Master of Fine Art
Master of Fine Art
The National Art School’s Master of Fine Art (MFA) is an accredited two-year full-time degree for Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) or equivalent graduates who decide to continue their studies. MFA students develop a higher level of specialised knowledge and artistic practice, furthering their professional expertise within their chosen studio…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The National Art School’s Master of Fine Art (MFA) is an accredited two-year full-time degree for Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) or equivalent graduates who decide to continue their studies. MFA students develop a higher level of specialised knowledge and artistic practice, furthering their professional expertise within their chosen studio discipline of Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photomedia, Printmaking or Sculpture. Students can also choose to pursue cross-disciplinary practices.
The MFA degree is a blend of coursework subjects, individual research and intensive studio practice, working over two years towards the development and presentation of a major body of work and accompanying exegesis.
Continuing the rigorous, studio-based model of learning that is at the core of studying at NAS, the MFA is centred on the nurturing of individual practice under the guidance of experienced professional artists, and the vital dialogue between practice and theory.
NAS Campus
The National Art School is a special place, which for the past 100 years has occupied the site of the historic Darlinghurst Gaol. With its original sandstone buildings, the campus is a haven of artistic creativity and a cultural hub in the heart of the city, ten minutes from the CBD. Public transport and purpose-built cycle paths make the School easily accessible from neighbouring suburbs and beyond. In 2021, a significant program of works has been undertaken to restore and upgrade the School and its heritage-listed buildings.
REQUIREMENTS
Eligibility for standard admission is based upon:
- Australian and New Zealand Bachelor degree qualifications in Fine Art (AQF level 7), or
- overseas tertiary qualifications in Fine Art considered equivalent to Australian studies, with
- a credit average in a that degree, and
- completion of a suitable Major study in that degree
ADMISSION CRITERIA
In addition to satisfying eligibility requirements, applications for admission are evaluated upon the following criteria:
- Portfolio of work displaying the technical and conceptual capacity to undertake study at postgraduate level
- Communication and literacy skills required for study at postgraduate level
- Studio Project Proposal displaying the quality, coherence and suitability for study at postgraduate level
- IELTS – 6.5 overall, minimum of 6.0 in each band
- TOEFL (Paper) – Paper-based Test (PBT) – 580 overall paper-based, plus 5.0 in TWE
- TOEFL (Internet) – Internet-based Test (iBT) – 92 overall internet-based, 24 in writing
- Australian Centre for Languages (ACL) – 65% overall in EAP Diploma with pass in all sections
- UEEC – 7.0 overall or C+ with minimum score 20 in Writing
- SELC – Advanced Level EAP 1 overall score 75%
- NCELTR – Pass (P) in Direct Entry Programs
- ACE – EAP 3 overall score 65%
- University of Western Sydney English Language Centre – EDE overall score 75% and pass in each section
- NAVITAS Academic English (Level 3) – Overall pass 65% in Academic English Level 3
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) – prior to 2015 – Pass with a CEFR Level C1 Grade (45+/100)
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) – prior to 2015 – Pass with a C Grade (60+/100)
- Cambridge English Scale (CPE) – from 2015 – Overall min. scale score of 180 (min. 180 in each subtest)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The National Art School is a visual arts institute in Australia. The history of the School can be traced back to 1859. The School offers bachelors, honours and masters of fine art courses in areas such as art history & theory, ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. In addition, National Art School offers short courses and intensive programs such as the HSC Extension Course and Dobell Drawing School. The School is housed in the old Darlinghurst Gaol in Sydney, New South Wales.
