Master’s degree · MFA
Master of Fine Arts
University of Canterbury · School of Fine Arts · Christchurch, New Zealand
- Official award
- Master of Fine ArtsMFA
- Subject
- Fine ArtsPaintingPhotography
- Format
- On campus1 year full-time, up to 2 years part-time
- Tuition
- NZ$10,320whole program, 2027
About this program
A one-year master's in fine arts with studio majors, for graduates with a BFA (Honours) or equivalent or significant professional practice.
- Department
- School of Fine Arts
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Master of Fine ArtsMFA
- Award family
- MFAA Master of Fine Arts, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Academic level
- Master’s degree
- Previous degree required
- Depends on route
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Arts | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. | |
| Painting | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | PaintingHow students choose it is not published“UC offers the MFA in Moving Image, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.”Source |
| Photography | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | PhotographyHow students choose it is not published“UC offers the MFA in Moving Image, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.”Source |
| Sculpture | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | SculptureHow students choose it is not published“UC offers the MFA in Moving Image, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.”Source |
| Film and Video Production | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | Moving ImageHow students choose it is not published“UC offers the MFA in Moving Image, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.”Source |
| Graphic Design | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | Graphic DesignHow students choose it is not published“UC offers the MFA in Moving Image, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
Verified in official recordUniversities New Zealand - Te Pōkai TaraAssociation membershipNZ
Scope: Listed among New Zealand's eight universities on the Universities New Zealand page; institution-wide, not program accreditation.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- 1 year full-time, up to 2 years part-time
- Intakes
- Semester 1 (February)
- Campus
- Ilam campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition fee estimate (120 points), domesticTuition | NZ$10,320whole program, 2027 | Domestic students | 23 October 2026Source |
| Special Programme Fee (120 points), internationalTuition | NZ$45,800whole program, 2027 | International students | 23 October 2026Source |
Published program total: NZ$10,320 (Domestic students). Whole-program tuition as published.
Studio fees, materials, fabrication, printing, software, equipment, compulsory travel, residencies and exhibition charges are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; art students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: portfolio requirement.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)