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BFA Interdisciplinary Arts at NSCAD University

NSCAD University, Canada

Programme overview

Major in Interdisciplinary Arts leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts, taught across the Academy, Fountain and Port Campuses. It is a self-curated degree connecting traditional, tactile practices with experimental media and design methods.

Duration: Four years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Students take courses in any discipline, from expanded media to textiles, examining relationships between concepts, materials and processes. Every undergraduate starts with the Foundation year, then moves into the major.

Career pathways

Graduates become practicing artists and craftspeople, entrepreneurs, gallery and museum administrators, designers, illustrators, community educators and arts writers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

High school applicants need completed grade 12 with an average of 70% or higher, including a minimum of 70% in grade 12 university-preparation English; every new undergraduate student enters the Foundation year first. Alternative routes (IB Diploma minimum 24, CEGEP DEC with 70% average, GCSE A/O Levels) and mature-student entry are published.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate entry: Fall (September) and Winter (January).

Fall entry: applications open October 1; entrance scholarship deadline March 1; extended deadline for international applications May 1; for transfer applications June 1; for domestic applications July 31. Winter (January) entry: deadline October 1 for international, domestic and transfer applications; extended domestic deadline November 30. Applications are considered year-round, with priority to applicants who apply by the official deadlines; late applications may be considered on request.

Apply through the official page: https://nscad.slideroom.com/

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