The Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) is a one year diploma that proposes to emphasize the development of intellectual growth and critical discourse in art practice. The PGD is a qualification enabling students to specialize at an advanced level in areas not included in their Bachelor’s degree. It may be used as a transitional qualification providing a pathway. The programme provides a bridge to the students who wish to pursue for the Masters studies, but lack the familiarity with visual infrastructure. The one year diploma offers the opportunity to understand the various disciplines within art practice for students to make continuous link areas not only between art theory and art practice but also between the historical and the contemporary. The Programme has therefore been structured to help students to locate themselves and their work within a local and a global context. The Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Art consists of two semesters. The students read the same course as the Master of Visual Art Year I students, but are not required to produce the extended essay or putup the Degree Show. The students of Master of Visual Art who fail to meet the required criteria of the programme by the end of Year I, will be awarded the PGD.
• Applicants with minimum 16 years of education or equivalent qualification in the relevant fields with minimum 60% marks from an HEC recognized institute are eligible to apply.
• Candidates must pass NCA's own aptitude test at par with GAT.
Total Number of Credits | 42 |
Taught Subjects (Credits) | 36 |
Thesis (Research & Design Credits) | 06 |
Total Number of Semesters | 04 |
Semester Duration | 18 Weeks |
Classwork | 16 Weeks |
Testing and Evaluation | 02 Weeks |
Course Load /Semester | 9-12 Credits |
Studio Courses | 60 % |
Theory / Seminar Courses | 40 % |
Course Code | Courses | Contact Hours | Studio / Theory | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA-5101 | Art Theory and Criticism I | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA-5102 | Third Space Seminar I | 3 | Studio | 3 |
VA-5103 | Research Seminar I | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA-5104 | Studio Practice I | 6 | Studio | 3 |
Total | 12 |
Course Code | Courses | Contact Hours | Studio / Theory | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA- 5201 | Art Theory and Criticism II | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA- 5202 | Third Space Seminar II | 2 | Studio | 2 |
VA- 5203 | Research Seminar II | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA- 5204 |
Studio Practice II
a. Course work b. Placement with a traditional practitioner |
8 | Studio | 4 |
Total | 12 |
1. THEORY
Assessment will be conducted in each core course (theory) based on written examinations. The final assessment may
be based on:-
1. An aggregate of marks obtained in semester assignments during the course; (which shall not exceed 50% of the
total marks allocated to the course).
2. An examination may comprise 100% of the total marks allocated to the course.
The examination in each core course (theory) include the following:-
a) A written examination may include essay questions and the critical analysis of visual material.
b) Term papers (2500-4000 words)
c) Presentation (800-1500 word written report supported by an oral presentation and visual material).
2. ART PRACTICE
Assessment will be based on the following criteria
a. Conceptual base and development.
i. How this is reflected in the student’s work
b. Does the student have an understanding of:
i. Self-criticism and analysis
ii. Visual language and communication
iii. Ability to contextualize work
Failure
1. Should a student fail in one core course s/he will be required to take the examination within the time period
prescribed by the course tutor as long as it does not exceed the semester.
2. Should a student fail two core courses during semester-I, s/he will be required to leave the programme.
3. Should a student fail in second tutorial of the semester-I, s/he will be placed on academic probation for a month.
During this period additional counseling will be scheduled.
4. Should a student fail at the end of semester-I, s/he will be required to leave the programme or repeat the failed
course.
5. Students of Master of Visual Art who lack to reach a certain criteria of the programme by the end of semester-II,
will be awarded the PGD.
Principal NCA
Programme Director
BFA National College of Arts, Lahore
MA Chelsea College of Arts, London
PhD (Fine Arts), Post Doc. Research Fellow AVA, London
Advanced Drawing, Concordia University, Montreal
Associate Professor
BFA, NCA Lahore, Pakistan
MA (Hons.) Visual Art,NCA Lahore, Pakistan
Associate Professor
BFA, MA (Hons.) Visual Art
NCA Lahore, Pakistan
Associate Professor
Ed.M (MPhil) Art Education
Columbia University Newyork
Lecturer
MFA (Painting, Printmaking)
Virginia Commonweath,
University, USA
Lecturer
BFA, MA (Hons.) Visual Art
NCA Lahore, Pakistan
Lecturer
BFA, MA (Hons.) Visual Art
NCA Lahore, Pakistan
Lecturer
MA (Hons.) Visual Art
NCA Lahore, Pakistan
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