Ok, I dont do the course myself, or anything remotely close actually, but I was looking on the university website and found a little bit of info on it.
The Bachelor of Natural History Illustration is an exciting new program which commenced in 2003 in response to the increasing interest in the study of the natural environment and with it the demand for its visual representation. The program is a bridge between art and science and will appeal to students who wish to visually represent the unique Australian environment.
Natural History Illustrators are usually employed in the publishing, display, education or exhibition fields. Illustrators may be employed or work freelance in scientific institutions, the publishing industry, educational institutions, libraries, galleries, museums, at archaeological or fossil sites, botanic gardens or for anthropologists, scientists and taxonomists.
The Bachelor of Natural History Illustration program is offered by the Faculty of Science and Information Technology and is completed over three years of full-time study (or equivalent part-time).
Natural History Illustration is a communication vehicle which lends itself to both conceptual and commercial applications by visually interpreting the natural world. The Bachelor of Natural History Illustration program is the only program of its kind in Australia and is designed to be a bridge between art and science. This art form is used to clarify information and by the application of research methodology it can be applied to areas such as landscape design, anthropology, taxonomy, palaeontology, botany, horticulture, anatomy, fabric design, ecology, environmental philosophy and education.
Lectures and tutorials are aimed at familiarising students with aspects of field observation, data collection and traditional as well as multi-media studio techniques and their application to professional practice. Interdisciplinary links are an important component of the program and students are encouraged to select associated elective courses from the design, fine art and science disciplines. The undergraduate experience will promote the development of individual learning outcomes relevant to the specific interests and vocational needs of students.
...Apart from all of that, I have a few arts/science friends that might know a bit about the course, so I will ask them how they rate the course. It is a fairly new course though, only in its 3rd year so far, and so the first people to take the course would be finishing it this year. Just let me work my magic.
