Undergraduate Handbook 2009 - Faculty of Art and Design
Art and Design
Faculty information
- Structure and organisation of the faculty
- Faculty departments and centre
- Faculty administration locations
- Undergraduate studies
Course information
- Outline of undergraduate studies
- Courses offered in 2009
- Courses with no further intake
Course-related policies and rules
Structure and organisation of the faculty - Faculty of Art and Design
The faculty is a statutory body granted faculty status by the University Council in July 1997.
The faculty comprises all students enrolled for degrees, diplomas and certificates offered by the faculty and all academic, administrative, technical and clerical staff at all the Monash campuses.
The faculty has the departments of architecture, design, fine arts, multimedia and digital arts, theory of art and design, and a centre at the Gippsland campus, Churchill, known as the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design.
The major academic responsibilities of the faculty are delegated to the faculty board. The faculty board comprises the dean, associate deans, heads of departments and centres, representatives from the academic staff of the faculty, student members of the faculty, and representatives from the university and other partnership faculties. Except in matters on which it has power to act, the faculty board makes recommendations to the Academic Board or through the board to University Council. The faculty board has standing committees empowered to act on behalf of the board when required. These committees include:
(a) the Teaching and Learning Committee, which advises the board on matters relating to the undergraduate and coursework degrees of the faculty
(b) the Committee of Graduate Studies, which advises the board on matters relating to graduate programs and research issues of the faculty.
The chief officers of the faculty are the dean of the faculty and the faculty manager, who are located on the Caulfield campus. The dean is a professor of the faculty and presides over meetings of the faculty, the faculty board and faculty committees. The faculty manager is responsible for the academic administration of the faculty, with particular concern for matters relating to university statutes and faculty regulations.
Faculty departments and centre - Faculty of Art and Design
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Design
- Department of Fine Arts
- Department of Multimedia and Digital Arts
- Department of Theory of Art and Design
- Gippsland Centre for Art and Design
Postal address for all departments
Faculty of Art and Design
Monash University
900 Dandenong Road
Caulfield East, Victoria 3145
Australia
Postal address for Gippsland Centre for Art and Design
Faculty of Art and Design
Monash University
Churchill, Victoria 3842
Australia
Faculty administration locations - Faculty of Art and Design
Faculty Student and Administrative Services Unit
Room 1.02, Ground Floor, Fine Arts building (D), Caulfield campus
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Telephone: +613 9903 1517
Fax: +61 3 9903 1521
Email: enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au
Faculty Information Technology Services - Help Desk
Room 1.11, Art and Design building (G), Caulfield campus
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
Telephone: +61 3 9903 2233
Email: helpdesk@artdes.monash.edu.au
Department of Architecture
Room 20, building F2, Caulfield Campus
Telephone: +61 3 9903 4931
Fax: +61 3 9903 4933
Email: enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au
Department of Design
Room 3.11, Art and Design building (G), Caulfield campus
Telephone: +61 3 9903 2072
Fax: +61 3 9903 1440
Email: enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au
Department of Fine Arts
Room 2.03, building E, Caulfield campus
Telephone: +61 3 9903 2706
Fax: +61 3 9903 2759
Email: enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au
Department of Multimedia and Digital Arts
Room 3.11, Art and Design building (G), Caulfield campus
Telephone: +61 3 9903 2072
Fax: +61 3 9903 1440
Email: enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au
Department of Theory of Art and Design
Room 3.11, Art and Design building (G), Caulfield campus
Telephone: +61 3 9903 2072
Fax: +61 3 9903 1440
Email: enquiries@artdes.monash.edu.au
Gippsland Centre for Art and Design
Room 113, building 6S, Gippsland campus
Telephone: +61 3 9902 6261
Fax: +61 3 9902 6678
Email: gippsland@artdes.monash.edu.au
Undergraduate studies - Faculty of Art and Design
The faculty offers bachelors degrees on each of the Caulfield and Gippsland campuses, but the range of courses and major and minor sequences available is different on each campus. Art and design studies on all campuses include sequences in drawing and theory of art and design.
At Caulfield, students enrolled in the:
- Department of Architecture will be able to undertake architectural design studios, theory and history, communications and professional practice
- Department of Design can undertake studies in design, visual communication, interior architecture and industrial design
- Department of Multimedia and Digital Arts undertake studies in multimedia and digital arts, interdisciplinary design, and multimedia design and digital imaging
- Department of Fine Arts can major in glass, metals and jewellery, painting, printmedia, photomedia and sculpture.
The faculty also offers double degrees with the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Education.
At the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, students can take studies in sculpture, painting, printmaking, photomedia, web design, multimedia and audio and video within the visual arts studio programs.
Some departments or the centre may not offer all units in any one year depending on student demand and the availability of staff. Students will be notified as early as possible of the withdrawal of any unit.
The faculty also offers honours degrees on the Caulfield and Gippsland campuses. A candidate who has completed the requirements for the pass degree and who has reached a standard satisfactory to the faculty board, normally set at credit level or above, may apply to be admitted to candidature for the degree with honours, requiring a fourth year of study.
Occupational health, safety and environment in Art and Design courses
Instruction in relevant occupational health, safety and environment issues is provided in all courses offered by the Faculty of Art and Design. The unit OHS1000 (Introduction to art and design health and safety) (0 points) is a core unit for all undergraduate courses and is a standard enrolment requirement of first-year, semester one study programs.
Unit offerings
Please note elective units will be offered subject to demand. Existing units and course structures are subject to review and minor amendments. For further information contact the Faculty Student and Administrative Services Unit on +61 3 9903 1517.
Courses offered in 2009 - Faculty of Art and Design
Single degrees
- 3119 Bachelor of Architectural Design - Caulfield
- 2123 Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) - Caulfield
- 2119 Bachelor of Fine Art - Caulfield
- 2122 Bachelor of Industrial Design - Caulfield
- 2126 Bachelor of Interior Architecture - Caulfield
- 3115 Bachelor of Multimedia and Digital Arts - Caulfield
- 2124 Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts - Gippsland
- 2479 Bachelor of Visual Arts - Caulfield
Double degrees
- 3779 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Visual Arts* - Caulfield; Gippsland
- 3832 Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Visual Arts0- Gippsland
- 3819 Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Visual Arts - Caulfield
- 2965 Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)# -Caulfield/Clayton
- 3712 Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Education (Primary)^ - Peninsula/Caulfield/Clayton; Gippsland
- 3719 Bachelor of Visual Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary)^ - Peninsula/Caulfield/Clayton
# managed by the Faculty of Engineering
^ managed by the Faculty of Education
* managed by the Faculty of Arts
0 managed by the Faculty of Business and Economics.
Honours Degrees
- 2959 The honours degree of the Bachelor of Design - Caulfield
- 2513 The honours degree of the Bachelor of Fine Art - Caulfield
- 3112 The honours degree of the Bachelor of Multimedia and Digital Arts - Caulfield
- 2961 The honours degree of the Bachelor of Visual Arts - Caulfield; Gippsland
- 2960 The honours degree of the Bachelor of Visual Communication - Caulfield
Courses with no further intake
The course information provided for these degrees is for those students completing their studies in these programs. For details of these courses refer to previous handbook entries as indicated:
- 2128 Bachelor of Design- available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2003handbooks/undergrad/ug0011.htm
- 2805 Bachelor of Multimedia Design - available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2003handbooks/undergrad/ug0013.htm
- 3114 Bachelor of Creative Arts - available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2004handbooks/undergrad/ug0011.htm