Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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Background

In the United States the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree differs from a Bachelor of Arts degree in that the majority of the program consists of a practical studio component, as contrasted with lecture and discussion classes. A typical BFA program in the United States consists of two-thirds study in the arts, with one-third in more general liberal arts studies. For a BA in Art, the ratio might be reversed.

The National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), which accredits Bachelor of Fine Arts programs in visual art and design in the United States, states that "the professional degree (BFA) focuses on intensive work in the visual arts supported by a program of general studies," whereas "the liberal arts degree (BA) focuses on art and design in the context of a broad program of general studies."

A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree will often require an area of specialty such as acting, musical theatre, ceramics, computer animation, creative writing, dance, dramatic writing, drawing, fiber, film production, visual effects, animation, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, visual arts, technical arts, interior design, metalworking, music, new media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, stage management, or television production. Some schools instead give their students a broad education in many disciplines of the arts.

Although a Bachelor of Fine Arts is traditionally considered a four-year degree, a BFA program may take longer to complete because of the amount of studio course work required.

Other countries

In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts (BCA). In the United Kingdom the equivalent degree is the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fine Art. In Australia the Bachelor of Fine Arts is awarded to students completing a degree in visual and performing arts. Specific degrees such as the Bachelor of Dance or Bachelor of Drama are used by some performing arts institutions in Australia and much of Europe. In India a Fine Arts undergraduate degree is known as a BFA or BVA[1] (Bachelor of Visual Arts). It is a four-year degree.

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Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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A Bachelor of Arts (BA, B.A., AB or A.B. from the Latin artium baccalaureus or baccalaureus artium) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both. Bachelor of Arts degree programs generally take three to four years depending on the country, academic institution, and specific specializations, majors or minors. The word baccalaureus or baccalarium (from the Latin bacca, a berry, and laureus, "of the bay laurel") should not be confused with baccalaureatus (translatable as "gold-plated scepter" by using the Latin baculum and aureatus), which refers to the one- to two-year postgraduate Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree (Baccalaureatus in Artibus Cum Honore) in some countries.

Diplomas generally give the name of the institution, signatures of officials of the institution (generally the president or rector of the university as well as the secretary or dean of the component college), the type of degree conferred, the conferring authority and the location at which the degree is conferred. Degree diplomas generally are printed on high quality paper or parchment; individual institutions set the preferred abbreviation for their degrees.[1]

The Bachelor of Arts degree is usually attained in four years in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Armenia, Greece, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iran, Japan, Nigeria, Serbia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, the Russia, Ireland, South Korea, Iraq, Tunisia, Kuwait and Turkey and most of the Americas.[2]

They generally last three years in nearly all of the European Union, and in Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Israel, New Zealand, Iceland, Norway, Singapore, the Caribbean, South Africa, Switzerland, and the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Master of Arts (Oxbridge)

Master of Arts (Oxbridge)

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Pour des informations plus générales sur le Master of Arts, voir l'article Master of Arts.
Dans les universités de Cambridge et Oxford en Angleterre, et l'université de Dublin en Irlande, le terme de Master of Arts désigne un diplôme universitaire de premier cycle (undergraduate). On précise souvent Master of Arts obtenu à Oxbridge, Oxbridge étant un terme familier pour désigner les universités d'Oxford et de Cambridge. Il n'a pas le même statut que le Master of Arts "classique" popularisé par les universités britanniques et les universités américaines et qui lui correspond à un diplôme de deuxième cycle (postgraduate). Ce diplôme de premier cycle est également délivré dans les Ancient university d'Écosse mais sous une forme légèrement différente (voir : Master of Arts (Écosse)).

Cette pratique est l'héritage d'une longue histoire et n'est pas toujours très bien vue par les universités plus récentes. A Oxford, Cambridge et Dublin, le diplôme de Bachelor of Arts est d'abord délivré et peut être transformé en Master of Arts trois ans plus tard. Le principal reproche fait à cette pratique est que les étudiants reçoivent ce titre sans avoir étudié plus alors que partout ailleurs, le niveau Master requiert une, voire deux, années d'approfondissement après un Bachelor ainsi que la rédaction d'un mémoire.

Ce Master de premier cycle est souvent considéré comme ayant une valeur légèrement supérieure au Bachelor et cette pratique risque de durer depuis la création de nouveau Master de premier cycle (undergraduate master) tels que les MSci, MEng ou encore MMath, qui sont des diplômes supérieurs au Bachelor mais qui ont un statut inférieur au Master classique.

Historiquement, le premier à l'obtenir fut Edmond Rich d'Abingdon, futur Saint Edmond de Cantorbéry (1170-1242), dit saint Edme.

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