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A Bachelor of Fine Arts, with a B Grade Point Average in your final year courses, is required to enrol.

A degree or a diploma in Fine Arts and professional experience in the field will also be considered.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts or use the admission requirements checker.

You can apply online at myUC. Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

You will need to have completed:

• a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours, or an equivalent degree with good grades in relevant subjects; or
• significant professional practice or teaching experience.

If English is your additional language, you are also required to meet UC's English language requirements.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Master of Fine Arts or use the admission requirements checker.

Applicants submit a proposal outlining the direction their practice will take for that year to Te Kura Kowaiwai | Ilam School of Fine Arts. These can be made at any time. Contact the School for the application process.

Find out more about how to apply for graduate and postgraduate qualifications.

To apply for admission to the Intermediate Year (first year) of the BFA, you need to have met University Entrance requirements, and achieved NCEA Level 3 Visual Arts in one or more subjects (or the equivalent in other secondary school qualifications).

It is also recommended that you have at least 14 credits in each of two other NCEA Level 3 subjects (or equivalent) that are not practical art subjects.

All applicants also need to submit an application form, a letter of introduction, and a portfolio of work.

Entry to the first year of the Bachelor of Fine Arts is limited. Send your application materials to the School of Fine Arts Reception by 15 November:

• the Application for Fine Arts Intermediate course form
• a letter of introduction
• a portfolio of work, including a written statement.

You are encouraged to apply as early as possible, and to visit Te Kura Kowaiwai | Ilam School of Fine Arts before making your application. You should expect to be advised of acceptance by the end of November.

One a case-by-case basis, we may accept late applications. Please contact the Fine Arts Administrator at creativeartsadmin@canterbury.ac.nz.

Your application should include a portfolio of recently completed art and/or design work.

The portfolio must include 12 examples of work from NCEA (or equivalent) practical arts subjects. The format should be in colour and can be submitted in an A4 or A3 folder or as a single file PDF either on a USB drive, attached to an email, or shared via a reputable file sharing service (eg, weTransfer or Dropbox).

This is your opportunity to demonstrate:

• your competency and ability in artmaking
  - so please make sure you include your best work. We also need to see aspects of your methodology; examples of preliminary sketches are important here.
• your best possible presentation of work
  . There are a number of formatting requirements for the supply of your work portfolio - please see the application form for details.
• your ability to express your thinking in a written statement.
  This is your chance to demonstrate a critical understanding of how the work operates, the decisions you made, and what you are trying to address through your work.

For more information on the application process for the Intermediate Year, go to