Master of Fine Arts

Realise your full potential as a creator with Deakin’s Master of Fine Arts. Built around studio practice, creative research and a major final project, this course helps you refine your creative voice and graduate with a standout portfolio.

Be supported by discipline experts in areas such as dance, theatre, new media, photography, visual arts or visual communication design. Build transferable skills valued across the creative industries, including imaginative thinking, problem solving, collaboration, adaptability and research capability. The multidisciplinary aspect of the course means you might study dance, choose an elective in film writing and combine them for your final project and create a dance film. Through industry-relevant projects, internship opportunities and access to professional facilities, you will gain practical experience to shape your creative career or pursue higher degree by research.

1 year full-time (or part-time equivalent) - 8 credit points

To be considered for admission to this degree (with 8 credit points of admission credit applied^*) you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

• completion of a bachelor degree in a related discipline and at least two years of relevant work experience (or part-time equivalent)
• completion of a bachelor honours degree in a related discipline
• completion of a graduate certificate or graduate diploma in a related discipline

1.5 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) - 12 credit points

To be considered for admission to this degree (with 4 credit points of admission credit applied^*) you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

• completion of a bachelor degree or higher in any discipline and at least two years of relevant work experience (or part-time equivalent)
• completion of a bachelor degree in a related discipline

2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) - 16 credit points

To be considered for admission to this degree (without admission credit applied*) you will need to meet the following criteria:

• completion of a bachelor degree or higher in any discipline

^Recognition of prior learning into the Master of Fine Arts may be granted to students who have successfully completed appropriate postgraduate level studies.

Examples of related discipline areas and work experience include, but not limited to: Animation, Motion Capture, Dance, Drama, Acting, Theatre, Film, TV production, Screen production, Drawing, Directing, Performance, New Media Production, Creative Arts, Visual Arts, Visual Communication Design, Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Fine Arts, Installation Art.