| Qualification code: | 02224 |
| NQF level: | 7 |
| Total credits: | 480 |
| SAQA ID: | 20924 |
| APS/AS: | 20 |
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Rules: This qualification consists of 29 modules with Visual Arts indicated as the MAJOR. Students must obtain prior permission from the Department of Art and Music on 0124296798 before registering for the degree. In addition to the normal study fees, a studio fee is payable for each module in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Visual Arts. Students are expected to attend two workshops at one of the university's approved centres. Workshops are normally conducted at least twice a year, for a period of approximately three to five days each, in Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria. Further details are sent to students early in the year. Students are strongly advised to attend all the days of each workshop presented for their particular modules as these are important modes of tuition. Please note: these practical subjects demand much of a student's time and the equipment and materials required are expensive. The university will not be responsible for any loss or damage to a student's work. The Department reserves the right to retain the student's practical and written work for study material, teaching purposes and/or for exhibitions. Students should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer or laptop, printer and the internet. |
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| Purpose statement: The purpose of this qualification is designed to provide BVA graduates with professional training in the visual arts in order to practice as professional artists or in art-related professions. Secondary purposes: The BVA degree provides the local and global communities with leaders in the field of the visual arts who understand the crucial role they have to play in society and who can make a significant contribution to the cultural life of local and global communities through skills and strategies of facilitation, administration and partnerships in the visual arts. Since the BVA enables students to continue with post-graduate studies in Art History and Visual Arts as well as in other art-related fields, its base of scholarly activity is wide. The BVA degree provides the South African, African and global communities with graduates who will meet the requirements to register for a variety of professional qualifications with a relevant statutory body. |
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| This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes. | |
| Qualification offered until 2024, and ONLY for students previously registered for this qualification. | |
Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.
Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.
Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.
You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.
The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.
You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately
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While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.
Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)
ENN103F has been replaced by ENG1503, students who have already passed ENN103F may not register
ENG1503.
VAR2601 and VAR2602 have been replaced by VMA2601 and VMA2602
Students who have already passed VAR2601 may not register VMA2601
Students who have already passed VAR2602 may not register VMA2602
WLL2602 has been terminated, from 2021, students who have failed the module must now register for
COM2602 and CST1512.
CST3706 is available for repeaters ONLY, students who have not attempted the module must register
CST1512.
| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory | |
| ARH2601 - The Arts and Ideology I | Pre-requisite:ARH1501 |
| ARH2602 - Introduction to Art History in Africa | Pre-requisite:ARH1501 |
| ARH2603 - Visual Culture I | Pre-requisite:ARH1501 |
| ARH3705 - The Arts and the (Post)Colonial | Pre-requisite:ARH1501 |
| COM2602 - Integrated Organisational Communication | |
| CST1512 - Music Technology I: Digital Audio | |
| CST3706 - Music Technology II: Digital Audio | |
| GAR2601 - Graphic Processes | Pre-requisite:GAR1501& (TDM1501 & FRM1501) or (TWF1501 &THF1501) |
| VMA2601 - Studio Practice 1 | Pre-requisite:GAR1501& (TDM1501 & FRM1501) or (TWF1501 &THF1501) Recommendation:To register together with VMA2602 and GAR2601 |
| VMA2602 - Studio Practice II | Pre-requisite:GAR1501& (TDM1501 & FRM1501) or (TWF1501 &THF1501) Recommendation:To register together with VMA2601 and GAR2601 |
VAR3701 and VAR3702 have been replaced by VMA3701 and VMA3702
Students who have already passed VAR3701 may not register VMA3701
Students who have already passed VAR3702 may not register VMA3702
| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory | |
| ARH3701 - Art and Ideology II | Pre-requisite:ARH1501 |
| ARH3702 - The Arts in Africa | Pre-requisite:ARH1501 |
| ARH3703 - Visual Culture II | Pre-requisite:ARH1501 |
| ARH3704 - Modernism and Postmodernism | Pre-requisite:ARH1501 |
| PAT3701 - Professional Art Practice I | Pre-requisite:VMA2601 and VMA2602 Co-requisite:VMA3701 and VMA3702 Recommendation:All Art History modules are completed up to level 2 |
| VMA3701 - Studio Practice III | Pre-requisite:VMA2601, VMA2602 and GAR2601 Co-requisite:PAT3701 and VMA3702 Recommendation:All Art History modules are completed up to level 2 |
| VMA3702 - Studio Practice IV | Pre-requisite:VMA2601, VMA2602 and GAR2601 Co-requisite:VMA3701 & PAT3701 Recommendation:All Art History modules are completed up to level 2 |
VAR4801 and VAR4802 have been replaced by VMA4801 and VMA4802
Students who have already passed VAR4801 may not register VMA4801
Students who have already passed VAR4802 may not register VMA4802
| Module (Please click on the module to see further information) | Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation |
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| Group A. Compulsory | |
| ARH411R - Contemporary International Art | Pre-requisite:ARH3701, ARH3703 & ARH3704 Co-requisite:ARH412S |
| ARH412S - Contemporary South African Art | Pre-requisite:ARH3701, ARH3703 & ARH3704 Co-requisite:ARH411R |
| PAT4801 - Professional Art Practice II | Co-requisite:VMA4801 & VMA4802 |
| VMA4801 - Studio Practice V | Co-requisite:PAT4801 & VMA4802 |
| VMA4802 - Studio Practice VI | Co-requisite:VMA4801 & PAT4801 |