The Bachelor of Fine Arts & Design (BFAD) at AFDA is designed for a new generation of artists, designers and creative entrepreneurs who want to transform their ideas into meaningful work and build sustainable careers from their creativity.
Bachelor of Fine Arts & Design
3 years, full time, NQF Level 7 | SAQA ID 125577
JHB, CPT
Overview
Bachelor of Fine Arts & Design
The Bachelor of Fine Arts & Design (BFAD) at AFDA is designed for a new generation of artists, designers and creative entrepreneurs who want to transform their ideas into meaningful work and build sustainable careers from their creativity.
Where creativity becomes your career.
The future does not belong to those who only make art. It belongs to those who imagine, create, innovate, own and lead.
Art is no longer limited to galleries. Today’s artists create immersive worlds, live experiences, installations, brands, digital products, environments and movements.
Whether you are drawing a concept, designing an experience, building a prototype, creating immersive environments or exploring new digital frontiers, BFAD gives you the freedom, skills and industry connections to turn your creative vision into reality.
At AFDA, creativity is more than expression.
Creativity is an economy. Creativity is innovation. Creativity is opportunity.
Why AFDA
Where creativity becomes your career.
The future does not belong to those who only make art. It belongs to those who imagine, create, innovate, own and lead.
Art is no longer limited to galleries. Today’s artists create immersive worlds, live experiences, installations, brands, digital products, environments and movements.
Whether you are drawing a concept, designing an experience, building a prototype, creating immersive environments or exploring new digital frontiers, BFAD gives you the freedom, skills and industry connections to turn your creative vision into reality.
At AFDA, creativity is more than expression.
Creativity is an economy. Creativity is innovation. Creativity is opportunity.
Disciplines
Create without limits. Build your future. Own your creativity.
BFAD empowers you to become an artist, but it also empowers you to become a creator who understands how to develop ideas, protect your intellectual property, build audiences, create opportunities and shape your own future.
Through BFAD, you will explore traditional artistic practices alongside the technologies shaping tomorrow’s creative industries.
Develop your craft through:
Drawing. Painting. Photography. Fabrication. Design. Installation.
And futureproof your creative practice through:
Digital fabrication. Immersive media. AI. Extended reality. Interactive design. Creative prototyping.
You will learn through real projects, collaborations and industry experiences to develop work that is culturally meaningful, commercially relevant and globally competitive.
Modules
Create without limits. Build your future. Own your creativity.
BFAD empowers you to become an artist, but it also empowers you to become a creator who understands how to develop ideas, protect your intellectual property, build audiences, create opportunities and shape your own future.
Through BFAD, you will explore traditional artistic practices alongside the technologies shaping tomorrow’s creative industries.
Develop your craft through:
Drawing. Painting. Photography. Fabrication. Design. Installation.
And futureproof your creative practice through:
Digital fabrication. Immersive media. AI. Extended reality. Interactive design. Creative prototyping.
You will learn through real projects, collaborations and industry experiences to develop work that is culturally meaningful, commercially relevant and globally competitive.