5th year ART - DNSEP

The 5^th year completes the 2nd cycle of higher art education studies. It corresponds to the acquisition of  a full autonomy that heralds the transition between the status of a student and that of an artist. This 5^th year is the finalization of the cursus followed within the school and which is concluded by taking the DNSEP (Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique) equivalent to a Master 2 level diploma. 

5^th year ART: objectives

The objectives of the 5^th year ART are to:

• recognise the qualities of the art work produced by the student since the 4th year AR;
• recognise the abilitiy of the student to conceptualise and verbalise their research;
• push the students project, begun during the 4^th year, towards reaching its full potential of quality art work and to confirm the autonomy of the students' work;
• finalise the theoretical research to be presented in the form of a written thesis for the DNSEP.

5^th year ART: course programme

The ensemble of the course offered during the 5^th year ART take into consideration:

• the thesis seminar;
• tutoring;
• the Show-offs;
• project monitoring;
• the brain-storming workshop;
• the ARC (Ateliers de Recherche et de Création);
• the seminars, theory classes and Workshops;
• the research programme.

The evaluation of the 5th year ART takes place at the end of semester 9 and is a prerequisite to taking the end of year final diploma examinations.