BA in Visual Arts
Combines artistic practice with critical and conceptual enquiry. Students work intensively in studio contexts while engaging with ideas, histories, and debates that shape contemporary visual culture, developing the skills needed to communicate, analyse, and produce work in professional creative contexts.
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Programme overview
Duration
Four years
Campus
Stellenbosch
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Career opportunities
Professional fine artist, art teacher, graphic designer, illustrator, jewellery designer and manufacturer, art critic or art theorist.
Related professions: stage designer, book designer, curator, museum and art gallery custodian, art dealer, art entrepreneur, gemmologist, technical expert in sculpture, welding, casting, lithography as well as fields such as film production, art direction, photography and advertising.
Related professions: stage designer, book designer, curator, museum and art gallery custodian, art dealer, art entrepreneur, gemmologist, technical expert in sculpture, welding, casting, lithography as well as fields such as film production, art direction, photography and advertising.
Occupations:
Artist
Designer
Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- An NSC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Life Orientation)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40%
- Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www. maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40%
- Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www. maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
Minimum admission requirements – International curricula
IEB-ISC
- IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory)
- IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 65% (excluding Active Citizenry)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40%
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
German Abitur
- University Exemption with 60% average
- Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
- University Exemption with 60% average
- Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level, IGCSE/O-level
- University Exemption with 60% average
- Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level, IGCSE/O-level
- University Exemption with 60% average
- Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
- IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory)
- IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 65% (excluding Active Citizenry)
- Home Language 50%
- First Additional Language 40%
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
German Abitur
- University Exemption with 60% average
- Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
- University Exemption with 60% average
- Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level, IGCSE/O-level
- University Exemption with 60% average
- Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level, IGCSE/O-level
- University Exemption with 60% average
- Language requirements will be satisfied by meeting the exemption requirements
Hand in a prescribed portfolio of art by 1 September. Information is available at www.maties.com > Apply > Application documents.
Selection requirements
Admission requirements and selection criteria for undergraduate programmes:
https://files.su.ac.za/public/undergraduate-maties/documents/2026-03/arts-and-social-sciencespdf.pdf
Programme structure
Full-time
Last updated
14 April 2026
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