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Master of Fine Arts

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

The Master of Fine Arts is an applied research degree benchmarked against national and international standards with a distinct emphasis on art-making and writing. The programme is shaped by your proposal and can be completed in one discipline, or across several, and provides a qualification necessary for careers such as tertiary teaching, writing or critiquing, museum or gallery curatorship. Practising artists will especially benefit from a focused, in-depth research project, culminating in a public exhibition and dissertation, reflecting your knowledge and competence in art practices and theories, and contemporary society and culture. Choose to study at the Dunedin School of Art and enter into a lively and challenging environment where you will benefit from the nationally unique workshop facilities and the expertise of lecturers who have a diverse range of approaches and experience in the fine arts and design.

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees
NZ$27,040.00 (US$ 16,129) per year
Access to Student Health and Counselling - 215.00
Start date

December 2026

Venue

Dunedin Campus

Forth Street,

Dunedin,

Otago,

9054, South Island, New Zealand

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees
NZ$27,040.00 (US$ 16,129) per year
Access to Student Health and Counselling - 215.00
Start date

March 2027

Venue

Dunedin Campus

Forth Street,

Dunedin,

Otago,

9054, South Island, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

Students must hold a recognised bachelor's degree in fine arts or an equivalent four year programme with at least a B grade average. Three year undergraduate degrees may be considered but you must have achieved an A pass average in the major subject.

Selection for admission includes an interview. If you do not hold the above qualifications, you must demonstrate appropriate ability through a current portfolio and a related project proposal which will be approved by the Master of Fine Arts Admissions Committee.

International students will be individually assessed to ensure they meet the entry requirements.

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

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