BP201 - Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art)

Plan: BP201P16 - Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

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Approach to learning and assessment

The program uses a variety of teaching and learning approaches, with a major focus on intensive studio and workshop practice. The studios and workshops are places in which you will refine and develop your practical, theoretical and conceptual skills through a combination of directed and self-directed learning with regular engagement in review, critical reflection and analysis of work through discussion with staff and peers in both individual consultations and group tutorials. Guided independent research forms an integral part of the program structure focusing on locating and developing your personal artistic practice within a broader understanding of historical and contemporary art critique and discourse.

Feedback will also be given to help you track how your learning is progressing against the specified course and program learning outcomes for each course. The details of assessment in each course are listed within the Course Guides. Assessment varies between courses and will include one or more of the following modes:

Folio of Resolved Artworks: the presentation of a folio of work that demonstrates practical, theoretical and conceptual outcomes of studio/workshop based assignments/projects and activities
Documentation of methods and process: the presentation of practice-led research that demonstrates your working methods and processes
Essays:  the presentation of ideas and arguments that respond to historical and contemporary art critique and discourse, 
Written Materials: the presentation of artist's statements, work proposals, grant applications and practice-led methodologies 
Presentations: oral, written, digital, visual, sonic presentations of your ideas and research

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) http://www.rmit.edu.au/ students/enrolment/credit/he

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will: undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice; interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; and in addition these interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to you to assist your learning. Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be simulated.

The Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) has work integrated learning (WIL) at the core of its practice.  You will learn by doing in the context of Fine Art with feedback from Academic staff who are practicing industry professionals, peer groups and external industry professionals. The key feature of WIL experiences in BP201 is assessed professional work in a real and / or simulated context in which feedback from clients and others from industry and the community is integral to the experience.

All students in BP201P16 engage in core WIL activities and may also have the opportunity to extend this experience through a variety of Special Industry Projects such as internships, placements and the opportunity to work with visiting artists, curators, historians and writers within the Arts industry and the community. Please note internships and industry placements are not core courses but are optional.

The two work integrated learning courses in this program are:  
VART3647 Fine Art Studio 4:
In this course you will create, process, research, analyse and engage with practice, peers, ideas and industry through a trial exhibition project receiving feedback from industry professionals.  

VART 3654 Art Enterprise Workshop:
In this course you will be encouraged to develop entrepreneurial skills to design your own future in preparation for making contributions to the cultural and creative industries. You will develop an archive of your studio practice and write an industry proposal receiving feedback from industry professionals.

Industry Placement Requirements
The School of Art offers an Intership VART 3510 course that you can enroll in as a university elective. An agreement including schedule and relevant insurance documentation is required to be completed before commencing each placement (local and international). International placements must be registered and processed through RMIT Education Abroad. In the case where a placement ends early, please refer to 6. Early Termination of Placements in the Work Integrated Learning Procedure.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following:
Note: All courses listed may not be available each semester
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Year One of Program
Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 96 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Fine Art Studio 1 24 VART3644 City Campus Fine Art Studio 2 24 VART3645 City Campus Workshop 1 12 VART3655 City Campus Workshop 2 12 VART3650 City Campus Art 1: History+Theory+Cultures 12 HUSO2399 City Campus Art 2: History+Theory+Cultures 12 HUSO2401 City Campus
AND
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Year Two of Program
Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Fine Art Studio 3 24 VART3646 City Campus Fine Art Studio 4 24 VART3647 City Campus Workshop 3 12 VART3651 City Campus Workshop 4 12 VART3652 City Campus Art 3: History+Theory+Cultures 12 HUSO2403 City Campus
AND
Complete 12 credit points from any:
University Elective
AND
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Year Three of Program
{
Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Fine Art Studio 5 24 VART3648 City Campus Fine Art Studio 6 24 VART3649 City Campus Workshop 5 12 VART3653 City Campus Art Enterprise Workshop 12 VART3654 City Campus Art 4: History+Theory+Cultures 12 HUSO2405 City Campus
AND
Complete 12 credit points from any:
University Elective
}
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Program transition plan

From Semester 1, 2026, BP201P16 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) will be updated with a new program structure and title. This plan will be discontinued and replaced with BP201P26 Bachelor of Fine Arts. The final intake into this plan will be Semester 2, 2025.

If you are due to complete the program in Semester 2, 2025 you will not be affected by this change. All other students will be transferred to the new plan from Semester 1, 2026. In the second half of 2025 you will be provided with a study plan and a transition map of the same or equivalent courses. The studio specialisation that you are enrolled in will be identified and recognised as your selected Major in the new plan.

You will not be disadvantaged by this change in program structure, including if you are undertaking a reduced load, are on Leave of Absence (LOA), or have deferred studies. To ensure all your currently completed courses are recognised in the new structure, some students may not be eligible to complete the full credit points required to receive a major or a minor.

You will not incur any extra costs or be required to complete extra credit points because of this change in program structure and title.

RMIT is seeking CRICOS registration for the replacement BP201P26 Bachelor of Fine Arts program plan. This transition statement is relevant for international students only after CRICOS registration has been attained.

Where to get help

If you have questions or concerns regarding this advice, please do not hesitate to contact your program manager, Martine Corompt by emailing martine.corompt@rmit.edu.au.

Course mapping table

BP201P16 courses			BP201P26 courses
Year 1			Mapping to new structure
Course code	Course title	Credit points	Course code	Course title	Credit Points	Change
VART3644	Fine Art Studio 1	24	VART3778	Foundation Studio	24	New course
VART3655	Workshop 1	12	VART3765	Digital Materialities in Creative Practice	12	New course
HUSO2399	Art 1: History+Theories+Cultures	12	HUSO2455	Twentieth Century Art: Global Modernisms and Beyond	12	New course
VART3645	Fine Art Studio 2	24			24	recognised toward Major
VART3650	Workshop 2	12	VART3794	Place and Context	12	New course
HUSO2401	Art 2:  History+Theories+Cultures	12			12	1 x 12cp Year 2 Art History and Theory course
Year 2			Mapping to new structure
Course code	Course title	Credit points	Course code	Course title	Credit Points	Change
VART3646	Fine Art Studio 3	24			24	recognised toward Major
VART3651	Workshop 3	12			12	1 x Minor or Option course*
HUSO2403	Art 3:  History+Theories+Cultures	12			12	1 x 12cp Year 2 Art History and Theory course
VART3647	Fine Art Studio 4	24			24	recognised toward Major
VART3652	Workshop 4	12			12	1 x Minor or Option course*
	1 x University Elective	12			12	1 x Minor or Option course*
Year 3			Mapping to new structure
Course code	Course title	Credit points	Course code	Course title	Credit Points	Change
VART3648	Fine Art Studio 5	24			24	recognised toward Major
VART3653	Workshop 5	12			12	1 x Minor or Option course*
HUSO2405	Art 4:  History+Theories+Cultures	12	HUSO2454	Contextualising Art Practice	12	New course
VART3649	Fine Art Studio 6	24	VART3776	Fine Arts Capstone Studio	24	New course
VART3654	Art Enterprise Workshop	12	VART3777	Fine Arts Professional Practice	12	New course
	1 x University Elective	12			12	1 x Minor or Option course*

*At least one Program Option is required in new BP201P26 plan to meet program structure requirements.

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