Design and Fine Art - F2020
This unique double degree empowers creative thinkers to fuse artistic expression with strategic design, preparing you to become a versatile, conceptually driven and industry-ready professional. You’ll graduate with the critical vision and skills to shape culture, solve complex problems, and lead innovation across the creative industries.
Why study a Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Fine Art at Monash?
The challenges facing our society are a call to action for all creatives, who can respond to the complexity of contemporary global society, where vision, originality and impact are essential requirements.
By blending your design studies with a degree in fine art at Monash you’ll gain the knowledge, skills and capability to develop imaginative and effective solutions and design new possibilities.
With a shared creative foundation, this unique degree combination will help you develop an understanding of visual language, symbolism, narrative and critical cultural engagement - skills that deepen the meaning behind design work. You’ll also be trained in methodology, design thinking, creative production, research and prototyping, which are essential skills for translating artistic vision into functional, user-focused solutions.
Both the Bachelor of Design and the Bachelor of Fine Art are taught at Monash University’s Caulfield Campus. Home to Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA) you’ll be immersed in a creative community that encourages experimentation and collaboration.
The majority of your studies will take place in a studio environment, where you will learn through hands-on making and designing - either in dedicated fine art studio spaces, or design studios which simulate the way many design agencies operate.
With purpose-built facilities and dedicated workshops with supportive technical staff, we connect you with the resources, professional practice, expert industry knowledge, and a dynamic creative community to ensure you are set up for success after you graduate.
You’ll be able to choose from four specialisations in the Bachelor of Design:
- Collaborative Design
- Communication Design
- Industrial Design
- Spatial Design
In the final year of your double degree you will undertake a capstone unit bringing your two chosen areas of study together in a unique applied project.
Where will the Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Fine Art take you?
Whether you wish to pursue a career as an artist or as a designer, this double degree will prepare you for an exciting future in the creative industries, where originality and impact are essential requirements. We’ll train you to think in future-oriented ways and give you the confidence to engage with and respond to the cultural, technological, and environmental challenges of our time.
Graduating with a double degree in Design and Fine Art will give you a distinctive edge. You’ll be equipped to work in creative direction and branding; public art and spatial design; UX/UI and human-centred design; product design; or to run your own independent art practice with applied design acumen. You’ll also stand out in emerging and hybrid fields that value both critical reflection and practical innovation.
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Course Details
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Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements (International students)
You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this course.
At the time of enrolment in a course at Monash University, you must be at least 17 years of age.
All Monash undergraduate courses require you to have successfully completed a minimum of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) and achieve the required academic entry score. Most Monash faculties generally use your most recent studies for admission however other guidelines may apply where your prior qualification may be considered.
Entry requirements for each qualification level are as follows:
All Monash undergraduate courses require you to satisfy English entry requirements in one of the following ways:
If your English test does not meet the above scores you may want to consider Monash English. Some Monash courses however do not accept Monash English.
The English measures outlined above must be completed within 3 years prior to the Monash course commencement date (other time limitations may apply as outlined in the Admission to Coursework Courses and Units Procedure). If you have completed several measures of English proficiency over a period of time, the highest valid measure will be accepted.
Monash University reserve the right to ask students to complete an English test to meet English course requirements upon request.
Further information can be located at English language requirements.
International students applying for a visa need to satisfy English requirements set by the Department of Home Affairs where these requirements and acceptable English tests differ from Monash University.
All Monash University undergraduate courses require you to have previously studied and achieved required Australian level standards in specific subject known as prerequisite subjects.
You must satisfy the following prerequisite subject requirements for this course:
*If you have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification you will be required to meet the prerequisite subject requirements that are equivalent to the VCE prerequisite subject requirements specified above.
You must satisfy the following additional requirements for this course:
Selection requirements
Courses with maths and science prerequisite subjects
If the course you are applying for requires maths and/or science as prerequisite subjects, you can meet the requirements in the following ways:
- Australian Year 12 or International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme:
You must meet the maths and/or science prerequisite subject required for your chosen course as specified above (if applicable).
- Other qualifications recognised by Monash:
If you have completed maths and/or science subjects in the relevant discipline at the required grade level, it is assumed that you have knowledge equivalent to the Australian Year 12 (VCE equivalent) prerequisite subject required for your chosen course. It is strongly recommended that you check that you have covered the assumed knowledge required for your course by completing the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis.
This online activity includes multiple-choice questions based on your prior studies and helps you identify areas for revision, so you can start your course feeling confident and prepared. Once you accept your Monash offer and set up your student account you can complete the Assumed Knowledge Skills Analysis before starting your course.
These guidelines do not apply to the Bachelor of Medical Science or Doctor of Medicine, or to courses that require a tertiary-level Physiology unit: Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (Graduate Entry), and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) and Master of Pharmacy (Graduate Entry).
Alternative pathways
If you don't satisfy the requirements for direct entry consider these pathway options.
Entry requirements for Monash University are subject to change.
Making the application
Future students
Semester one (February)
Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
Semester two (July)
Apply directly to Monash using course code F2020.
Current Monash students
You may apply to transfer from another Monash course. Transfers are a competitive process. You may apply mid-year for available courses however consideration will be given as to whether you will be able to follow your course progression.
Please note that if you apply for a course transfer, you should still enrol in your current course as if you were continuing so as not to jeopardise your enrolment in the Faculty if your transfer application is unsuccessful. More about Course Transfer.
Self assess for credit eligibility
Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page.
Fees
Fees are subject to change annually.
International fee
Please note: The fee information displayed is based on the 2026 rates and should only be used as a guide.
Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2026 are:
A$44,700
Scholarships
We offer over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.
Other fees
The Student Services and Amenities Fee applies to some students each calendar year.
Enrolment Obligations
International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than one third (33%) of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students must enrol in at least one unit that is not by distance and/or online in each compulsory study period unless the student is completing the last unit of their course. See standard 8.19 and 8.20 of National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and Training to Overseas Students 2018.
CRICOS code: 117725B