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Specialise in Without Specialisation for your Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours at Massey
In the Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours – BFA (Hons) – you’ll spend two thirds of your time in the studio, experiencing different approaches to making art, and developing your own unique practice.
The qualification isn’t media specific so you can focus on the methods and ideas of contemporary art production, and make bodies of new work that are responsive to a variety of contexts. Work, learn and collaborate alongside with students across disciplines and year levels.
You can work across a range of media, such as:
- sculpture
- painting
- drawing
- performance
- installation
- moving image
- photography
- printmaking
- site-responsive work
- curatorial activities
- art writing.
The BFA (Hons) will stretch you, ground you in art theory and immerse you in art-making, with the support of some of New Zealand’s most notable fine artists.
We are looking for creative, enthusiastic and dedicated students who demonstrate skill and passion for design and the visual arts.
Get the full picture
A Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Without Specialisation is a good fit if you:
- are passionate about art and art-making
- love experimentation, creative expression, and critical thinking
- want the freedom to be yourself, with easy access to tutors and excellent technical facilities.
Planning information
In the first year, you will be in mixed studio classes with design students. In the second year and beyond, your art studio classes will be made up of 2nd, 3rd and 4th year BFA students working with two art lecturers.
Studio course videos
View the video trailers for each Year One studio course.
More information: ‘Creative Arts Qualification Guide’
Official regulations
To understand what you need to study and must complete to graduate read the official rules and regulations for this qualification.
You should read these together with all other relevant Statutes and Regulations of the University including the General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates.
Returning students
For returning students, there may be changes to the majors and minors available and the courses you need to take. Go to the section called ‘Transitional Provisions’ in the Regulations to find out more.
In some cases the qualification or specialisation you enrolled in may no longer be taking new enrolments, so may not appear on these web pages. To find information on the regulations for these qualifications go to the Massey University Calendar.
Please contact us through the Get advice button on this page if you have any questions.
Courses you can enrol in
Course planning key
- Prerequisites
- Courses that need to be completed before moving onto a course at the next level. For example, a lot of 200-level courses have 100-level prerequisite courses.
- Corequisites
- Courses that must be completed at the same time as another course are known as corequisite courses.
- Restrictions
- Some courses are restricted against each other because their content is similar. This means you can only choose one of the offered courses to study and credit to your qualification.
Schedule A: Core courses
Part One
Critical Studies
Course code: 133154 Music, People, Places credits 15
An introduction to the people, places, and scholarship of the contemporary music industries. Through the analysis of various issues, trends, and cultural and social contexts, this course supports and encourages students to critically explore the challenges and opportunities of local and global music industries, building awareness of the contemporary commercial music landscape.
View full course detailsCourse code: 150106 Nga Hanga Whakairo: Traditional Māori Visual Art credits 15
An introduction to the scope of Māori art with a view to recognising traditional elementary forms and their significance. Social and cultural dimensions will be considered and Māori art forms from pre-contact times to the present will be examined within the context of a dynamic and changing society.
View full course detailsCourse code: 197139 Design, Purpose, People and Place credits 15
Positionality is a key concept in the creative arts. In this course you will interrogate the concept in relation to how we think about the world we live in, what we see as beautiful or objectionable, and what we believe about who we are. We pay particular attention to our place: in Pukeahu, in Aotearoa, and in the world.
View full course detailsCourse code: 237131 Art, Culture and Contexts credits 15
An introduction to critical thinking through key contemporary topics and debates related to the production and reception of art. Students will have the opportunity to investigate a range of contemporary art practices and texts, in order to recognise and gain insights of their own values and processes as creative practitioners. Examples will be drawn from both Aotearoa and international contexts.
View full course detailsCourse code: 289100 Screen Arts, Creativity and Critical Thinking credits 15
In this course, tauira are introduced to a range of concepts and theories that provide insight into why artists make screen media, the value of media to those who engage with it, and the impact of media on societies and cultures. Tauira will critically investigate screen practices and texts, gaining a greater understanding of their own values, motivations and processes as creative practitioners.
View full course detailsProfessional Cultures
Course code: 133180 Professional Cultures in Commercial Music 1 credits 15
An introduction to the music industry and environment, with specific emphasis on culture, ethics, learning, and positionality.
View full course detailsCourse code: 197190 Professional Cultures in Design 1 credits 15
An introduction to the design studio environment, with specific emphasis on ethics, studio culture, learning, and positionality.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213170 Professional Cultures in Art 1 credits 15
An introduction to developing artistic practice, with specific emphasis on ethics, fine art cultures, learning, and positionality.
View full course detailsCourse code: 289150 Professional Cultures in Screen Arts 1 credits 15
An introduction to professional literacies and industry best practices for building a sustainable and healthy career in the field of Screen Arts. Tauira will also be supported in gaining communication and interpersonal skills and develop their personal growth and engagement in learning.
View full course detailsCourse code: 298160 Mātauranga Toi Māori 1: Māori Practices as a Māori Creative Practitioner credits 15
This introductory course provides students with a foundational understanding of customary practices and values within Te Ao Māori and their relevance in contemporary Māori creative practice. Through a combination of theoretical exploration and practical engagement, students will gain insights into the cultural context shaping Māori creative expression and its significance in fostering personal and communal growth.
View full course detailsCore Studio
Course code: 213157 Fine Arts Studio 1.1: Art Lab credits 15
In this studio course students will be introduced to a range of art practices. Making artworks in relation to a prescribed project, they will explore specific techniques and processes, idea generation, and creative analytical thinking. They will learn to discuss and evaluate their work and the work of their peers.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213158 Fine Arts Studio 1.2: Media and Processes credits 15
In this studio course students will be introduced to a range of art practices. Making artworks in relation to a prescribed project, they will explore art strategies and processes, idea generation and creative and analytical thinking. They will learn to discuss and evaluate their work and the work of their peers.
View full course detailsCourse code: 298157 Toi Ᾱtea 1 credits 15
An introduction to the development of personal forms of expression though an engagement with the values, concepts, traditions, art/design forms and structures of the whare whakairo.
View full course detailsExplorations: choose at least 2
Course code: 197123 Explorations in Visualisation credits 15
Explorations in Visualisation explores how creative practitioners comprehend, generate, and communicate ideas. The course provides students with foundational skills and techniques for representing ideas in traditional and digital media. The course will be valuable for students from any creative area who want to communicate their work and thoughts visually.
View full course detailsCourse code: 197124 Explorations in Materials and Making credits 15
Explorations in Materials provides students with practices and skills to explore physical materials, surfaces and structures in their making. Students will gain hands-on creative and technical knowledge and understanding of sustainable ecologies of materials. It will appeal to students across the creative arts who want to create and work with physical materials as part of their creative practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 197191 Explorations in Creative Coding and Media credits 15
Explorations in Coding and Media explores how creative practitioners leverage computational concepts as a creative tool. Students will acquire basic knowledge and foundational techniques that can be applied across creative practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 198124 Explorations in Digital Asset Creation credits 15
Learn foundational skills for creating digital 3d assets. In this course, you will be guided through hands-on creative exercises to develop the skills and knowledge required to produce digital assets that can then be inputted into various software for object-building, world-building and character building across a variety of digital platforms. The approaches and outputs in this course will benefit any creative arts students working in digital technologies. The core 3D skills you will gain include: - Understanding the creative process to make 3D assets - UV mapping – initial process of adding texture/colour to 3D work - Creating textures/colour - Digital lighting - Preparing your assets for animation Explorations in Digital Assets can be used to take your creativity to the next level - especially when paired with other Exploration and studio courses.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213155 Explorations in Drawing credits 15
Explorations in Drawing introduces students to foundational techniques and practices of observational drawing, drawing as thinking, drawing for ideation. The course guides beginners and skilled practitioners alike through a variety of exercises, introducing students to practices from across the creative arts. Skills taught in this course will be useful for students in all areas creative practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 293125 Explorations in Narrative credits 15
Explorations in Narrative introduces students to the processes of analysing, interpreting, and creating stories with the intent of realising the material through various creative practices. With the option of producing written or visual narratives, students will gain a foundation in storytelling that can be applicable to diverse creative practices.
View full course detailsCourse code: 293126 Explorations in Image and Meaning credits 15
Explorations in Image and Meaning explores how creative practitioners capture, construct and manipulate two-dimensional imagery. The course provides students with foundational skills and techniques to construct and analyse two dimensional images.
View full course detailsCourse code: 293127 Explorations in Colour and Context credits 15
This course provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills to understand and apply colour in their creative practice. Students will experiment with mixing pigments in analogue and digital environments and consider colour’s cultural, communicative, and evocative potential.
View full course detailsPart Two
Critical Studies
Course code: 133257 Music and Ethics credits 15
Students will analyse a range of philosophical and critical perspectives on the ethics, social roles, and cultural responsibilities of music and its associated communities. Through exploring theoretical positions to develop tools for the analysis of their own practices, students develop a robust critical understanding of the intersections of music, ethical conduct, and professional practice as these inform their own positionality within creative communities.
View full course detailsCourse code: 150206 Ngā Momo Whakairo: Contemporary Māori Visual Art credits 15
An interpretation of the design structures that constitute Māori art from a bicultural perspective together with an examination of the factors that determine stylistic change.
View full course detailsCourse code: 197239 Design in the Pluriverse credits 15
Examine how contemporary design evolved from its roots in identity, craft and technology through to its place in contemporary culture and society. From our local perspectives as Tangata Whenua and Tangata te Tiriti to the broader tensions of functioning in a globalised world with a plurality of identities and subject positions, we examine what it means to operate within the pluriverse, always in relation to one another.
View full course detailsCourse code: 237231 Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Art credits 15
An exploration of diverse perspectives to develop critical responses relevant to contemporary art in Aotearoa. Students will examine cultural, theoretical, political, social, and ethical issues that are contributing to the shaping of contemporary art. The understandings gained will contextualise the student's own practice in relation to local and global shifts in cultural production that have taken place over the past two decades.
View full course detailsCourse code: 289200 Screen Arts, Societies and Cultures credits 15
In this course, tauira will engage with a range of critical and philosophical concepts and perspectives that provide insight into their developing creative practices and offer a wider understanding of the social and cultural significance of their work. Tauira develop tools for critically assessing and evaluating collaboration and communication within group environments and employ reflective and analytical approaches to their work informed by their growing critical understanding.
View full course detailsProfessional Cultures
Course code: 133280 Professional Cultures in Commercial Music 2 credits 15
A further orientation to the music industry and environment, with specific emphasis on working with and within communities, and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.
View full course detailsCourse code: 197290 Professional Cultures in Design 2 credits 15
A further orientation to the design studio environment, with specific emphasis on collaboration and working within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213241 Fine Arts Studio 2.3: Practice credits 30
In this studio course students will begin to establish an individual art practice. They will respond to a provocation and develop an individual project to explore ideas, processes, context, and critical thinking in the production of contemporary art.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213270 Professional Cultures in Art 2 credits 15
A further orientation to developing artistic practice, with specific emphasis on working with and within communities, and practicing within the context of Te Tiriti O Waitangi.
View full course detailsCourse code: 289250 Professional Cultures in Screen Arts 2 credits 15
This course further develops concepts related to industry best practice for building a sustainable and healthy career in the field of Screen Arts. Tauira will continue to be supported in developing their communication and interpersonal skills and strengthen personal and growth and engagement in learning at this level.
View full course detailsCourse code: 298260 Mātauranga Toi Māori 2: Māori Creative Practices and Cultural Continuity credits 15
Building upon the foundational concepts introduced in Māori Practices as a Māori Creative Practitioner, this course delves deeper into the intricate relationship between Māori creative practices and cultural continuity within Te Ao Māori. Through an advanced exploration of theoretical frameworks, hands-on creative projects, and community engagement, students will further refine their understanding of the nuanced role of Tikanga Māori in shaping contemporary Māori creative practice.
View full course detailsCore Studios
Course code: 213241 Fine Arts Studio 2.3: Practice credits 30
In this studio course students will begin to establish an individual art practice. They will respond to a provocation and develop an individual project to explore ideas, processes, context, and critical thinking in the production of contemporary art.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213243 Fine Arts Studio 2.1: Project credits 15
In this studio course students will explore new possibilities for the production of contemporary art. They will investigate ideas, processes, context and critical thinking to develop an independent project that extends their current practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213244 Fine Arts Studio 2.2: Exhibition credits 15
In this studio course students will explore new possibilities for the production and exhibition of contemporary art. They will investigate ideas, processes, context and critical thinking to develop an independent project that extends their current practice. They will present their work in a group exhibition.
View full course detailsCourse code: 298263 Toi Atea 2 credits 15
The development of individual work that grows out of the investigation of a select range of Māori concepts, art forms, imagery, values and approaches that reflect a Māori world view.
View full course detailsPart Three
Critical Studies
Course code: 133355 Music, Politics, Economies credits 15
Students explore theoretical approaches to music's intersections with politics and economies to inform an advanced understanding of music as a cultural industry. Students employ strategies of critical reflection, collaboration, and praxis to analyse their situatedness within the social, legal, and industrial landscapes of the contemporary music industries, and engage with the symbiotic relationship between politics and the economy as it shapes their own experiences and professional outlooks.
View full course detailsCourse code: 197339 Transformation: Discourse in Design credits 15
From the design of serving communities, to processes, to the necessity of embracing the health of our planet, this course encourages students to independently explore and appraise a range of ideas that critically examine how contemporary design is shaped by cultural, ethical, moral, commercial, ecological and technological complexity.
View full course detailsCourse code: 237331 Critical Understandings of Contemporary Art credits 15
This course examines and appraises ideas that contribute to a critical understanding of contemporary art. Students will evaluate a range of content in relation to their own creative practice as well as the wider contemporary art world. The relation between artists and their processes and approaches will be explored through topics such as race, gender, intersectionality, decolonisation, popular culture, politics, social justice, and others.
View full course detailsCourse code: 289300 Locating a Critical Screen Practice credits 15
Tauira will engage with concepts and theories that allow them to critically understand their own works, practices, and positionalities as makers in Aotearoa New Zealand. By employing their growing understandings of media ethics, alongside theories of representation, power and ideology, tauira will embed their creative process with critical thinking and consider their roles and responsibilities as media makers and as the producers of screen media.
View full course detailsCourse code: 298330 Cosmological Narratives within Māori Creative Expression credits 15
This advanced-level course delves into the intricate relationship between Māori cosmological narratives and their dynamic manifestation within contemporary Māori creative expression. Through an interdisciplinary exploration that encompasses art, design, music, theatre, and dance, students will analyse the evolving role of cosmological narratives, connecting traditional wisdom to modern artistic innovation.
View full course detailsProfessional Cultures
Course code: 133380 Professional Cultures in Commercial Music 3 credits 15
Develop skills and knowledge for a future career in commercial music. Students will be supported in developing professionalism within the context of the music industry.
View full course detailsCourse code: 197390 Professional Cultures in Design 3 credits 15
Develop skills and knowledge for a future career in design. Students will be supported in developing professionalism within the context of designer-client relationships.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213370 Professional Cultures in Art 3 credits 15
Learn skills and knowledge to develop sustainable art practice within Aotearoa.
View full course detailsCourse code: 289350 Professional Cultures in Screen Arts 3 credits 15
Develop professional skills in preparation for a career in the creative industries. Tauira will be supported in developing professional communication and presentation skills and to continue to strengthen personal growth and engagement in learning at this level.
View full course detailsCourse code: 298360 Mātauranga Toi Māori 3: Creative Innovation and Community Leadership credits 15
This course propels students into the realm of Māori Arts Innovation and Community Leadership. By synthesizing foundational knowledge with advanced theoretical frameworks, innovative artistic projects, and community leadership principles, students will refine their skills as Māori Arts Practitioners and actively contribute to the evolution of Māori arts practices within a contemporary context.
View full course detailsCore Studios
Course code: 213341 Fine Arts Studio 3.3: Practice credits 30
In this studio course students will extend their art practice. In consultation with lecturers, they will devise, undertake and document a substantial individual or collaborative project. They will explore content, context, methods, and the role of critical dialogue in the production of contemporary art.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213343 Fine Arts Studio 3.1: Project credits 15
In this studio course students will explore new possibilities for the production of contemporary art. They will investigate content, processes, context and critical dialogue to develop a body of work that extends their current practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213344 Fine Arts Studio 3.2: Public Exhibition credits 15
In this studio course students will situate their practice by investigating the relationship between the production and dissemination of art. They will develop artwork that extends their current practice and work in a collaborative group to present this work in a public exhibition.
View full course detailsCourse code: 298367 Toi Atea 3 credits 15
Developing visual responses to the exploration of issues (social, political, environmental, global) significant to Māori people and their communities.
View full course detailsPart Four
Compulsory Courses
Course code: 213729 Fine Arts Research and Development: Honours credits 30
Advance the exploration of content, context, methodology and the role of critical dialogue in the production of contemporary art. In consultation with lecturers, students develop a substantial, innovative research project that engages in critically reflexive practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213830 Fine Arts Research Project: Honours credits 60
In this studio research course students will advance their exploration of content, context, methods and the role of critical dialogue in the production and dissemination of contemporary art. In consultation with lecturers, students refine and present a substantial, critically reflexive practice- based research project.
View full course detailsCreative Arts Research Methods
Course code: 293732 Creative Practice Research Methods credits 15
Students will advance their understanding of approaches to creative practice research, methods and theory in relation to their specific practice orientation.
View full course detailsCourse code: 298730 Māori Research Methodologies for Creative Practice credits 15
Students will consider tikanga and methodologies relevant to their own creative practice, which may incorporate the use of customary and/or new technologies, innovations, and knowledge. This will include developing an understanding of tikanga, ethics and accountabilities around the use of mātauranga toi Māori, mātauranga-ā-iwi, mātauranga-ā-hapū and mātauranga-a-whānau in the development of their own creative outputs. Students will be supported to locate and articulate their own creative practice in a continuum of mātauranga toi Māori.
View full course detailsElectives
Course code: 213150 Painting credits 15
In this studio course students will be introduced to aspects of contemporary painting focusing on colour, surface and structure and developing an awareness of the diversity of painting mediums and techniques. While working to a brief, students are expected to undertake independent investigations and develop individual responses.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213151 Contemporary Sculpture credits 15
In this studio course students will be introduced to aspects of contemporary sculpture with a focus on object making, the exploration of physical materials and applied processes. While working to a brief, students are expected to undertake independent investigations and develop individual responses.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213154 Contemporary Drawing credits 15
In this studio course students will be introduced to the potential for drawing to become more than a traditional practice of representation. The course will focus on expanding students' observation skills, and modes of expression and representation, in an expanded field of contemporary art and design practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213155 Explorations in Drawing credits 15
Explorations in Drawing introduces students to foundational techniques and practices of observational drawing, drawing as thinking, drawing for ideation. The course guides beginners and skilled practitioners alike through a variety of exercises, introducing students to practices from across the creative arts. Skills taught in this course will be useful for students in all areas creative practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213243 Fine Arts Studio 2.1: Project credits 15
In this studio course students will explore new possibilities for the production of contemporary art. They will investigate ideas, processes, context and critical thinking to develop an independent project that extends their current practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213244 Fine Arts Studio 2.2: Exhibition credits 15
In this studio course students will explore new possibilities for the production and exhibition of contemporary art. They will investigate ideas, processes, context and critical thinking to develop an independent project that extends their current practice. They will present their work in a group exhibition.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213254 Drawing in Practice credits 15
In this studio course students will be guided by experts, each with a focus on particular approaches and technologies of drawing. Students will experiment with these different methodologies, and critically reflect on the role of drawing within their own practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213255 Drawing the Body II credits 15
A creative response to representation of the human body through a prescribed project. Students apply a range of drawing practices and media to the development of individual work.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213256 Creative Arts Project 2A credits 15
Engagement with new thinking in creative practice research through a specific lecturer-led project.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213257 Creative Arts Project 2B credits 15
Engagement with new thinking in creative research through a specific lecturer-led project.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213258 Creative Arts Project 2C credits 15
Engagement with new thinking in creative research through a specific lecturer-led project.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213262 Creative Arts Project 2D credits 15
Engagement with new thinking in creative research through a specific lecturer-led project.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213311 Creative Arts Project 3B credits 15
Engagement with new thinking in creative practice research through a specific lecturer-led project.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213343 Fine Arts Studio 3.1: Project credits 15
In this studio course students will explore new possibilities for the production of contemporary art. They will investigate content, processes, context and critical dialogue to develop a body of work that extends their current practice.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213344 Fine Arts Studio 3.2: Public Exhibition credits 15
In this studio course students will situate their practice by investigating the relationship between the production and dissemination of art. They will develop artwork that extends their current practice and work in a collaborative group to present this work in a public exhibition.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213355 Drawing the Body III credits 15
The development of an individual drawing project using the body as subject. A degree of innovation and experimentation is expected in both the practice of drawing and applied understanding of the representation of the human body.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213356 Creative Arts Project 3C credits 15
Engagement with new thinking in creative practice research through a specific lecturer-led project.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213358 Fine Arts Internship credits 15
A negotiated programme of study that provides students with the opportunity to gain experience and practice by working alongside visual arts professionals. Students work through self-directed inquiry and collaboration (as appropriate) towards the development of a project and assigned tasks within the professional environment. Prior approval by the course Coordinator is required.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213411 Creative Arts Special Topic 4A credits 15
This course focuses on a particular aspect or aspects of creative arts. Offerings change from year to year and the course may not be offered in a particular year.
View full course detailsCourse code: 213464 Art in Context credits 15
The course will discuss, critique and apply a range of exhibition, dissemination and publication conventions and practices within the context of contemporary art including art galleries, social practice, temporary and permanent artworks, public art, publishing, screenings and events
View full course detailsEntry requirements
Admission to Massey
All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.
Specific requirements
This is a selected entry qualification. This means there are a number of extra requirements you must meet.
To enter the Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours you will:
- submit a portfolio (if you do well in NCEA Level 2 art, design or technology – or equivalent - you may not need to submit a portfolio. See details below.)
- attend an interview in person or over Skype.
Application closing date
Applications close on 30 November 2024 (for Semester One start). This is strongly recommended for portfolios, but applications are accepted up to 21 February 2025, subject to available space in the programme.
Applications for Semester Two close on 30 June 2025.
Portfolio requirements
- Automatic entry: If you achieved NCEA Level 2 or 3 with Merit or Excellence overall and a Merit or Excellence endorsement in an approved art, design or technology subject, you have automatic entry and will not have to submit a portfolio. This also applies for Cambridge International students achieving an AS grade A or B in an approved art, design or technology subject.
- Portfolio pre-approval entry: You can show work in progress to a Massey College of Creative Arts staff member during a school visit, Massey Open Day or other University event, or video call. They’ll look at examples of your work with you and if it shows the creative potential we’re looking for, they’ll sign a portfolio pre-approval letter. Then you won’t need to submit a final portfolio with your application.
- Portfolio entry: Submit a portfolio showing a selection of your creative work that demonstrates your creative potential with your application to study.
Late applications will be considered if space is available.
See full details of the application process and portfolio requirements
English language requirements
To study this qualification you must meet Massey University's English language standards.
English language skills
If you need help with your English language skills before you start university, see our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.
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Careers and job opportunities
You will be prepared for any career that requires creativity, resilience, determination, critical thinking, problem-solving and attention to technical excellence.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours can be an entrance to professional fine arts practice, or it may lead to a variety of career opportunities in art-related fields. These can include art education, arts administration. Or you may become involved in creative industries where problem-solving skills are in demand.
Related study options
Certificate in Creative Arts – CertCreativeArt
Massey’s Certificate in Creative Arts is a flexible qualification that will introduce you to the basics of art and design - creative thinking, visual communication, specialist skills, and critical awareness.
Diploma in Creative Arts – DipCreativeArts
You’ll study with art and design degree students in a range of studio and lecture-based courses covering everything from critical and contextual studies, to social media, painting, and digital fabrication.
Expressive Arts – Bachelor of Communication
If you love being creative and want to study a selection of theatre, performance, creative writing, and digital media production, and you also want great career prospects, the Bachelor of Communication (Expressive Arts) is for you.
Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts – GDipFA
Massey’s Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts is for skilled graduates who want to gain new knowledge and skills in fine arts.
Master of Fine Arts – MFA
Embed yourself in a rich dialogue about your creative practice in Massey’s Master of Fine Arts. Our MFA embraces intersections between knowledge systems, a spectrum of making processes, and modes of audience engagement.
Mātauranga Toi Māori – Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours
Study creative arts and help shape a future where te ao Māori is at the forefront of Aotearoa creative industries. A first for Aotearoa tertiary education, the Mātauranga Toi Māori major engages te ao Māori in Fine Arts disciplines.
Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts – PGDipFA
Extend your creative practice and begin your fine arts journey. Massey’s Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts gives you the opportunity for advanced study in contemporary art.
Visual Communication Design – Bachelor of Design with Honours
Visual communication is one of the most universal forms of design. It is at the heart of how our world works; guiding, informing, persuading, and inspiring us every day.
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