Course details

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours)
NZQF Level 8

About the course

Further to the Bachelor, the Honours is a year long, full-time programme. It is your chance to push your boundaries, refine your creative practice, and engage more acutely with the ideas that shape contemporary art.

You will continue your way along the path of thinking, doing, sharing by combining a deeper theoretical exploration alongside your practical studio work. The programme challenges you to create art pieces that are conceptually compelling and professionally executed.

Critical Contexts invites you to explore the frameworks -historical, cultural, political, and environmental - that influence and inspire the creative and fine arts today. Through reflective analysis you鈥檒l connect these ideas to your own creative processes, sharpening your ability to frame often complex concepts with clarity and purpose. Seminars and workshops, discussions and one-on-one supervision, provide the support and encouragement, and a space for critical thinking and personal discovery.


Studio Research puts your creative vision into action. You鈥檒l lead yourself in a self-directed inquiry, combining visual material and contextual research and produce a significant body of work for exhibition or publication. This course is about experimentation, innovation, and resolution. It offers the opportunity to push your practice further while connecting it to contemporary discourses - be it political, artistic, personal, social or environmental -with studio production, group critiques, and hands-on workshops at the heart of this experience.


Together, we prepare you to make your mark in the art world or take the next step in your academic journey with confidence and originality.

About the provider

Whitecliffe College is 爆走黑料鈥檚 highest-ranked and most awarded institution in the private education sector. Established in 1984, it is a long-standing Category One Private Training Establishment (PTE), recognized for its excellence and innovation.

Whitecliffe stands as a cornerstone of 爆走黑料鈥檚 private education landscape, with a rich combined legacy of over 130 years dedicated to outstanding teaching and academic excellence across the fields of Fine Arts, Design, Fashion Design, Information Technology, and Creative Arts Therapies.

The merger of three of 爆走黑料鈥檚 oldest PTEs has strengthened Whitecliffe鈥檚 position as a leading force in tertiary education. Offering a comprehensive range of programmes 鈥 from certificates and undergraduate degrees to master鈥檚 qualifications (Levels 4鈥9) 鈥 Whitecliffe is synonymous with academic distinction and is deeply committed to shaping students into global citizens and future leaders in their chosen professions.

At Whitecliffe, we actively collaborate with industry partners to ensure work-integrated learning, deliver high-quality academic programmes, and prepare our graduates for successful, fulfilling careers.

Our graduates are innovators and trailblazers, confident in their skills and ready to lead the future.

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