Bachelor of Fine Arts
Visual Arts
A course by
University of Auckland
Develop your creative practice and critical thinking at one of New Zealand’s top art schools. The Bachelor of Fine Arts at Elam provides the freedom and support to explore, research, and experiment across a wide range of media and technologies, preparing you for impact across creative industries and broader sectors.
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop a personal creative practice
Cultivate your unique artistic voice and express ideas through a wide range of creative media and techniques.
Build collaborative and critical thinking skills
Engage in collaborative projects and sharpen analytical skills to critique art and contribute meaningfully to creative discourse.
About This Course
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at Elam School of Fine Arts enables students to develop their own creative voice and acquire professional skills for a meaningful career as an artist or creative practitioner. Through a flexible programme structure, students study artistic practices, research development, and creative career fundamentals. They explore diverse media including painting, sculpture, digital media, ceramics, moving image, and ngā toi taketake, while building a toolkit of research and entrepreneurial skills essential in the creative sector. Students undertake a capstone Fine Arts project and research essay in their final year, supported by leading artists, teachers, and technicians.
Course Content
- Creative artistic practices
- Research themes
- Creative careers
- Art writing
- Ceramics
- Curatorial practices
- Digital media
- Drawing
- Installation
- Moving image
- Ngā toi taketake
- Painting
- Performance art
- Photography
- Print sculpture
- Social and public art
- Sound art
- Capstone Fine Arts project
- Research essay
- General Education courses
- Elective courses from other bachelors degrees
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
Art DirectorArtistCreative StrategistCreative Project LeadEducatorFilmmakerWriterVisual Designer
Build skills in these industries
Creative industries
