Art and design overview

Do you have a passion for graphic design, photography, oil painting, fashion? Whatever your outlet, a foundation in Art and Design will help you to develop a knowledgeable approach to sharing your point of view.

Our Pathway of Art and Design targets the skills you will need in University to critically assess information, develop your design portfolio, and express yourself through visual language. Students will be introduced to practical art and design skills including developing skills of visual storytelling, image-making both in traditional and digital media, visual language and communication, formulating an independent creative response to a broad range of subject matter. For a hands-on degree, many of your classes are going to utilise project and portfolio based strategies to help you begin developing your portfolio and find your areas of passion.

Our staff are actively engaged in their own creative pursuits, and they’ll support you all the way. Plus, there’s the opportunity to go to extracurricular seminars and workshops, which feature guest presentations from specialist academics and researchers. Think and create with limitless possibilities, your journey starts here.

Pathway progression

Successful completion of this pathway will lead to the award of the following from ARU:

Computer Games Art – BA (Hons)
Fashion Design – BA (Hons)
Fine Art – BA (Hons)
Graphic Design – BA (Hons)
Illustration – BA (Hons)
Illustration and Animation – BA (Hons)
Interior Design – BA (Hons)
Photography – BA (Hons)