University of Fort Hare Design Schools

Fort Hare is the first University, to offer Fine Arts Degree in South Africa, to the previously disadvantaged Black communities who were not allowed to study (Fine Art Degree) in the White Universities. The school was established to offer the much needed education denied to Blacks during the Apartheid era.

University of Fort Hare Design Schools Courses 

Undergraduate Programme

Bachelor of Fine Arts modules:

• Fine Art Studies (160 credits)
• Art of Drawing (128 credits)
• LKA111/LKA121 (16 credits) Compulsory
• Philosophy of Art (32 credits)
• History of Art (128 credits)

Thirty two (32) credits each in any 2 subjects listed in rule A4 or Entry Requirements or any equivalent modules with the approval of the Programme Co-ordinator.

Masters Programme

Admission

To be admitted to the Qualification of Master of Fine Arts, a candidate must have to

his/her credit, a three year Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art plus Honours, a Four year

Bachelor of Fine Art Qualification, or appropriate equivalents, or exceptional artistic

achievements.

Programme

The Qualification is obtained by course work and dissertation. The Master of Fine Arts

study must represent a specific concept that manifests itself in all aspects of the

artistic presentations required by the Qualification. Requirements for this artistic

presentation are:

1. MFA 701 (64 Credits) A portfolio of artistic presentation in a chosen field of study.
2. MFA 702 (64 Credits) A portfolio of ancillary developmental artistic works directly related to the chosen field of study.
3. MFA 703 (64 Credits) A final artistic presentation completed within a set period of time not later than the end of November of the final year of study. This presentation to include the portfolio of ancillary work related to the examination work.
4. MFA 704 (64 Credits) An extended essay/visual document directly related to the chosen field of work.

University of Fort Hare Admission Requirment

• Minimum of level 4 in English 1st Additional Language or

• Minimum of level 3 in English Home Language.

• Minimum of Level 4 or better in four 20-credit subjects from the designated list, excluding Life Orientation.

QUALIFICATIONMINIMUM STATUTORY ENTRY REQUIREMENT Bachelors degreePass NSC with an achievement rating of 4(50-59%) or more in 4 (four) subjectsDiplomaPass NSC with an achieving rating of 3(40-49% )or more in 4 (four) subjects

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR MATURE AGE APPLICANTS

Mature age applicants (turning 23 years during year of registration), who have met the requirements in bullets 1 – 3 above, qualify for admission to main stream programmes. They need to apply for conditional exemption from HESA.

Designated Subjects

AccountingLanguagesAgricultural scienceLife scienceBusiness StudiesMathematics of Mathematical LiteracyDramatic ArtsMusicEconomicsPhysical SciencesEngineering Graphicsand DesignReligious StudiesGeographyVisual ArtsHistoryConsumer StudiesInformation Technology

Applicants who wish to enroll for a degree programme need to ensure that four of their seven subjects are from the designated list.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Senior Certificate (pre-2008)

A candidate is expected to possess a minimum level of proficiency in English language. A pass mark of at least E symbol on SG is considered to be sufficient. A pass mark of at least an F symbol on HG English 1st language is also considered to be sufficient.

A Matriculation Exemption or Further Education and Training Certificate.

A standard qualification to study for a degree is a Matriculation endorsement or equivalent.

CN                          SC

S Symbol achieved inGrade 12 subjectsGrade of Grade 12 subjectsHGSGA86B75C64D53E42F31

 How to calculate your minimum admission point score (APS)

NSC	NSC%	PS	APS %
7	80-89	8	90-99
6	79-79	7	80-89
5	60-69	6	79-79
4	50-59	5	60-69
3	40-49	4	50-59
2	30-39	3	40-49
10	-290	2	30-39
			0-29

ARE YOU A INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT WITH FOREIGN SCHOOL-LEAVING?

Undergraduate

All applicants with non-South African School-leaving require a certificate of exemption from the Matriculation Board of South Africa for admission into an undergraduate qualification. For more information regarding the Matriculation Exemptions please visit the Matriculation Board website on www.he-enrol.ac.za

The University of Fort Hare will also submit applications to the Matriculation Board on behalf of the applicant on submission of the following:

Form M30E (also available from the matriculation board website); Copies of educational qualification (certified at the University); Copy of Passport or birth certificate (certified at the University);

Exemption application fee charged at R400.00 (payable at the University); and

Sworn English translation of documents required where applicable.

Postgraduate

All applicants with non-South African qualifications are required to have their qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). For more information regarding evaluation of qualifications please visit the SAQA website: www.saqa.org.za

Student selection and admissions process

1. Students receive application forms from the Students Registration Office through the post/contact.

2. These are completed and returned to the Students Registration Office and get sorted per-Faculty.

3. Then the faculty selection committee (Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning, Faculty Manager, HODs and Administrators) convenes to do the selection.

4. Admission is done on merit, using the Swedish point system.High scores are considered first in chronological order

For interview programmes students are invited for presentations prior to selection.The current matrics are provisionally accepted pending their matric final results and availability for admission into programmes, plus NBT results.The application forms are checked and signed by the Faculty Manager according to the admission status.  Once the forms are signed, they are given back to the Students Registration Office to capture the status which is then communicated to the students as backup.The Faculty keeps records of the accepted students as backup. Wait listed students are considered after registration of accepted students.Accepted students get notification from the Students Registration Office.