Art at Manukau Institue of Technology

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) (Level 7)

About the Programme

Students will explore set studio activities and develop individual projects under the guidance of professional tutors to enable them to gain the necessary skills to work in the public arena and take charge of their own career development.

Offered by

Faculty of Creative Arts - School of Visual Arts

Entry Requirements

Applicants must meet the following entry requirements:

• Have at least 42 NCEA credits at Level 3, including a minimum of 14 credits in each of two subjects, plus a minimum of 14 credits in one or two subjects and a minimum of 4 credits in reading and a minimum of 4 credits in writing, both at level 2 or equivalent.
  OR
• Have at least 72 NCEA credits at Level 2 including a minimum of 14 credits in each of two approved subjects and including 8 credits in reading/writing and including 30 credits achieved at Merit or Excellence or equivalent.
  OR
• Have at least 60 NZQA recognised credits at Level 5 or higher or equivalent.
  OR
• Have relevant work/life experience and be able to demonstrate that they can work/study at a level appropriate to the programme. Each applicant will be considered on an individual basis. To support their application applicants will be required to demonstrate their ability to study at Level 5 (Year 1) including a file providing evidence of personal life skills and previous activities. Applicants will be invited to an interview. Among attributes an applicant must demonstrate are a mature and positive approach to study, commitment and motivation to degree study.
   AND
• Have English language competence to undertake this programme which is taught and assessed in English. Applicants whose first language is not English may be asked for evidence of an overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 (with no score below 6.0) or equivalent.
  AND 
• Present a portfolio of examples of creative visual work completed in the previous 18 months and a personal statement outlining the reasons for choosing to apply for the programme

International Student Fees

$20,350

Programme Summary

If you choose to enrol into the visual arts specialisation of the Bachelor of Creative Arts (BCA) you will be introduced to core skills in a range of visual arts practices. Each student will determine how they will employ the skills they learn and establish the context in which they will operate. You may choose to work toward becoming an exhibiting artist showing your work in galleries or to position yourself as a designer working with text and image. The choice is yours!

A core component of each specialisation within the BCA are the Creativity courses delivered at the commencement of each academic year. In these courses you will develop confidence in exploring and presenting creative ideas, communicating and working in groups and establishing collaborative approaches to project development and problem solving. It is the Faculty’s hope that collaborative artistic projects that bring together the students of all three schools will become a hallmark of its activities.

The first year of the visual arts specialisation of the BCA will introduce you to Core Skills in each of the three areas of studio delivery offered in the School  – constructing images, building objects and lens base media. The Workshop Practice course provides an opportunity to extend your skills in one or two of these areas and Drawing, Context & Research establishes the research and development strategies required in the programme. The first year ends with two Studio Practice courses that provide you with the opportunity to apply your developing skills and understandings to the production of studio outcomes using different approaches in each course. The first year is about broad experimentation and identifying your preferred approaches to creative activities.

The second year of the programme requires you to identify an individual programme of study based on the skills you have acquired and your area of interest in the visual arts. In conversation with staff you will select workshops and studio approaches that will support your selected path. In the final year of the degree, you will undertake a self-initiated project that will complete your degree studies. In semester one you will establish the nature and scope of the project and in semester two you will produce a body of work suitable for examination and public exhibition. This presentation is the launch pad to your career in the visual arts.

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