Postgraduate

Certificate in Fine Art

(3 months full time)

 

Postgraduate

Diploma in Fine Art

(6 months full time)

 

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The Postgraduate Certificate in Fine Art and the Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art are aimed at holders of BA and BFA degrees in studio art subjects and other artists with professional experience.
 

First held in 1978 at the Cyprus College of Art, this is the Larnaca version of the programme, run entirely by the Cornaro Institute from 2014. It is an extremely well-respected course that attracts painting, sculpture and other art students from around the world, and in particular from Britain, Ireland and the European Union, and the United States and Canada. All tuition is in English.

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Three possible start dates in 2014 and 2015:

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Option 1: 15 September to 15 December 2014
 

or
 

Option 2: 15 February to 15 May 2015
 

or
 

Option 3: 1 June to 1 September 2015

 

To obtain the Postgraduate Certificate in Fine Art students study on one three month block. To obtain the Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art students study on two three month blocks (i.e. six months).

 

About the Courses
 

The course is highly practical in nature, and follows the standard format of British postgraduate certificate and diploma programmes in Fine Art. This means students are given their own studio space to work in and they are asked to explore their own interests and ideas with the support of weekly tutorials, group crits and cultural studies lectures. Written work comprises a self-analysis of the students own work in relation to historic and contemporary art and other culture and being in Cyprus. Tutors encourage students to engage with the fact that they are based in Cyprus and to allow this to have an impact upon their work.

Most students on the course are hands-on painters and sculptors, and the Institute specialises in these activities in terms of its staffing and beliefs. You should also bear in mind the Institute is a low-tech environment, so if you have need of specialist technical equipment to make your work you will have to provide this yourself. For painters there is plenty of white-walled studio space, and in the mild climate the opportunity to work outdoors for much of the year. For sculptors, stone-carving, construction, cold-casting and welding are all possible.

 

Awards and Further Study

 

At the successful end of the Certificate programme students are awarded the Cornaro ​Institute Postgraduate Certificate in Fine Art and also become Associate Fellows of the Cornaro Institute. At the successful end of the Diploma programme students are awarded the Cornaro Institute Diploma in Fine Art and also become Fellows of the Cornaro Institute.

 

Most people taking this programmes are only interested in the cultural and artistic experience of studying on these courses. Because of this they are non-credit bearing programmes assessed internally by the Cornaro Institute with assistance from external assessor(s) with appropriate qualifications. They are not part of the KYSATS recognition system.

 

You can obtain academic credit for your studies on these programmes by applying to study for an MA in Fine Art at a university or art college in the UK or Ireland. In the UK you should apply to join an MA Fine Art or similar course and request your studies in Cyprus be assessed for Accreditation of Prior Learning (known as APL). In Ireland you should apply to join an MA Fine Art or similar course and request your studies in Cyprus be assessed for Recognition of Prior Learning (known as RPL).

 

We have had many students do this successfully in the past, and the result has been that they have been allowed to offset part of their MA studies in the UK or Ireland because of their studies in Cyprus. In some cases this has meant our graduates have had to study for only an additional three months in the UK to obtain an MA degree. However, it is up to the university or art school you apply to how much credit they will allow for your studies in Cyprus, if any.

 

For more general information on this process click here. The information in this link is provided by CIT but almost all universities and colleges in the UK and Ireland have procedures for APL or RPL which are similar to those described in this link. Contact the UK or Irish university or college of your choice and ask.

 

Living Accommodation (if required)

 

Students coming to us from overseas requiring living accommodation will be helped to find living accommodation if required, and the cost of living accommodation rental is usually 250 euro a month upwards, depending on requirements. This excludes utility bills.

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Entry Requirements

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By the time the course is due to start you should have completed a BA or BFA degree in Fine Art or similar studio arts programme. We do not require specific grades, as we consider the grading of art degrees to be nonsense, and so we will base our decision on whether to offer you a place on the course on your application form, referee statements and on seeing images of your work. All tuition is in English. If English is not your first language (mother tongue) you might be required to prove that you understand English sufficiently well to follow the course.

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Programme Code: PGC
Programme Name: Postgraduate Certificate in Fine Art
Course fee: €1000 (euro)

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or 

 

Programme Code: PGD
Programme Name: Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art
Course fee: €1800 (euro)

 

 

No bursary or scholarship funding is available from the Institute.



Deadline for Applications: Ongoing. We recommend as early application as possible especially if you require living accommodation.

 

To apply now online please click here!