Bachelor of Fine Arts

Students who are interested in pursuing a professional education in the visual, performing, or fine arts often pursue an undergraduate degree known as a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA). In certain institutions, students get a Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) degree instead.

The practical studio component makes up the bulk of the Bachelor of Fine Arts curriculum, as opposed to lecture and discussion sessions, which is one of the key differences between this degree and the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree.

In order to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, students are typically required to concentrate in one of the following areas: acting, architecture, musical theatre, game design, animation, ceramics, computer animation, creative writing, dance, dramatic writing, drawing, fashion design, fibre, film production, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, interior design, metalworking, music, new media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, stage management, technical arts, television production, visual arts. Instead, some educational institutions focus on providing a well-rounded education to their pupils by teaching them a variety of artistic disciplines.

Due to the extensive amount of studio course work that must be completed, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree programme may either be completed in a shorter amount of time or in a longer amount of time than the typical four years. A postgraduate degree, known as a Master of Fine Arts, is available to students who successfully complete this degree programme.