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BA in Fine Arts 5-year programme at University of Pretoria

University of Pretoria, South Africa

Programme overview

This five-year programme adds a foundation year of academic literacy and foundational art-making modules ahead of the standard four-year Fine Arts curriculum. It covers professional art practice (painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, new media, photography) alongside the theoretical subject Visual Culture Studies.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 5 years, full-time  |  Intake: South Africa and International closing date 30/06/2026; admissions take place in July, September, and on an ad-hoc basis  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Studio-based Fine Arts and Professional Art Practice, plus the theoretical subject Visual Culture Studies, with foundational modules in academic literacy, information management and visual literacy in the first year.

Career pathways

Gallery managers, arts facilitators and educators, art consultants and advisors, artists in the fine arts, new media and applied arts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 26. English Home Language or First Additional Language level 4, APS 26 (NSC/IEB). A UP competency test with practical and theoretical components (conceptualisation test, drawing, interview), each needing at least 50%.

Intake: South Africa and International closing date 30/06/2026; admissions take place in July, September, an

Duration: 5 years, full-time

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