Master of Fine Arts (by Research): Fees & Entry Requirements at University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia

Master of Fine Arts (by Research)

Australia

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What will I learn?

The Master of Fine Arts (Research) program enables students of proven ability to engage in the sustained investigation at an advanced level of an area of interest or concern in their visual arts practice. This inquiry takes the form of a supervised research project and leads to the exhibitions, performance, publication or screening of artwork/s that are complete, coherent and appropriate to the stated inquiry. The significance of the research outcomes may be the contribution of new knowledge to the fine arts, the innovation of a distinctive methodology or approach in visual arts practice, poetics or the new application of technologies in visual arts practice. The products of the inquiry should be the creation of high quality studio based work accompanied by a written component containing documentation of the project and its development.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

CRICOS

009493A

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees
A$47,280.00 (26,28,857) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

May 2027

Venue

Paddington Campus

UNSW School of Art & Design,

Cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd,

Paddington,

New South Wales,

2021, Sydney, Australia

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees
A$47,280.00 (26,28,857) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

February 2027

Venue

Paddington Campus

UNSW School of Art & Design,

Cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd,

Paddington,

New South Wales,

2021, Sydney, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

1. A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor with Honours from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent, from this, another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Committee.

2. In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the degree.

3. If the Committee is not satisfied with the qualifications submitted by an applicant the Committee may require the applicant to undergo such assessment or carry out such work as the Committee may prescribe, before permitting enrolment.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS: 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 64 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 176 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 180 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of C+ and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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