FINA101-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

What is Practice?

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Fina101 is a fine arts studio-based course, delivered in the first semester. It comprises five two-week units (eight days), where you are introduced to the different studio disciplines in fine arts (painting, sculpture, photography, moving image, graphic design). In each two-week unit students will undertake one project for assessment. In each of the projects the students will examine the primary role and conventions of drawing as it is understood and applied in various fine arts paradigms.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School. Entry to this course is limited.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:30 - 12:30 - 23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00 - 2 Mar - 8 Mar
16 Mar - 22 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:30 - 12:30 - 23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 26 Apr
4 May - 10 May
18 May - 24 May
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 13:00 - 16:00 Fine Arts 124A Seminar Room
16 Feb - 22 Feb
Presentation A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 15:00 Fine Arts 124A Seminar Room
16 Feb - 22 Feb

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,473.00

International fee $10,431.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 70

For further information see Creative and Digital Arts .

All FINA101 Occurrences

  • FINA101-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026