The discipline of Fine Arts is intended for students who wish to involve themselves as practitioners in the visual arts or related fields.

At UNSW, the study of this discipline is through the Faculty of Art and Design at Paddington. Major areas of study within Fine Arts are: Planar Practices, Temporal and Spatial Practices, Future Making.

Planar Practices which engages with creative practice using colour, line, and surface. It works across the disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking and the screen.

Temporal and Spatial Practices addresses creative practice using lens, time, space and objects, which works across the disciplines of photography, video, animation, sculpture, installation and performance.

Future Making focuses on the making of objects, with new materials and digital technologies and craftsmanship. It addresses the integration of technical knowledge and skills with material and contextual understanding. Future Making works with ceramics, jewellery, metal, textiles, furniture and lighting.

As well, students may take studio specialisation courses from:

Visualisation and Visual Effects, which focuses on the practices of designing for animation, 3D, sound, film, video, illustration and computing
Interaction Design and User Experience which addresses visual communication and user-experience across graphics, media and emergent inter-actives.
Experience Design engages with the design of products, processes, services, events and environments, with a focus on the quality of the user experience.