Subject prerequisites
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.
IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with no individual band score less than 6.0
TOEFL Internet based (iBT): overall score of 64 with 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing.
La Trobe College Australia ELICOS (LTCA): completion of EFS level 5B with minimum 60% overall and 60% in final exam.
La Trobe College Australia Foundation Studies (LTCA): completion of Foundation studies with 60% in English (Academic Communication).
Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE): overall score of 50 with no communicative skill score less than 50.
Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): 169 with no less than 169 in any component.
A creative arts degree can lead you in a range of exciting directions, from a career as an artist to the management of art projects and exhibitions. Experts also predict that creative skills will be highly sought after by employers in the future.*
La Trobe's Bachelor of Creative Arts combines in-depth theory and practice for a well-rounded arts education. Build a unique creative skillset by exploring multiple artistic mediums, including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography and printmaking.
Examine a range of major artists and arts movements, from impressionism and surrealism through to post-modernism. Uncover how these have contributed to society and the contemporary arts world. From there, you'll critically analyse the relationship between art and visual culture, such as fashion, film, television, design and new media.
Develop your artistic practice by working in our world-class facilities, including painting and drawing studios, photography dark rooms, ceramics and printmaking workshops, and digital editing suites. Each year is based around core practical subjects that build your experience in studio environments and help you explore the conceptual frameworks of contemporary art.
Develop both technical and conceptual approaches to your artmaking through specialist workshops that let you explore a range of approaches and media. Begin with small projects in your first year before advancing to exhibitions of your work in the final graduate show.
Become part of a vibrant and supportive creative community. In addition to our facilities, workshops and professional development opportunities, you'll have your own personal studio space in our purpose-built Visual Arts building.
Benefit from our strong connection to the arts community. The La Trobe Arts Institute manages art collections of cultural importance and delivers curated exhibitions in the heart of Bendigo's CBD arts precinct. You'll also be able to build your professional network through the institute's partnerships with cultural institutions including Bendigo Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria, Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA), Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) and the Islamic Museum of Australia.
You'll have the additional flexibility to explore your interests and broaden your expertise. Complement your core studies with an optional major and electives from a diverse range of areas across the university.
Graduate ready to make your mark in the art world.
You'll learn:
Creative practice
Develop skills in a range of artistic mediums, including painting, drawing, ceramics, photography and printmaking.
Art theory and visual culture
Explore the major arts movements and individuals that have shaped the contemporary art world while learning how to critically analyse and interpret works.
Industry experience
Uncover how to build your career as an artist. Learn how to plan and run an exhibition, write about your practice, promote your work, build your creative network and more.
CRICOS code: 043551B
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Study options
Core subjects
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Year 1
academic integrity module
wominjeka la trobe: indigenous cultural literacy for higher education
studio practice a
studio practice b
what is art?
what is creativity?
Year 2
looting, iconaclasm and censorship
studio practice c
studio practice d
visual and material culture
Year 3
contemporary visual cultures
from the sublime to activism: art and the environment
Elective subjects
A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines.
Capstone subjects
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Year 3
Studio practice e
Studio practice f
As a La Trobe creative arts graduate, you’ll be well equipped to maintain an independent practice. Other rewarding opportunities include employment in art galleries, government and council organisations, film and TV studios, theatre companies, recording studios, advertising agencies, publishing houses, magazines and photography studios.
Depending on your major, you’ll be ready to work as a writer, editor, curator, designer, director, producer, academic, illustrator, performer, content creator, event manager, artist, teacher, videographer, film maker, photographer, printmaker and more.
530 AUD/year
