodological sophistication.
The Master of Visual Arts is available to both local and international students in off-campus mode. From 2004, the Master of Visual Arts will also be available to artists based in Kuala Lumpur and surrounding regions via off-campus mode. Monash lecturers will visit Kuala Lumpur to deliver six study intensives over the duration of the course. In the intervening periods, students will have ongoing contact with Monash staff and continue to work in their own studio.
The course consists of three studio units and two units of contextual, critical or theoretical studies to complement and support their studio work, with a total of 72 credit points:

Full-time mode: three semesters

First year

Semester 1

• MVA4001 Studio discipline A
• MVA4021 Philosophies of the studio A

Semester 2

• MVA4002 Studio discipline B
• MVA4022 Philosophies of the studio B

Second year

Semester 1

• MVA5001 Studio project

Part-time mode: six semesters

First year

Semester 1

• MVA4001 Studio discipline A

Semester 2

• MVA4021 Philosophies of the studio A

Second year

Semester 1

• MVA4002 Studio discipline B

Semester 2

• MVA4022 Philosophies of the studio B

Third year

Semester 1

and 2

• MVA5001 Studio project

Assessment

Several assessment methods are used during the course, including written assignments, submission of studio work and seminar presentations. Some units will be assessed by a panel.

Disciplines and modes of study offered

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Applicants should hold a three-year pass degree in art or design from Monash University or an equivalent qualification from another tertiary institute or university approved by the faculty. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a high level of capability in their chosen studio discipline. Applications should be accompanied by 10-15 slides or photographic prints of recent, original work, clearly numbered with a corresponding list of details attached.

Advanced standing

Up to 24 credit points may be granted for successful completion of a further year of art or design studies beyond the pass degree.

Exit points

Students enrol in the Master of Visual Arts. The program can be exited after one or two semesters of full-time study or the equivalent. Students exiting after successfully completing one semester of study (24 credit points) take out the Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts. Students exiting after successfully completing two semesters of study (48 points) take out the Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts.

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