Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice)

For Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice), the tuition fee is 34,304 USD per year.

Hone your leadership, collaborative, creative, and business skills as a practising artist over an intensive 12-month programme. Our Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) is an industry-focused, practical degree that will help you build new contacts and networks in Wellington’s creative industries. You’ll take advantage of our capital city location and study at the University’s Kelburn campus. Theatre students will get to work in a fully-equipped theatre space, workshop, and studio based at Te Whare Ngangahau—Theatre and Performance Studies. If you study the Film or Music/Sound programme, you’ll get to use our specially refitted facilities at the Miramar Creative Centre. Design students get access to the cutting-edge facilities at Te Aro campus and Te Auaha building. The MFA(CP) includes a creative project in which you’ll be mentored to complete work that showcases your abilities and encourages you to push boundaries in your field. As part of the programme you’ll also do an internship with an arts organisation. This will give you valuable work experience and provide you with all-important connections and work opportunities in your industry. Advance your potential as a creative leader by developing a high level of professional mastery, craft, and practical skill, and learn to drive ambitious creative projects. The programme offers a broad base of knowledge, including a course in arts management and marketing that will build those all-essential business skills. And if you’re a Music/Sound or Theatre student, you may also be able to take a complementary course from another fine arts discipline to expand your skill set. Be part of Wellington’s thriving and internationally recognised creative scene. During your studies you’ll have opportunities to collaborate with your artistic peers and many of New Zealand’s top arts professionals. Our film school is recognised by the industry as one of the top 15 in the world— The Hollywood Reporter Become part of a community of talented and like-minded students. You’ll work closely with other postgraduate students in the programme to share ideas and inspiration. I am a citizen of‐ Choose ‐AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo (Democratic Republic of the)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea (Democratic People's Republic of)Korea (Republic of)Kosovo, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMacedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic of)MadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia (Federated States of)Moldova (Republic of)MonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPol