Bachelor in Diplôme National d'Art

Tuition is 208 USD per year.

The Diplôme National d'Art (DNA) is a three-year bachelor's-level fine art degree offered at the Ecole supérieure d'art et de design d'Orléans in Orléans, France. Annual tuition is 178 EUR, the language of instruction is French, and the programme begins in September. The Diplôme National d'Art is the French national degree awarded after the first three years of study at a national higher school of art or design. These programmes combine studio practice with theoretical and critical studies, training students across a range of disciplines including painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video, performance, and digital arts, depending on the institution. Critical theory, art history, and the history of design are studied alongside practical work, developing students' ability to situate their practice within broader artistic and cultural contexts. The Ecole supérieure d'art et de design d'Orléans is based in Orléans in the Loire Valley region, a culturally rich area of central France. The school's programme combines fine art practice with engagement with contemporary art discourse. The DNA is typically the first stage of a two-stage higher art education. Graduates normally continue to a master's-level programme (the Diplôme national supérieur d'expression plastique, DNSEP) to complete their fine art formation. Career paths for art school graduates include work as practising artists, designers, art educators, cultural mediators, curators, and workers in the broader creative industries. Admission requires selection tests.