Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Minimum	48 units
Academic Contact	Dr Patsy Hely
Academic Plan	7008XMDESA
CRICOS Code	055654G
UAC Code	832617(Master of Design Arts)
Areas of Interest	Visual Arts

The MDA is a 48-week coursework program relevant to the Designer/Maker model in all disciplines, but has particular relevance for the following study areas: Ceramics, Furniture, Glass, Gold and Silversmithing and Textiles. This coursework degree aims to provide an opportunity to attain a high level of creative, technical and analytical skills appropriate to the objectives of their relevant projects.

The Master of Design Arts invites proposals for project work and practical research at an advanced level relevant to Design Arts. These projects might include the development of object/product lines for studio prototyping and form the basis for industrial production with particular emphasis on technical, aesthetic and production outcomes.

Prerequisites

A four year Bachelors degree either as Honours or a combined degree in cognate area from an Australian tertiary institution or its international equivalent, or a three year Bachelors degree in a cognate area with a minimum of two years relevant professional practice/experience. Equivalence may be met by the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts or the Graduate Diploma in Visual Arts.

Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae and portfolio to substantiate their skills and experience. The curriculum vitae should include: academic qualifications, short courses attended, exhibition history, publications, arts-related employment, prizes, membership of arts-related organisations, committee membership, and any other relevant information. The portfolio may include: digital images, a website, prototypes, video, or other forms. Images should include a range of recent design works relevant to the disciplinary area to which entry is sought.

Students must nominate a workshop from the listed areas on application.

Eligibility
Graduates and qualified professional visual artists and designer/makers who wish to pursue practical studies in depth and to develop their design and making practice to a higher artistic and academic level in the relevant discipline.

Application
In addition to University requirements and application form, which may be downloaded from: http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/forms/ please also refer to the School graduate studies application guidelines at: http://www.anu.edu.au/ITA/CSA/grad.prospectus/ApplicationGuidelines.html

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.