Postgraduate portfolio can not apply for undergraduate? Yes! Postgraduate portfolio can not apply for undergraduate? Classmate, why do you have such a question? The collection of works has played a decisive role in the application for art study abroad, whether it is for college entrance examination or for postgraduate study. For learning tasks at different stages, colleges and universities will also have corresponding assessment standards. Although the forms of undergraduate and graduate portfolios are similar, there are many differences in specific requirements and creation methods.

Guangxianjun often hears many students and parents misunderstand these differences in their daily work:

"The collection of works at the level of graduate students can not even apply for undergraduate courses?"

"Undergraduate works focus on the results, but the process is not important"

"Postgraduate portfolio should be creative, and undergraduate portfolio should have a foundation"

"Undergraduate portfolio is a low profile version for graduate students"

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The fundamental reasons for this misunderstanding are the "contempt" of undergraduate works collection and the ambiguity of college assessment requirements. To help you understand the real difference between the two stages of the collection, let's first Parsons Pure Art Take majors as an example, let's compare the differences between colleges and universities in the requirements of works collection:

　　 Parsons BA Fine Arts Portfolio Requirements ：

　　 Parsons MFA Fine Arts Portfolio Requirements:

　　 Number of works:

Undergraduate: 8-12 pictures

Postgraduate stage: 20 pictures , can also provide No more than four three minute videos As auxiliary material

　　 Form of work:

　　 Undergraduate : can include Multiple media forms , such as painting, sculpture, clothing design, animation, graphic design or sketch, etc.

　　* Undergraduate : There is one more Parsons Challenge , create new visual works according to the theme of the original works, and write a 500 word article to describe the process of idea development.

　　 Postgraduate stage : can include painting, sketch, sculpture, print, Photography, video, installation or performance , and The creative materials, dimensions and theme of the work are introduced in detail.

　　 Specific requirements:

　　 Undergraduate : Encourage students to show Experimentation and breadth And there is no need to specify the specific professional tendency in the works.

　　 Postgraduate stage : Reflected in a 500-750 word purpose statement, summarizing the past Learning background, preliminary research plan and exploratory content in this field 。

Although the above is only a collection of works of the same major in one university, Parsons' work requirements for the two stages are very representative according to the successful application experience of natural light in undergraduate and graduate students for many years. We can also draw some conclusions by integrating the above three groups of data:

　　 1. The number of undergraduate works is generally lower than that of postgraduate works;

2. Postgraduate portfolio emphasizes recording the complete creative process;

3. The two stages also attach importance to the use of multiple media and materials in the works, but the graduate stage pays more attention to the combination of new media, interdisciplinary and other more comprehensive forms of works;

4. In the undergraduate stage, emphasis is placed on students' experimentation and breadth, while in the graduate stage, emphasis is placed on students' professionalism and pertinence.

After understanding the assessment standards of the two stages, we will focus on 4 different assessment points Talk about specific creation methods to help students clarify the direction of their efforts in the process of creating works!

Number of works

Generally speaking, the number of undergraduate works in British and American art colleges is less than that of graduate students, usually within 15. This is also because most of the students have not systematically studied a certain major before applying for undergraduate education. The focus of the college assessment is not on the mature creative ability of the applicants, but Focusing on students' creative thinking and future plasticity 。

Therefore, for the creation of undergraduate works, students do not need to pursue 4-5 project works with high completion, but try to fully display their artistic potential in all aspects in a limited number of works.

We can choose 1-2 Focus on two theme projects To fully express the creative ideas and divergent process, other sections will not be too rigid in the professional dimension, but more to show their personal interests, professional skills, diverse attempts and other comprehensive strength.

However, the graduate stage is different. The number of work collections of colleges and universities is required to be about 15-20 pages, which gives us enough space to let students Be able to demonstrate comprehensive design ability, as well as the depth and breadth of professional vision.

therefore Collection of Art Studied Abroad In creation, we generally recommend students to choose 4-5 projects to show their exploration in the professional field from different directions, and each project should try to include the complete creation process of research ability, critical thinking, visual expression, scheme planning, etc.

Creative media

With the continuous extension of the boundaries of art majors, colleges and universities also attach great importance to the way of cultivating talents The diversity and exploratory presentation of creative media Therefore, no matter what stage the assessment institution is, it has broadened the restrictions on the form of expression for students.

Relatively speaking, the college's assessment of the undergraduate stage is less restricted by the professional dimension, and students can also choose a wider range of creative media. For example, we mentioned Parsons' undergraduate works collection of pure arts at the beginning. The suggested creative forms also include clothing, photography and other categories.

The fundamental reason is that colleges and universities want to see Basic creative ability and thinking vitality As for which form of expression and creative media to use, it is optional.

Therefore, students can break through professional restrictions with a more open mind in the creation process, and express our exploration spirit and full enthusiasm for applying for the major with the purpose of accurately transmitting personal ideas and highlighting advantages.

The collection of graduate students' works is relatively less free, and the colleges are looking for precise and high-level professional talents in their professional fields, so the students' choice of the form of work expression should be based on the professional dimension, Choose the right media with clear thinking logic.

At the same time, we can also use our critical thinking and combine new technology and multimedia to show our mastery of the diversity of creative media and exploration of the advancement in this field.

Professional competence

In terms of professional ability, there is no doubt that the difficulty of undergraduate professional works collection is obviously lower than that of graduate stage, and the workload we need to put into is also different.

In undergraduate stage, applicants are mainly assessed Basic professional skills and aesthetic knowledge reserves, The assessment method will also be relatively direct. Students' ability in humanities, thinking and skills will be assessed through project selection, research methods, sketchbooks, hand drawn renderings and other forms of works.

It is worth mentioning that many students think that the application at the undergraduate level does not need to be supplemented with basic skills such as hand drawing and software. In fact, this view is very wrong.

For example, many colleges and universities will require 3-5 observational paintings In fact, it is a direct test of our observation and visual transformation ability, from which we can intuitively see the students' ideas and personal style. No matter what stage of learning, basic ability is an essential learning process.

The professional skills in the graduate stage are not only basic painting and professional skills, but also professional skills Deeper understanding, cognition, and extending personal critical opinions.

The assessment points of professional skills are integrated into each stage of the creation process of the work collection at the graduate stage to test. Through the assessment points at each stage, we can express our rich knowledge reserves, strong personal style and divergent interdisciplinary creative thinking, which are all creative means we can use.

Potential and creativity

From the perspective of the enrollment ratio with a large gap, the assessment mechanisms for undergraduate and graduate portfolios are completely different. Take the American undergraduate course as an example. Students in most colleges and universities need to go through Foundation year It is used to supplement the basic aesthetic and humanistic qualities, as well as the understanding and foundation of the profession.

Undergraduate applicants are more like a piece of raw jade for colleges and universities, which do not care about what patterns are carved on this jade and what decorations have been made, Instead, they care more about the texture and plasticity of jade itself The future development direction is decided by the colleges and students.

Therefore, the concentration of works at the undergraduate stage, compared with the theme of works with higher difficulty, the potential of innovation ability and creative thinking, is what the school would like to see more, and is also the direction we should focus on training.

In the graduate stage, the number of students enrolled by colleges and universities has decreased significantly, and the competition has become more difficult. We will also Faced with more stringent requirements What the colleges hope to see is that the applicants have built a sound cognitive system and demonstrated their creativity.

So on the basis of ensuring the completion of the collection, we also need to pursue More personalized embodiment and interdisciplinary attempt Students should also learn to improve their competitiveness from all dimensions!

　　 Today's summary

To sum up, no matter what stage, the collection of works serves as the name card of every applicant, and every detail will determine whether our application path is smooth. In the face of the increasingly strict assessment of the art study market, if we do not want the collection of works to be ignored by colleges and universities, we must take a complete and sufficient period of time to carefully prepare our own collection of works.

In order to help each student prepare with focus and guidance, natural light, as the guide of advanced art teaching concepts, always insists on providing students with full dimensional and comprehensive learning opportunities. Let students acquire the ability to directly attack the advanced teaching concepts of overseas art colleges from multiple perspectives!

If you still want to know the specific requirements of a college's professional portfolio, you can also leave a message on the background for direct consultation, and we will also give you a more specific answer~

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