Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)/Fine Arts

The Bachelor of Computer Science/Fine Arts double degree provides technical and creative foundations for developing and using computer graphics and coded media. It allows you to specialise in either the technical or creative strand of computer graphics and associated fields. 

Designed for students aspiring to work in the creative fields, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is for those who are open minded, curious, and inventive and who wish to immerse themselves in their creative practice. The BFA is home to distinctive specialisations in Animation and Moving Image, Art Theory, Music, and Visual Arts, each of which is led by experts in your field and supported by specialist facilities.   

You'll build technical skills and knowledge, learning from experts in practical and theoretical classes. And with strong industry connections embedded in each specialisation, you'll develop your career throughout the entire degree.

Key features

Self-discovery???
Explore and develop your artistic voice within your specialisation and take advantage of opportunities to experience a variety of creative disciplines. You'll enjoy hands-on practices in a comprehensive, intellectual, and artistic program.

World-class scholarship
?UNSW’s School of Computer Science and Engineering research is ranked 1st in Australia for Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Embedded & Real-Time Systems and Operating Systems by CS Rankings. Our strong focus on research, with our world-class research facilities, feeds leading-edge discoveries straight into our degrees. Our research culture provides an education where you’ll question, test, learn and experiment, making discoveries along the way.

Collaborate with purpose?
Bring an open mind to our social campus culture – meet and work alongside artists who are changing the way we think about important issues. Find out how creative practice is a cultural force that can raise awareness and drive action.?

Real industry experience?
Both programs connect you with industry and offer professional development experiences unique to your passions and goals, so you’ll shape your career from the outset of your degree.

ChallENG Program
This unique program connects students, academics and industry to exciting, real-world, project-based learning initiatives. The program will prepare you for your future career by helping you develop technical and design skills and expanding your professional expertise.