Discover fine art, visual art, photography and more at the #1 university in Australia for Art and Design.*
RMIT is ranked #1 in Australia and #26 in the world for courses in Art and Design*.
RMIT is a university has a rich history of teaching technology and art, and has been teaching photography courses for over 130 years.
Choose a university that celebrates and showcases your creativity. RMIT has five public galleries and exhibition spaces that display students' work.
*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
At RMIT, you’ll enhance your creativity and innovation in dynamic studio and classroom environments, where experimentation, critical engagement and industry connection is encouraged.
As a globally recognised university for art and design, RMIT offers a wide range of courses across contemporary fine art, photography, arts management and art. You'll learn about emerging ideas, technologies, applications, and professional skills in our purpose-built facilities, all designed to prepare you to shape the Australian and global arts cultural sectors.
Join a network of emerging artists and visual thinkers who construct the creative communities of a future culture. RMIT runs multiple public galleries and exhibition spaces from our Melbourne art school, where you can gain formal hands-on experience for your studies and showcase your talent.
As a graduate of an RMIT art course, you’ll be ready to build a career working in a diverse array of industries. The creative and innovative skills you’ll learn open the doors to many possibilities.
Here are just a few of the career outcomes for undergraduate and vocational art graduates:
Unlock your creative potential and turn your passion for photography into a rewarding career.
Develop your ideas, hone your practice and start making wonderful things as an artist.
At RMIT, be immersed in our specialised, professional-grade and industry-standard facilities, workshops and creative studios. Access the latest equipment across digital and analogue photography, gold and silver smithing, ceramics, drawing, painting, public space, sculpture, sound and video.
Centrally positioned in Melbourne, our art school provides you the opportunity to you learn in a dynamic contemporary creative scene, connected to what is happening around the world.
Ignite your passion for your chosen field. Get familiar with the spaces you’ll be studying in before you arrive.
Join our student host Elizabeth to visit our historic art studios and explore the specialist workshop spaces that our art school offers in the heart of Melbourne.
RMIT transforms creative students into professional artists, photographers, curators and arts managers. Acquire the skills and confidence to produce quality work and showcase it to the public, to your peers and to industry.
RMIT’s School of Art is a hub for emerging artists to engage in contemporary practice and gain local and international exposure. When you study with us, you'll have the opportunity to work with leading art organisations like the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), showcase your work in one of our five public galleries and exhibition spaces and launch your career as an artist with the full support from our staff and alumni around the world.
Take advantage of the opportunity to travel while you're studying and visit key global art and photography sites. We offer a range of global study intensives including New York, Chicago, Nepal, Japan, Arles, Hong Kong and Bologna, to provide you with immersive study experiences with world-leading partners and organisations.
Seize the opportunity to work with collaborative studios between students in Australia and our partners in China, Germany, Italy, Indonesia, New Zealand and the USA.
Thrive in an evolving media landscape and gain hands-on experience in digital media, journalism, music, audio or film at Australia’s #4 university for Communication and Media Studies.*
From design to textile development, merchandising to marketing, build a beautiful portfolio of work to help get your start in the fashion industry.
Design interactive worlds using industry-quality technology and the best software, so you can turn your passion into a career.
RMIT Online courses are global in focus and practical in application – and the best part is, you don't need to put your life on hold while you study with us.
Futureproof your career and build new skills with RMIT short courses and microcredentials, standalone courses you can study online or in person.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
