BFA/BSc - Bachelor of Fine Arts / Bachelor of Science Conjoint

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BFA/BSc conjoint - The BSc allows you to incorporate different areas of interest and expertise. The programme introduces advanced technologies and provides a gateway to independent research. A conjoint with Fine Arts allows you to combine your scientific specialisation with a choice of media and practices, including ceramics, photography, painting, installation, performance art, print, moving image, digital media, and sound art.

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Throughout your undergraduate degree you’ll be taught by knowledgeable scientists and respected Fine Arts academics, many of whom are major contributors in their field.

This conjoint will enhance your scientific research, creativity and critical thinking skills to bring out the best in you and expand your career options.

The BFA/BSc usually takes four years to complete.

You will need to complete 540 points, consisting of:

255 points from BFA courses
255 points from BSc courses
15 points Waipapa Taumata Rau core course
15 points from General Education

In your Fine Arts component you will explore foundation technologies, critical studies and studio practice. You will also refine your artistic practice by choosing from a wide range of elective courses that suit your developing interests. In your final year, you will complete a capstone Fine Arts project and associated research essay.

For your Science component, enrolment will depend on your majors. You can choose up to two subjects as your major(s) for the BSc.* Each Science major usually has a range of core and elective courses. In your final year, you will undertake a capstone project where you integrate and apply your learning to a real-world problem in your chosen major or specialisation.

You will probably enrol in nine 15-point courses (135 points) each year if you want to complete in four years. You need to maintain a Grade Point Average of 3.5 each year to continue with your conjoint.

*Anthropological Science, Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Food Science and Nutrition, Information Systems and Medicinal Chemistry are not available as majors within a conjoint.

Employers are looking for dynamic, adaptable and creative graduates with wide skill sets and competencies. The BFA/BSc will provide you with strong practical skills in areas such as digital visualisation and the visual interpretation of complex scientific ideas. You will graduate with the expertise to help you navigate the changing world of work and the potential to be employed as an artist in a scientific field.

Medical/scientific illustrator
Anthropologist/Archeologist
Conservator
Artist
Scientific photographer
Educator
Scientific visualisation specialist
Museum curator

Once you become a student at the University, you can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services.

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*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

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Semester	Application Closing Date	Semester Start Date	Semester End Date
2025 Semester One	08 December 2024	03 March 2025	30 June 2025
2025 Semester Two	04 July 2025	21 July 2025	17 November 2025
2026 Semester One		02 March 2026	29 June 2026
2026 Semester Two		20 July 2026	16 November 2026

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Selected courses from the Bachelor of Science Conjoint Component must include courses in a minimum of two subject codes listed in the Bachelor of Science Schedule.

Complete 540 points comprising:

255 points for Bachelor of Fine Arts Conjoint Component, and
255 points for Bachelor of Science Conjoint Component, and
15 points from Waipapa Taumata Rau Courses, and
15 points from General Education Courses, and
1 item from Academic Integrity Course

Bachelor of Fine Arts Conjoint Component

Complete 255 points comprising:

90 points for all Stage I Compulsory Courses, and
30 points from Group 1 Elective Courses, and
60 points from Group 2 Elective Courses, and
60 points for all Stage III Compulsory Courses, and
Either:
15 points for all Research Essay - 1 Semester , or
15 points for all Research Essay - 2 Semesters

Stage I Compulsory Courses

Complete 90 points for ALL of the following:

FINEARTS 110 - Introduction to Fine Arts Technologies (15 points)

FINEARTS 111 - Fine Arts Studio 1 (30 points)

FINEARTS 112 - Fine Arts Studio 2 (30 points)

FINEARTS 113 - Creative Research: Theories, Methods and Practice 1 (15 points)

Group 1 Elective Courses

Complete exactly 30 points from the following:

FINEARTS 220 - Nga Toi Taketake: Fibre and Textile (15 points)

FINEARTS 221 - Nga Toi Taketake: Kōhatu / Stone (15 points)

FINEARTS 222 - Creative Technologies: Printmaking (15 points)

FINEARTS 223 - Creative Technologies: Publication (15 points)

FINEARTS 224 - Creative Technologies: Moving Image (15 points)

FINEARTS 225 - Time-Based: Action and Documentation (15 points)

FINEARTS 226 - Creative Technologies: Digital Photography (15 points)

FINEARTS 227 - Creative Technologies: Analogue Photography (15 points)

FINEARTS 228 - Creative Technologies: Painting Materiality and Process (15 points)

FINEARTS 229 - Creative Technologies: Painted Images (15 points)

FINEARTS 230 - Creative Technologies: Constructing Sculpture (15 points)

FINEARTS 231 - Creative Technologies: Shaping Sculpture (15 points)

FINEARTS 232 - Performance: Communication, Identity and Community (15 points)

FINEARTS 234 - Creative Careers: Pathways (15 points)

FINEARTS 235 - Creative Careers: Making Exhibitions (15 points)

FINEARTS 236 - Drawing as Creative Thinking (15 points)

Group 2 Elective Courses

Complete exactly 60 points from the following:

FINEARTS 240 - Indigeneity and Culture: Ko wai au? (30 points)

FINEARTS 241 - Contemporary Practices: Culture and Place (30 points)

FINEARTS 242 - Contemporary Practices: Image and Materiality (30 points)

FINEARTS 243 - Image, Object and Materiality: What is an Object? (30 points)

FINEARTS 244 - Embodiment, Identity and Agency: Art and Audience (30 points)

FINEARTS 245 - Contemporary Practices: Art and the Self (30 points)

FINEARTS 246 - Contemporary Practices: Art in the Anthropocene (30 points)

FINEARTS 247 - Contemporary Practices: Embodied Nature (30 points)

FINEARTS 248 - Technology and Material Futures: Mixed Realities (30 points)

FINEARTS 249 - Contemporary Practices: Technology and Material Futures (30 points)

FINEARTS 250 - Special Topic (30 points)

Stage III Compulsory Courses

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

FINEARTS 320 - Creative Research: Theories, Methods and Practice 3 (15 points)

FINEARTS 321 - Fine Arts Studio 3: Capstone Project (45 points)

Research Essay - 1 Semester

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

FINEARTS 322 - Research Essay: Making Sense of Practice (15 points)

Research Essay - 2 Semesters

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

FINEARTS 322A - Research Essay: Making Sense of Practice (7.5 points)

FINEARTS 322B - Research Essay: Making Sense of Practice (7.5 points)

Bachelor of Science Conjoint Component

Complete 255 points comprising:

At least 1 item from Majors, and
15 to 30 points for Capstone Courses, and
0 to 45 points for 0 to 1 Modules from Modules, and
0 to 120 points from Other Courses from the Bachelor of Science Schedule

Selected courses must include at least 150 points at level 200 or higher.

Selected courses must include at least 75 points at level 300.

Majors

Complete at least 1 of the following:

ANTS-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Anthropological Science (120 points)

BIOS-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences (150 points)

BLBC-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Biochemistry and Cell Biology Pathway (180 points)

BLBT-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Biotechnology Pathway (225 points)

BLEC-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Ecology Pathway (165 points)

BLEV-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Evolution Pathway (150 points)

BLGE-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Genetics Pathway (165 points)

BLMA-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Marine Biology Pathway (150 points)

BLMI-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Microbiology Pathway (180 points)

BLPB-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Plant Biology Pathway (150 points)

BLZO-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Zoology Pathway (165 points)

CHEM-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Chemistry (135 points)

COMP-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Computer Science (135 points)

EASC-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Earth Sciences (120 points)

ENVS-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Environmental Science (120 points)

EXES-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Exercise Sciences (135 points)

EXAS-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Exercise Sciences - Applied Exercise and Sport Sciences Pathway (210 points)

GIS-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Geographic Information Science (135 points)

GEOG-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Geography (120 points)

ITEM-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Information and Technology Management (135 points)

LOGC-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Logic and Computation (150 points)

MNSC-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Marine Science (150 points)

MATH-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Mathematics (135 points)

MAAM-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Mathematics - Applied Mathematics Pathway (135 points)

MAPM-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Mathematics - Pure Mathematics Pathway (135 points)

PHAR-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Pharmacology (135 points)

PHYS-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Physics (180 points)

PHMI-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Physics - Medical Physics and Imaging Technology Pathway (270 points)

PHPH-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Physics - Photonics Pathway (240 points)

PHYO-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Physiology (135 points)

PSYC-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Psychology (135 points)

STAT-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Statistics (120 points)

STAA-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Statistics - Applied Statistics Pathway (120 points)

STAP-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Statistics - Statistics and Probability Pathway (135 points)

Capstone Courses

Complete 15 to 30 points for one of the following:

15 points for all Exercise Sciences Capstone Course, or
30 points for all Information Systems Capstone Course , or
15 points from Other Capstone Courses

A student completing BFBS Major in Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Exercise Sciences - Applied Exercise and Sport Sciences Pathway must complete the requirements from Exercise Sciences Capstone Course.

Exercise Sciences Capstone Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

EXERSCI 399 - Capstone: Applying Exercise Sciences (15 points)

Information Systems Capstone Course

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

INFOSYS 310A - Business Project (15 points)

INFOSYS 310B - Business Project (15 points)

Other Capstone Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

ANTHRO 399 - Capstone: Anthropological Science (15 points)

BIOMED 399 - Capstone: Biomedical Science (15 points)

BIOSCI 399 - Capstone: Biology: The Science of the 21st Century (15 points)

CHEM 397 - Capstone: Green Chemical Science (15 points)

CHEM 398 - Capstone: Medicinal Chemistry (15 points)

CHEM 399 - Capstone: Chemistry (15 points)

COMPSCI 399 - Capstone: Computer Science (15 points)

DATASCI 399 - Capstone: Creating Value from Data (15 points)

EARTHSCI 399 - Capstone: Earth Sciences (15 points)

ENVPHYS 399 - Capstone: Environmental Physics (15 points)

ENVSCI 399 - Capstone: Environmental Science (15 points)

FOODSCI 399 - Capstone: Food and Nutrition (15 points)

GEOG 399 - Capstone: Geography (15 points)

GISCI 399 - Capstone: GIScience (15 points)

INFOMGMT 399 - Capstone: Information Management (15 points)

LOGICOMP 399 - Capstone: Logic and Computation (15 points)

MARINE 399 - Capstone: Marine Science (15 points)

MATHS 399 - Capstone: Mathematics (15 points)

MEDSCI 399 - Capstone: Medical Sciences (15 points)

PHARMCOL 399 - Capstone: Integrated Pharmacology (15 points)

PHYSICS 399 - Capstone: Physics (15 points)

PHYSIOL 399 - Capstone: Physiology (15 points)

PSYCH 399 - Capstone: Communicating Psychology (15 points)

SCIGEN 399 - Capstone: Science (15 points)

STATS 399 - Capstone: Statistics in Action (15 points)

Modules

Complete 0 to 1 Modules from the following:

ENET-BFA/BSc - Conjoint: BFA/BSc module in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (45 points)

Other Courses from the Bachelor of Science Schedule

Complete 0 to 120 points from the following:

No credit will be given for courses matching the pattern *******G, ********G, *********G, **********G, ***********G, or ************G.

No credit will be given for BUSAN 201 or BUSAN 300 or BUSAN 302 unless a student completing or BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Information and Technology Management.

No credit will be given for EDUC 200 or EDUC 201 or EDUC 221 or EDUC 223 or EDUC 323 or EDUC 352 unless a student completing or BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Psychology.

No credit will be given for ELECTENG 209 or ELECTENG 292 or ELECTENG 303 or ELECTENG 331 unless a student completing BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Physics, BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Physics - Medical Physics and Imaging Technology Pathway, or BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Physics - Photonics Pathway.

No credit will be given for FINANCE 261 or FINANCE 361 or FINANCE 362 unless a student completing BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Mathematics, BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Mathematics - Applied Mathematics Pathway, BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Mathematics - Pure Mathematics Pathway, BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Statistics, BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Statistics - Applied Statistics Pathway, or BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Statistics - Statistics and Probability Pathway.

No credit will be given for INFOMGMT 192 or INFOMGMT 399 unless a student completing or BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Information and Technology Management.

No credit will be given for INNOVENT 203 or INNOVENT 307 unless a student completing BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Biological Sciences - Biotechnology Pathway, or BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Information and Technology Management.

No credit will be given for MEDIMAGE 300, or MEDIMAGE 302.

No credit will be given for URBPLAN 125 or URBPLAN 203 or URBPLAN 205 unless a student completing or BFBS Major Conjoint: BFA/BSc major in Geographic Information Science.

No credit will be given for WTRSCI 100.