美术硕士旨在为有资格的候选人提供机会，以发展他们的研究潜能，在其实践领域中发展精通并促进对当代艺术实践以及艺术和文化理论的理解。高品质的研究主题和独立的监督确保了艺术和智力上的卓越和领导才能，并且在国际背景下进行学习和培训。美术硕士课程的完成标志着注册人进行了相当大的原创性研究，该研究由注册人在适当的学术监督下并在规定的研究时期内进行并报告。候选人提交大约30,000到40,000个单词的书面论文，或者包含创造性作品和书面成分相结合的论文，相当于40,000个单词。书面内容必须至少占最终提交内容的25％（
The Master of Fine Arts aims to provide opportunities for suitably qualified candidates to develop their potential for research, develop mastery in their field of practice and contribute to understandings of contemporary artistic practice and theories of arts and culture. High quality research subjects and independent supervision ensure artistic and intellectual excellence and leadership potential, and learning and training takes place in an international context. Completion of the Master of Fine Arts signifies that the holder has undertaken a substantial piece of original research, which has been conducted and reported by the holder under proper academic supervision and in a research environment for a prescribed period. Candidates submit a written thesis of approximately 30,000 to 40,000 words or a thesis comprising a combination of creative work and written component to the equivalent of 40,000 words. The written component must be of at least 25% (10,000 words) of the final submission.