4-year Bachelor
2-year Master
SAFAA offers Bachelor and Master programmes in Painting on full-time basis. The academic programmes are based on classical and national cultural traditions and values. They are elaborated upon investigation of modern technologies as well as international experience. Students learn to get dimensional-spatial images through the help of lines and colours, to use plastic dimensions, to find unique solutions to compositional structure and colour. Particular attention is attached to the work with life models to ensure the relevant picture and compositional colour choice that are real guarantees of professional skills for painting.
Starting from the second year of Bachelor studies, the teaching and learning process mainly takes place in studios run by prominent artists. At Master’s level, the programme focuses on creativity, critical thinking as well as development of research abilities of the student.
In the fourth year of Bachelor level diploma defence is carried out. The final assessment of Master’s degree is carried out in the form of master’s thesis or a complex creative compositional work defence. In case of compositional work the graduate introduces an extended explanatory or the research study referring to the work subject to defence. The final work should express not only students’ academic knowledge and creative abilities but also research skills. For the preparation of Master’s thesis or compositional work, a supervisor and an opponent are assigned to the graduate. If necessary, also a life model is assigned. The topic, scope, size is approved by the chair of Painting.
Courses
Bachelor
Subjects (4 years) | Credits (240 credits) |
Armenian Language and Literature | 4 credits |
Armenian History | 4 credits |
Physical Training | – |
Philosophy | 2 credits |
Civil defence and Emergency Management | 2 credits |
Informatics | 2 credits |
Basics of Environmental Protection | 2 credits |
Perspective Drawing | 4 credits |
History of Ancient, Antique and Medieval World Art | 2 credits |
History of Ancient, Early Medieval and XII-XIX Armenian Art | 2 credits |
History of World Art, XV-XXI | 2 credits |
History of Armenian Art, XX-XXI | 2 credits |
Drawing | 55 credits |
Painting | 69 credits |
Composition | 28 credits |
Plastic Anatomy | 4 credits |
Material Technique and Technology | 2 credits |
Oil Painting Machine Technique and Technology | 2 credits |
Restoration Techniques | 2 credits |
Optional Courses | 8 credits |
Academic Internship | 12 credits |
Pre-diploma Internship | 26 credits |
Diploma Defence | 4 credits |
Master
Subjects (2 years) | Credits (120 credits) |
Aesthetics | 2 credits |
Research Methods | 6 credits |
Composition | 42 credits |
Restoration Technology | 2 credits |
Portfolio Project | 2 credits |
Optional Courses | 4 credits |
Research Work | 32 credits |
Preparation of Master Thesis and Project | 28 credits |
Thesis Defence | 2 credits |
Contacts:
Faculty of Fine Arts
Dean: Prof. Edik Vardanyan
Phone: (+37410) 58 07 86
Chair of Painting
Head: Prof. Paravon Mirzoyan
Phone: (+37410) 25 88 61