Art academies
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The art academies of Wallonia-Brussels are higher education institutions that organise courses combining theory and practical activities in the following four artistic fields:
- fine, visual and spatial arts
- music
- dramatic art and art of oratory
- performing arts and broadcasting and communication techniques.
Organisation of studies
The art academies organise their studies as an undergraduate course (short-term course) or as a combined undergraduate and graduate course (long-term course).
The undergraduate courses (short-term courses) the so-called « vocational » cycles lead to the conferral of the Bachelor’s degree. They correspond to 180 credits that can be acquired in three years of studies. These studies generally lead to the exercise of a specific profession upon completion of the course.
The combined undergraduate and graduate courses (long courses) include:
- an initial transition program of study leading to the conferral of a Bachelor’s degree. Its duration is of three years (180 credits).
- a second program of study leading to the conferral of a Master’s degree. This course, that ensures specialisation in a specific discipline, corresponds to 60 or 120 credits that can be acquired in one or two years of study.
To be admitted to the art academies, it is necessary to fulfil, on the one hand, the general admission requirements to higher education and, on the other hand, to pass the entrance examination organised by the institution to evaluate the artistic skills of the applicants. See How to apply
