Doctor of Fine Arts
Duration: 4 academic years
Medium of Instruction: Chinese / English
Aims
Broaden the creational, theoretical and critical capabilities of students in their pursuit of careers as practicing artists and art educators.
Philosophy
The notions of “greatness” and “creation” are the two founding blocks in designing the series of courses in the programme. It implies that significant artworks can be made in the future only on the premise of repeatedly re-thinking what it means to be truly great and to responsibly create.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:
- Critically appraise relevant scholarly literature, including conceptual, theoretical, and methodological characteristics of arts scholarship.
- Write analytical, critical, and publishable academic essays for an arts readership.
- Create a professional portfolio of innovative and original artistic works that are solidly grounded in solid theoretical bases and spiritual quality.
Curriculum
- Curriculum for the 2024 / 2025 academic year, Please click here
- Course Catalog for information on the DFA curriculum, Please click here
Graduation Requirements
Students are required to pass the required courses, the Thesis Proposal Assessment within 2.5 years after their initial registration at the University, and the Thesis Oral Defence which includes the assessment and exhibition of the creative work, thesis writing and oral defence.
Tuition Fees
- Please click here to view DFA Programme Tuition Fees
Entry Requirements
The Doctor of Fine Arts programme follows the general admission rules and requirements of the University with the following additional application requirements:
- All the applicants for the DFA programme must possess both Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree, where one of their bachelor’s or master’s degrees is required to be a Fine Art degree. Applicants with interdisciplinary backgrounds are welcome to apply..
- UM’s general English proficiency requirement is TOEFL 550/80, IELTS 6, CET-6 430. For application to MFA programme, Mainland China’s Graduate Entrance Exam score and CET-4 score will also be accepted for reference. English proficiency assessment will be handled by the academic unit depending on the research direction of the applicant. The goal is to uphold the academic standards while having flexibility in admitting students with outstanding portfolio and potential in the area of arts.
- CV is necessary for all applicants, where detailed exhibition record, if any, is highly encouraged.
- After submitting the application via Graduate School's Online Application System, it is required to submit an Art Portfolio which should contain 10 to 20 images of the applicant’s work . All submitted portfolio will be counted as portfolio sheets as long as the work is considered representative of your individual abilities.)
- Please click here to "Apply Online" via Graduate School Website
- Please click here to upload an art portfolio (Before Uploading, please read the following guideline carefully)
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- Put your art portfolio & CV in one single PDF file (File Name: Application Number (YPC xxxxxx) )
- Please add a table of contents to the PDF file and follow the template to create CV (Please click here to check the template)
- Maximum 40MB (Please upload the documents strictly according to the rules）
- Please submit the documents as required, otherwise the application will not be considered.
Career Prospects
- Graduates will become professional artists with solid training in artistic creation, art theories, and art writing.
- They will be eligible for professorship in higher education institutions.