Fine and Applied Arts is a course which the gifted in drawing and crafts find interesting. For many Arts students in the secondary school – choosing Fine and Applied Arts is a viable option. WAEC candidates can now know the subjects they can combine to be able to get admission into the university to study Fine and Applied Arts.
In Nigeria, a bachelor’s degree in Fine and Applied Arts is awarded in the following areas: Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Graphics, Painting, Sculpture, and Textile Design.
Fine and Applied Arts as a Profession in Nigeria
Applied arts is a broad subject area that combines aesthetics, design, consumer need, and problem solving.
Graphic design, fashion design, architecture, automotive design, advertising, and ceramics are all areas of study.
Whether you specialize in fine art or art history, the skills you gain during your degree are likely to be highly valued and transferable to a variety of sectors, including specialized art careers as well as a variety of other graduate roles.
In the majority of art careers in Nigeria, such as illustration, graphic design, fashion, photography, artistry, and others, having a diverse portfolio of work to show prospective employers, including some of your own original ideas as well as coursework, is essential or highly advantageous.
The theoretical component of your degree should allow you to contextualize your work by explaining your influences, the reasoning behind your theme selection, and why you used specific materials and techniques.
Fine and Applied Arts as a Course to Study
In Nigeria, studying Fine and Applied Arts focuses on contemporary research in creative practices in art, design, and art history. Students participate in one-on-one conversations, group critiques, experiential learning and technical demonstrations, exhibition tours, visiting artists’ lectures, field trips, and other activities to foster a vibrant studio culture.
The Fine and Applied Arts course curriculum allows for the incorporation of indigenous ideas, motifs, designs, and styles into art learning and production.
Fine arts is the transformation of your imagination into an intangible/tangible art form, such as song lyrics, music, film production, painting, or a movie script.
Fine arts are divided into three categories: visual art, creative art, and performing art. It is an undergraduate program that allows a person to gain name, fame, and money in their chosen field.
Studying Fine and Applied Arts in Nigeria can open doors for job opportunities such as,
- Art director
- Cartoonist
- Graphic artist
- Photographer
- Illustrator
- Tattoo artist
WAEC Subjects Combination for Fine and Applied Arts
The approved WAEC subjects’ combination for Fine and Applied Arts include subjects such as.
- Mathematics (not compulsory in most schools)
- English
- Fine/Applied Arts
- Government
- CRK/IRK
- Civic Education
That means for your chances to get admission into an institution that offers Fine and Applied Arts, one has to make sure in WAEC that he/she gets at least a C6 in English and Fine/Applied Arts.Other additional subjects that the candidate can write include Civic Education, Igbo, Data science, CRK/IRK, Economics, Government and many others.
For your chances to get admission into an institution that offers Fine and Applied Arts, one has to make sure in WAEC that he/she gets at least a C6 in English and Fine/Applied Arts. Other additional subjects that the candidate can write include Civic Education, Igbo, Data science, CRK/IRK, Economics, Government and many others.
For Fine Art in JAMB, the student will be required to write English, Fine Art and two other Arts subjects or Social Science subject.
Some of the courses that will be studied under Fine and Applied Arts in the university include:
Art Education, Art History, Ceramics, Fashion Design, Graphics, Painting, Sculpture, and Textile Design.
