Graduate Study
Metals
Program Overview
This program is structured on the basis of individual needs, interests, and background preparation, as they may be determined through faculty counseling. The program gives the student a broad exposure to metal working techniques, expands the student's knowledge of applied design, strengthens perceptual and philosophical concepts, and develops an individual mode of expression. This sequence leads to the master's thesis, inaugurated by the student and overseen by the faculty.
The MFA is a professional, terminal degree for practicing artists, craftspersons, or designers who desire to leave a lasting impression on their fields by devotion to their work and high standards of discipline and artistic ideals. The MFA is generally a two-year, full-time program that involves the presentation of a thesis. The thesis includes written documentation and formal exhibition of a body of work.
Curriculum Review
Courses include
Major 42 credit hours
Humanities 10 credit hours
Graduate Forum 3 credit hours
Electives (optional minor) 15-18 credit hours
Thesis 18 credit hours
Total 90 credit hours
Career Outcomes
Job TitlesEducators, designers, holloware artisans jewelers, production coordinators, blacksmiths, fabricators, gem setters, craftsman, silversmiths, sculptors, model makers, shop managers, craftsmen, gallery managers
Functions
Assistant master craftsperson; create craft pieces; operate craft studio; teach in school systems privately; design jewelry, holloware, one-of-a kind pieces, product development marketing
Recent Employers
Oneida Silver, Knoll Associates, Tiffany & Co.
Admission Requirements
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 the quality of the undergraduate record and creative production, a genuine, professional potential. The undergraduate degree should include 75 quarter credit hours (50 semester hours) in studio courses.
International students need a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based). 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.