MA Fine Art at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

This programme aims to stimulate learning at a postgraduate level through the application of theory with practice. Masters of Arts by dissertation, Fine Art Programme Code: ARA09

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Wits School of Arts | Duration: 1 - 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

A personal motivation reflecting why you want to apply for a MAFA degree at the Wits Department of Fine Art and how this relates to your personal trajectory and history. Give us an idea of how this will develop your current artistic or other creative practice. (250-300 words) A research proposal for the MAFA by Dissertation: this should encompass an area of research you would like to pursue, highlighting a focused research area. It should reflect a consolidated direction for both your practice during the MAFA and the theoretical component. TIP: What is your research interest and how can you develop a creative research question around it? (remember a research question is not yes or no and must be clear and focused; how do you envision this as a creative component over 2-3 years?; how do you imagine the dissertation unfolding in relation to the practice?; is it more experimental or traditi

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

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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