I. Overview of types
1. Art College.
2. Art major in public universities
3. Private schools
These institutions offer various diplomas to graduates. Among them, public universities and 56 public fine arts colleges awarded diplomas recognized by the French Ministry of Culture. Diplomas from private art schools are generally recognized by the industry, but it will be more difficult for China students to return to China for certification, except those recommended by China International Student Service Center.
There are 56 public fine arts colleges in France, which belong to the Ministry of Cultural Exchange and are equivalent to the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts. The total number of registered students in these 56 public higher art colleges is/10 000. Each school is not large, and its enrollment is limited (average per school 150 to 200 students). Legally speaking, 46 of them are managed by local governments (cities or districts), and 10 is a national school under the Ministry of Cultural Exchange. However, regardless of their legal nature or name, these colleges have formed a veritable French higher art education network, with the same organization and coordination, and the same teaching evaluation system (general credits and ECTS European credits).
National Academy of Fine Arts: National Academy
Provincial Academy of Fine Arts: regional colleges
Municipal Academy of Fine Arts: ECOLE MUNICIPALE
Candidates must be present in person and bring their own works of art on the day of the exam, whether they take the ENTRETIEN exam or attend the interview of the Academic Equivalence Committee of our school. Candidates who wish to study art in France must be proficient in French. A French language proficiency test will be organized during the entrance examination. Have a comprehensive understanding of current art and international contemporary art creation (practical design, architecture, graphic design, etc.). ) is essential for applying to attend the French Higher Institute of Art. To enter the French Higher Institute of Art, we must first look at the quality of the candidate and whether his art course conforms to the artistic direction of the applying institution. Therefore, candidates should try to understand the situation of each school in advance in order to find the school that suits them best.
Compared with the academy of fine arts introduced earlier, the fine arts department of public universities is more theoretical and research-oriented. If you want to get more practical opportunities or help you enter the corresponding art field after graduation, then attending public universities is not as advantageous as the other two types of schools. Diplomas from public universities are unified and guaranteed. In 2004, French higher education began to change to LMD system, that is, after three years of study, you can get eight years of bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree. The advantage of studying art in a comprehensive university is that the diploma is unified and guaranteed, and the disadvantage is that theory is greater than practice. Art majors in public universities are a good choice for art students who want to go back to China for education.
Two, the public university art major provides the following two diplomas.
ARTS PLASTIQUES: including pure art courses such as oil painting, sculpture and art theory. There are many comprehensive universities that offer this diploma, among which Paris ranks first, Paris ranks eighth, Montpellier ranks third, Marseille ranks first, Lille ranks third, Bordeaux ranks third, Rennes ranks second, Strasbourg ranks second and Toulouse ranks second.
Art application: including courses of practical arts such as decoration and design. Compared with plastic arts, there are fewer universities that issue diplomas in practical arts, mainly Bordeaux III, Paris I, Paris VIII, Strasbourg II and Toulouse II. Specific majors are:
Image Technology and Art (1st Paris)