Honours Overview

Description

An Honours in Fine Arts aims to develop critical and creative skills and provides an opportunity for students to undertake dedicated advanced research. The framework of the honours specialisation refines the praxis between critical thinking and creative application within the major. The Fine Arts honours directs undergraduate experimentation into a research-based framework of dedicated learning—it aims to prepare a student for advanced self-directed investigation in postgraduate study and entrepreneurial art practice.

The focus upon knowledgeable art investigation is given opportunity for greater debate and sophistication in the honours specialisation and privileges independent research within its structure. Individually supervised research will be informed by seminar-based study that integrate an understanding of current trends and practices, historical ideas and theoretical paradigms relevant to contemporary art practice and thinking. Self-directed research will form more individualised approaches to art practice, develop innovative characteristics and communicate fresh understandings about art.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) maintain a disciplined approach to self-directed research; (2) exhibit a sophisticated use of materials, methods, techniques and approaches in the making of art; (3) display an exceptional ability to identify and apply appropriate strategies to resolve conceptual problems; (4) apply advanced skills in oral presentations and academic writing; (5) structure and write a research dissertation in a coherent manner; and (6) understand the requirements of ethical research.

Entry requirements

The equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Fine Arts major.

Intake periods

Beginning of year only

Courses

Honours in Fine Arts can be taken as a specialisation in the following degrees:

No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
Take all units (48 points):
AvailabilityUnit codeUnit nameUnit requirements
S1 ARTF4001 Fine Arts Honours Seminar 1: Survey and Situate
Prerequisites
The equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Fine Arts major.
Incompatibility
VISA4001 Fine Arts Honours Seminar 1: Survey and Situate
S1 ARTF4002 Fine Arts Honours Seminar 2: Critical Thought
Prerequisites
The equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Fine Arts major.
Incompatibility
VISA4002 Fine Arts Honours Seminar 2: Critical Thought
S2 ARTF4003 Fine Arts Honours Exegesis
Prerequisites
ARTF4002 Fine Arts Honours Seminar 2: Critical Thought
Co-requisites
ARTF4005 Fine Arts Honours Project Part 2
Incompatibility
VISA4003 Fine Arts Honours Dissertation
S1 ARTF4004 Fine Arts Honours Dissertation by Art Practice Part 1
Prerequisites
The equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of the Fine Arts major.
Incompatibility
VISA4004 Fine Arts Honours Project Part 1
S2 ARTF4005 Fine Arts Honours Dissertation by Art Practice Part 2
Prerequisites
ARTF4004 Fine Arts Honours Dissertation by Art Practice Part 1
Co-requisites
ARTF4003 Fine Arts Honours Exegesis
Incompatibility
VISA4005 Fine Arts Honours Project Part 2