Bachelor’s degree · Photography pathway within a broader degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Whitecliffe · Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Subject
- Fine art, Photo & moving imageFull time
- Format
- On campus3 Years, Full-time
- Price
- NZ$11,378per year, 2027
Photography pathway within a broader degree
About this program
A three-year fine arts degree that pairs fine arts with Photo Media, taught at the Auckland city campus.
- School and department
- WhitecliffeSchool of Fine Arts
- Subject or specialization
- Fine art, Photo & moving imageRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Award status
- Accredited academic qualificationAwarded by a degree-granting institution or listed in a national qualifications framework.
- Awarding body
- Whitecliffe
- National level
- NZQF level 7As stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 3 Years, Full-time
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full timeFull-time
- Credits
- 360 NZQA creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- Auckland City Symonds Street Campus
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio required
- Portfolio
- Applicants present a portfolio of original artwork, submit a letter of intent and attend an interview, which may be by video conference.
- Interview or assignment
- Interview, possibly by video conference
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- February 2027
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Facilities, final project and placement
As published by the institution. None of this guarantees employment or exhibition opportunities.
- Facilities and equipment
- The Symonds Street campus has a darkroom, lighting studio, printmaking workshop and tech workshop.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)