| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-03-01 | - |
| 2024-07-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Master of Fine Arts by research program enables visual artists to advance their practice through in-depth research in their chosen discipline. It culminates in a thesis or a body of creative work and a research paper, assessed by external examiners. The program fosters intellectual growth, creative support, and exhibition opportunities within a vibrant community of students and artists.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Fine Arts by research is designed to provide visual artists with the opportunity to extend their professional practice through advanced research in one or more discipline area. The program is designed to prov... (the text is cut off here)
Assessment:
To satisfy the requirements of the Master of FIne Arts you must complete any specified probationary requirements:
- attend any prescribed weekly seminars and fora; and
- conduct research on the approved topic, resulting in a thesis of:
- 25,000 to 35,000 words (progress by thesis and coursework); or
- 10,000 to 12,000 words (progress by body of creative work for exhibition, thesis and coursework). If you are proceeding by thesis you must also write a thesis embodying the results of the research. If you are proceeding by creative work and research paper you must also submit for examination, at a joint exhibition by candidates, a substantial exhibition, screening, performance or installation of works; and a research paper on an area relevant to the creative work. Examination of both the thesis and the creative work and research paper will be conducted in general accordance with standards prescribed by Academic Board for the Doctor of Philosophy, except that two examiners will be appointed by the Faculty, at least one of whom shall be external to the University. In the case of you proceeding by creative work and research paper, the examiners will examine the creative work and the research paper at an oral examination chaired, in a non-voting capacity, by the HRD Coordinator or his/her nominee. Thesis submission requirements and examination procedure as set out in the Academic Board resolutions for this course and the Higher Degree (HDR) Rule 2011.
Careers:
The Master of Fine Arts is designed to provide visual artists with the opportunity to extend their professional practice through advanced research in one or more discipline area.
Other:
SCA will provide you with intellectual challenges and creative support, within a community of students and artists. There is a strong record of providing students with exhibition opportunities.
Entry Requirements:
To be eligible for admission to the Master of Fine Arts, you must present a portfolio of work that demonstrates you have the level of art practice proficiency expected of an advanced research applicant. In addition, you must have completed the equivalent of one of the following in visual arts or other subject area related to your proposed research area:
- bachelor's degree with honours; or
- bachelor's degree and graduate diploma; or
- master's degree by coursework with an independent research component such as a thesis, dissertation or research project. These criteria constitute the minimum requirements for eligibility and do not guarantee admission. That remains at the discretion of the relevant supervisors and departments, and access to supervision remains highly competitive.
