Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours – BFA(Hons)
Visual Arts
A course by
Massey University
A four-year honours degree designed to extend your creative skills and push the boundaries of contemporary art practice, with 2/3 studio-based learning and opportunities to work across a range of media.
NZ$8,420
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop independent art practice
Cultivate a unique creative identity through sustained studio work, experimentation, and independent research.
Master a range of contemporary art media
Gain technical ability and conceptual understanding across diverse media, including traditional and digital approaches in visual arts.
About This Course
The Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours (BFA(Hons)) at Massey University is an innovative four-year undergraduate degree that immerses you in studio-based, research-led practice across contemporary art disciplines. Encouraging experimentation and critical thinking, you’ll learn from leading artists as you build an independent body of work, collaborate across disciplines, and engage with the theoretical and practical elements of visual art. This programme offers pathways for specialisation, such as Mātauranga Toi Māori, and fosters skills for both creative practice and professional engagement in the arts sector.
Course Content
- Studio practice in interdisciplinary contemporary art
- Media and methods: sculpture, painting, drawing, performance, installation, moving image, photography, printmaking, site-responsive work, curatorial activities, art writing
- Critical thinking and art theory
- Foundations in Māori and Pacific visual arts
- Sustainable, hands-on creative arts practice
- Collaborative and independent project work
- Art production for exhibition and publication
- Research methodologies for creative practice
- Specialisation options in Mātauranga Toi Māori or Without Specialisation
- Professional and ethical practice in the arts
Entry Requirements
NZ university entrance or equivalent
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