MA
Fine Art
* A ‘student grant’ can be awarded to short, first, and second-cycle students studying at the accredited programmes of study in order to support their studies in the Republic of Cyprus and/or abroad. To be eligible, students must have resided in the Republic of Cyprus for at least five years before enrolment to a University/Higher Education Institution. The amount of the grant is based on the family income and ranges between EUR 750 to EUR 3,420.
Course overview
Understand and build upon the relationships between art, design, architecture, and curation, and develop your own innovative approaches to fine art, on our MA Fine Art course at CAA.
This course attracts students from around the world resulting in a vibrant, diverse, and international community, and you’ll be moving across key areas in visual and material culture as you produce complex and extended projects, full of speculation and experimentation.
You’ll be encouraged to develop research strategies reflecting contemporary contexts in both your theoretical thinking as well as your own creative practice. You’ll benefit from insight from our academic team as well as esteemed visiting lecturers and artists and enjoy visits to international exhibitions in major institutions in London such as The Tate, The Royal Academy, Whitechapel Gallery, Zabludowicz Collection and The Hayward Gallery.
You’ll also have the opportunity to discuss your work with industry specialists from some of the world’s most innovative organisations such as The Tate, The Turner Contemporary or The National Gallery.
The MA is also available as an MFA route which offers a further enhanced opportunity for students wanting to develop their professional portfolio to the highest level, or to build a proposal for Doctoral level study, and pursue an academic research career path. Applicants can apply to undertake the full MFA, or undertake an MA and transfer to the MFA at the end of the MA period. Â
What you'll study
The content of the course may be subject to change. Curriculum content is provided as a guide.
Experimental Studio
This unit is designed to encourage you to take an experimental approach to your studio/post-studio practices. You will be challenged to engage in new processes, methods, and ideas outside of your immediate comfort zone to develop advanced and evolving contributions to your practice.
Research Contexts
Exploring the design, construction and expression of art practice as a process of research, in this unit you will be introduced to critical research methodologies which you can then employ in your independent research enquiries.
Studio Practice
You will use this unit to develop styles and approaches articulated at postgraduate level aligning your aims within your own practice. You will consider appropriate theory and themes in contemporary art practice and how it might inform the work that you wish to create.
Professional Contexts
Focused on professional development, this unit engages students with professional contexts through opportunities and/ or projects developed with partner organisations. Through group work and individual research, within this unit students will establish and develop a sense of their position in relation to their identified subjects, interests and practice areas. This unit also includes the opportunity to develop a creative business start-up or collaborative practice project.
Major Project
As the culmination of your studies, you will be able to undertake a sustained, in-depth and critically informed research inquiry. You will define your practice through a substantial body of work and an understanding of how it sits in relation to others — identified industries and/or professional contexts, collaborators, readers and audiences.
The extension of your degree to an MFA means studying this Advanced Practice unit in addition to the units listed above. This unit is dedicated to developing, extending, and furthering your professional practice. Through advance research methods, you will have to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, confidence, and originality that you have developed as a curatorial practitioner. You will be supported in preparing PhD applications, curating exhibitions, organising public events, and seeking external platforms to work with artists and engage audiences. Â
Student work
A small sample of the amazing work produced by students studying on our BA Animation courses.
Facilities
Our specialist facilities include Stop Motion Studios with Dragonframe capture software and motion control rigs, Canon DSLRs and professional camera stands, and stages pre-rigged with grips, stands and lights that are controllable via Dragonframe.
The main design studio features individual workstations, traditional light boxes, Wacom Cintiq’s & Wacom tablets, line testers & batch scanners and PC / iMac computers throughout.
Our dedicated computer Lab has both PC and Mac Workstations with dual monitors and either a Wacom Cintiq or a Wacom Tablet on each device. All computers have the full Adobe Creative Suite as well as Toon Boom Harmony, Autodesk Maya & Davinci Resolve, while there’s also sound and editing equipment and a dedicated render farm on campus.
Entry requirements
As Cyprus’ only specialist Art, Media & Design Higher Education provider, we want to attract the best and most creative minds, so we take a balanced approach to candidate assessment, taking both individual portfolios and exam results into account.
This why your portfolio is an especially important part of your application to study with us.
Along with your portfolio, the standard entry requirements for this course are:
Academic Qualifications:
- For our Master’s courses, we usually require that you have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree at a recognised university.
- Greek Cypriot Apolytirion
or - High & Senior High School Leaving Certificates - 10th & 12th Level in English Language
or - High & Senior High School Transcripts - 10th & 12th Level (min 50% GPA) in English Language
 English Language Qualifications:
- We accept Cypriot Apolytirion with 18/20 in English (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate).
or - If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent.
Please see English Qualifications tab above for further info.
Other relevant and equivalent level 3 UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds apply.
Academic Qualifications:
- For our Master’s courses, we usually require that you have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree at a recognised university.
- High & Senior High School Leaving Certificates - 10th & 12th Level in English Language
or - High & Senior High School Transcripts - 10th & 12th Level (min 50% GPA) in English Language
 English Language Qualifications:
- If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent.
Please see English Qualifications tab above for further info.
Other relevant and equivalent level 3 UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds apply.
Academic Qualifications:
- For our Master’s courses, we usually require that you have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree at a recognised university.
- Greek Cypriot Apolytirion
or - High & Senior High School Leaving Certificates - 10th & 12th Level in English Language
or - High & Senior High School Transcripts - 10th & 12th Level (min 50% GPA) in English Language
 English Language Qualifications:
- If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent.
Please see English Qualifications tab above for further info.
Other relevant and equivalent level 3 UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds apply.
| English Language Qualification | Min. Grade |
| IELTS | 6.0 |
| Cyprus Apolitirion English | 18/20 |
| TOEFL (IBT) | TBC |
| PEARSON PTE Academic | TBC |
| Password Skills Plus Test | TBC |
| Anglia Examinations | TBC |
| Cambridge IGCSE / GCSE English as a Second Language | TBC |
| Cambridge IGCSE / GCSE English as a First Language | TBC |
| Cambridge GCE English A Levels | TBC |
| Cambridge GCE AS Level English Language | TBC |
| Michigan Language Assessment | TBC |
| University of Cambridge Exams | TBC |
| IB English B Standard Level (SL) | TBC |
| IB English B High Level (HL) | TBC |
| IB English A: Literature SL & HL | TBC |
| SAT Evidence – Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) | TBC |
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