Professional development and short courses
- We offer a range of professional development courses.
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Griffith Online
- Our online degrees are delivered 100% online, giving you control over where and when you study.
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We produce a range of artistic talent for the 21st Century
The Queensland College of Art is one of Australia’s longest-running art and design colleges, as well as one of the most modern and respected. The Griffith Film School is the largest school of its kind in Australia. Studying at Griffith, you’ll learn in world-class facilities from people who are already pushing the boundaries of visual and creative arts. You’ll also develop the skills and confidence to practise your craft anywhere in the world.
Study visual and creative arts at Griffith
Become a cutting-edge creative in the field of your choice.
Ignite your imagination
Wherever your creative passions lie, you’ll develop them further at the Queensland College of Art. Choose from design, fine art, photography, digital media, and contemporary Australian Indigenous art. QCA also boasts Australia’s largest film school, Griffith Film School, where you can study film and screen media production, animation and games design.
Learn and create in inspiring spaces
Study at the QCA’s South Bank campus in the heart of Brisbane’s cultural precinct or at the thriving arts community at the Gold Coast campus and enjoy access to world-class facilities, art galleries, exhibition spaces, studios and cutting-edge computer laboratories.
Take it from the top
QCA lecturers regularly hold exhibitions of their work and are represented on industry boards. This means you’ll learn your craft from some of the country’s leading artists and designers, and learn how to get your work into the public domain.
Visual and creative arts brochure
Career opportunities
Our art and design degrees span a variety of careers. Depending on your degree and specialisation, you may find opportunities in film and TV, games development, advertising, theatre, industrial design, art galleries, media and education.
Student story
Matthew Schofield
Griffith visual arts graduate
Supervising storyboard director on The Simpsons
September 16, 2016
Griffith hosts serious games conference
Key dates
Monday 26 September — Friday 30 September
Queensland conservatorium auditions
Queensland Conservatorium live auditions will be conducted the week beginning Monday 26 September.
Friday 30 September
QTAC and UAC on time applications close
To attend Griffith in 2017, apply for our degrees via QTAC or UAC by 30 September, 2016. You can apply after this date, but a late fee will apply.
Friday 30 September
Queensland Conservatorium QTAC and UAC applications due
Apply by 30 September via QTAC or UAC for Queensland Conservatorium degrees.
Monday 27 February — Friday 26 May
Trimester 1
From 2017, we’ll be teaching across three trimesters, rather than two semesters, with our first trimester kicking off on Monday 27 February.