Graduate Study
Fine Arts Studio
Program Overview
The studio program provides intensive study in painting, printmaking, and sculpture, leading to mastery in the field. Faculty guidance focuses on research strategies that support sequential studio production leading to individual solutions. Critical discussion is developed from both the tradition of fine art and contemporary directions in our culture.
The master of fine arts studio program has intensive study in painting, printmaking, sculpture, and related media leading to mastery in the fine arts field on a professional level.
The MFA is generally a two-year, full-time program that involves the presentation of a thesis.
Curriculum Review
The following provides an overview of the degree requirements in the MFA studio art program:
Major (30 credit hours)
Minor (15 credit hours)
Studio Electives (18 credit hours)
Humanities (8 credit hours)
Forms of Inquiry (2 credit hours)
Graduate Forum (3 credit hours)
Thesis (48 credit hours)
Total: 90 credit hours
Admission Requirements
Students are admitted to graduate study by action of the Graduate Committee. Please see full admission requirements for details.
Prerequisites
Applicants should hold a baccalaureate degree in a field of arts, sciences, or education from a regionally accredited college in the United States or Canada and demonstrate, through quality of the undergraduate record in creative production, a genuine, professional potential.
Those coming from countries where the baccalaureate degree is not given for programs in the practice of art may be admitted to graduate study if the diploma or certificate received approximates the standards of the BFA, BA, or BS degrees and if their academic records and portfolios indicate an ability to meet graduate standards.
A student who needs additional undergraduate study requirements may be admitted. This study will be structured for breadth or increased performance in areas designated and will be determined at the time of acceptance. Such prerequisites must be satisfied as defined in the letter of acceptance, which applicants will receive prior to admission as graduate students. Extended study may require additional time on campus.