The BA Fine Arts degree is a four-year program that combines studio practice in all aspects of contemporary Fine Art with a high level of academic study in Art History, Theory, and Criticism.
Admission Requirement
• N6 Qualification
• any two other subjects OR
• At level 4 (N4)
• 60% pass in English Language Subject (Business English/ English Language/ Communication etc.) Please note:
These are only minimum entrance
requirements and the final student selection will be strictly on merit.
In the case of ties, applicants will be subjected to an aptitude test and the highest scorer gets selected All applicants to meet the requirements for
Bachelors admission for NSC OR they must have obtained Matric Exemption OR Pass with Endorsement or with
Merit.
• 50% pass in three fundamental subjects and National Certificate Vocational (NCV) Public FET Colleges
Minimum Requirement
Students receive application forms from the Students Registration Office through the post/contact.
Waitlisted students are considered after registration of the accepted students
These are completed and returned back to the Students Registration Office and get sorted per faculty.
Once the forms are signed, they are given back to the Students Registration Office to capture the status which is then
communicated to the students from that same office.
Students selection and admissions process
Accepted students get notification from the Students Registration Office.
Admission is done on merit, using the Swedish point system.
High scores are considered first in chronological order.
The current matrics are provisionally accepted pending their matric final results and availability of space for admission into
programs, plus NBT results.
Subjects Requirement
English 1st Language or any other 1st Language
English 2nd Language
Life Orientation 1 subject
Any other 2 subjects
What does a Bachelor of Fine Arts include?
A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree will often require an area of specialty such as acting, musical theater, ceramics, computer animation, creative writing, dance, dramatic writing, drawing, fiber, film production, visual effects, animation, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, visual arts, technical arts.
What can I do with a bachelor’s in fine arts?
Art director.
Web designer.
Creative director.
Graphic artist/designer.
Fashion designer (assistant, associate, senior)
Interior designer (junior, senior)
Interior design project manager.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Jobs by Salary
| Job Title | Range | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Job Title: Graphic Designer | Range: R86k – R260k | Average: R154,467 |
| Senior Graphic Designer | Range: R114k – R360k (Estimated) | Average: R214,605 |
| Curator | Range: R40k – R483k (Estimated) | Average: R218,262 |
| Marketing Manager | Range: R160k – R759k (Estimated) | Average: R398,055 |