3108 - Master of Visual Arts
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | MVA |
|---|---|
| CRICOS Code | 040037M |
| Managing faculty | Art and Design |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Gippsland) On-campus (Gippsland, Caulfield) |
| Total credit points required | 72 |
| Duration (years) | 1.5 years FT, 3 years PT |
| Recognition of prior learning | Up to 24 points of credit may be granted for successful completion of a further year of art or design studies beyond the pass degree. |
| Contact details | Telephone +61 3 9903 1517, email enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au. |
| Course coordinator | Dr Dan Wollmering (Caulfield), Mr Rodney Forbes (Gippsland and off-campus). |
Description
This coursework masters degree provides critical guidance in contemporary visual arts philosophies and is designed for students with an undergraduate degree in fine or visual arts looking to further develop their studio practice. It offers the flexibility of both on-campus and off-campus study, and attracts artists wishing to work from their own studio.
The 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.
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.
Structure
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 points.
Disciplines offered*
- ceramics (Caulfield)
- drawing (Caulfield, Gippsland)
- glass (Caulfield)
- metals and jewellery (Caulfield)
- painting (Caulfield, Gippsland)
- photomedia (Caulfield, Gippsland)
- printmedia (Caulfield, Gippsland)
- sculpture (Caulfield, Gippsland)
- visual Arts (Caulfield, Gippsland).
Interdisciplinary studio projects will be considered on a case by case basis.
* Disciplines offered at Caulfield are available for on-campus mode only; disciplines offered at Gippsland are available for both on-campus and off-campus mode.
Requirements
Full-time mode: three semesters
First year
Semester one
Semester two
Second year
Semester one
- MVA5001 Studio project
Part-time mode: six semesters
First year
Semester one
- MVA4001 Studio discipline A
Semester two
- MVA4021 Philosophies of the studio A
Second year
Semester one
- MVA4002 Studio discipline B
Semester two
- MVA4022 Philosophies of the studio B
Third year
- MVA5001 Studio project
Alternative exit(s)
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 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.
Award(s) received on completion *
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.