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Diploma in Fine Art at Ruth Prowse School of Art

Ruth Prowse School of Art, South Africa

Programme overview

Three-year Diploma at NQF6 with 360 credits (SAQA Qualification ID 49864). It provides skills to enter the visual arts industry, combining traditional methodologies with experimentation and contemporary art practice.

Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

First year covers a practical major plus drawing, printmaking, illustration, photography and visual discourse; second year adds specialisation and cultural studies; third year culminates in a body of work with an extended essay.

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Application information

ZAR 83,756 a year. First-year academic fee of R83,756; second and third year fee is R82,192. Includes the R12,000 registration fee. A 10% levy is added for foreign students. Academic year not stated on the page. Source

First-year students pay the R12,000 registration fee by 20 December to secure the academic space; total fees are due in full by 30 May annually. A 10% discount applies if the balance is paid by 15 January and 5% if paid by 15 February.

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