Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours)

As an art student at the College of Creative Arts you’ll be producing work that makes us think and feel, act and react, whatever your mode of art-making - whether performative, digital, object-based, lens-based, paint, print, installation, film or something else entirely. 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. Technical workshops will help you develop the practical skills you need. Like our staff, you can work across sculpture, painting, drawing, performance, installation, moving image, photography, printmaking, site-responsive work, curatorial activities and art writing. The BFA will stretch you, ground you in art theory and immerse you in art-making. The BFA prepares you for any career that requires creativity, resilience, determination, critical thinking, problem-solving and attention to technical excellence.

We offer short English language courses, such as the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course, IELTS tests and preparation courses and Occupational English Tests. To study at Massey as an international student, you will need to meet certain entry requirements. These include English language skills and a qualification from high school, or other university. We recognise these English language examinations International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic scores only, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Cambridge English Qualifications, NZCEL, Pearson Test of English (Academic), Language Cert. Your test results (scores) are valid for two years from the date on which you took the test. If you have taken a test other than the English language examinations listed above, include it with your Application for Admission as an International Student. It might be considered.
Academic IELTS - 6.0 overall and minimum 5.5 in each band, TOEFL IBT Overall score 80, minimum 19 in writing, TOEFL Paper Based 160.