Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Fine Arts

Full-time: 4 years
Part-time: unavailable

540

City Campus

Undergraduate

NZ$ 11,427.75 

Design a future you want to live in. Explore all aspects of design through thinking, making and applying and gain the conceptual and technical skills relevant to our fast-changing world.

In your Fine Arts component, you will study contemporary art and pursue your choice from a range of art media and practices, including ceramics, photography, installation, sculpture, print, and more.

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The BDes/BFA usually takes four years to complete.

255 points from BFA courses
255 points from BDes courses
15 points from General Education courses*

*15 points from any University of Auckland course

In your Design component, alongside design foundation courses and studio practice, you will also collaborate on real world briefs with community partners. Build your own study plan of six elective courses from our four design themes:

• Design and Local Communities
• Design and Global Challenges
• Design and Business
• Design and Emerging Technologies

You will undertake a capstone design research project in your final year, working from the initial discovery phase right through to testing and implementation.

In your Fine Arts component, alongside foundation technologies, critical studies and studio practice, you will develop and refine your artistic practice by choosing from a wide range of elective courses that suit your developing interests. These include courses in painting, printmaking, photography, Ngā Toi Taketake, sculpture and moving image.

In your final year, you will complete a capstone contemporary art project along with an associated research essay.

Students typically enrol in nine 15-point courses (135 points) each year if they want to complete in four years.

You will need to maintain a Grade Point Average of 3.5 each year to continue with your conjoint.

For detailed information about a specific programme, including its courses and regulations, visit the  Curriculum Catalogue. For the general university requirements for admission, enrolment and fees, visit the  University Calendar.

The future of work is changing, and the skills and knowledge developed in a BDes/BFA will equip you to keep up and forge ahead. Combine problem solving and flexibility with critical and creative thinking to approach new ways of thinking and making.

You can get help with planning and developing your career from  Career Development and Employability Services.

NCEA rank score: 210
CIE rank score: 230
IB rank score: 28