BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) FINE ART (University of the Arts Singapore)
Course Information
Description
Course overview
Blaze a trail as an young art professional in Singapore and the region, growing in your artistic journey and capacity to contribute meaningfully to our rich cultural repository. You will develop the knowledge and skills to be a holistic, reflective and engaged art practitioner in the contemporary world.
Backed by the world-renowned University of the Arts London (UAL), the three-year honours degree will sharpen your artistic skills and sensibilities while you learn to work both collaboratively and independently on art practices across disciplines, through industry partnerships and projects. In the true NAFA spirit of adventure and exploration, you will also spend a portion of your degree abroad in the United Kingdom.
You will expect to be immersed in a state-of-the-art studio environment, supported by archival practices and professional placements.
Please watch this webinar to learn more about the BA (Hons) Fine Art programme from our faculty and students.
Please click here to view the Chinese programme brochure.
Cultivate Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Thinking
Learn to examine issues critically from different disciplinary perspectives, questioning, evaluating and integrating ideas into cohesive responses that are authentically your own.
Add a Unique Southeast Asian Dimension to Your Art Practice
Singapore’s advantageous location in the region will enable you to plug into the dynamic arts scene of Southeast Asia, raise critical disprogramme and open new perspectives to expand the repository of artistic and cultural research of our region.
Reap the Benefits of an Unprecedented UAL-NAFA Partnership
Our NAFA honours degree in fine art has been validated by the top-ranked art and design University of the Arts London (UAL), the first partnership UAL has in offering validated programmes outside the United Kingdom. You will benefit from this prestigious partnership most tangibly through a seven-week international placement in London, where you will attend classes and workshops there to expand your learning multifold.
Entry Requirements
Potential in Artistic Talent and Creativity
Portfolio and Statement of Intent
All applicants are to demonstrate their artistic potential through the submission of the following:
- Statement of Intent of about 500 words outlining the applicant’s interest(s) of practice and/or work the applicant aims to produce in the course of study.
- A portfolio which consists of 5 best examples of the applicant’s creative works. Each of these works should be supported by up to 3 visuals of development works. These works should demonstrate creativity, passion, and curiosity and are a reflection of the applicant’s view of the world.
Interview
All applicants are to attend a group as well as individual interview session where they are expected to communicate their motivations in applying for the BA (Hons) Fine Art course, and share their views on specific topics given.
- Audition Date
- 24 October 2023
- 25 October 2023
- 28 November 2023
- 29 November 2023
- 19 December 2023
- 20 December 2023
- 23 January 2024
- 24 January 2024
- 6 February 2024
- 7 February 2024
- 20 February 2024
- 21 February 2024
- 5 March 2024
- 6 March 2024
- 19 March 2024
- 20 March 2024
- 2 April 2024
- 3 April 2024
- 16 April 2024
- 17 April 2024
Note: You will be notified of the outcome of your application 4 to 6 weeks after your portfolio interview or audition. Some application outcomes may take longer than expected.
Educational Qualifications
The minimum entry requirement for this programme is either one of the following qualifications:
- Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level: Minimum 2 A-Level/ H2 subjects with a pass in General Paper
- Local Polytechnic Diploma
- International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
- Equivalent of Year 12 qualification
Applicants with a relevant diploma from NAFA, LASALLE or a recognised institution may be considered for direct entry into the second year of the Bachelor programme subject to availability of places.
Conditional Offers for Degree Admission
You may use the latest results available to apply for the programme if you have not received your final examination results. You will be given conditional offers and are still required to submit the following results, as applicable:
- GCE A-Level results with minimum 2 A-Level/ H2 subjects with a pass in General Paper
- Polytechnic Diploma certificate and transcript
- IB Diploma certificate and transcript
- Final result slip/Proof of completion of Year 12
If you fail to provide documentary evidence of having met the admission requirements, your conditional offer will be withdrawn.
Language Proficiency
All classes are taught in English. If English was not the applicant’s primary medium of instruction throughout his or her school education, the applicant must provide evidence at enrolment of the following: IELTS level 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Click here for other acceptable English language qualifications.
Career Opportunities
Information not available.
Modules
- Introduction to Fine Art
- Fine Art Practices
- Positions 1
- Thinking Through Making
- Positions 2
- Collective and Collaborative Practices
- Positions 3
- Intervention and Practices
- Thinking, Making, Writing 1
- Thinking, Making, Writing 2
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