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Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Fine Arts | Painting and Finishing | Printmaking
Area of study
Arts
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
This Master of Fine Arts program combines graduate seminars, tutorials, and seminars with electives and a culminating experience. Students explore contemporary art theory and criticism, develop their artistic practice, and gain professional writing skills. The program prepares graduates for careers in the arts, including teaching, museum operations, and artistic production.
Program Outline
Outline:
- Graduate Seminars and Critiques (9 units)
- Graduate Seminars and Critiques in Area of Concentration
- ART 281 - Interdisciplinary Critique Seminar (3 units) (9 units required)
- Graduate Tutorials (3 units)
- Graduate Tutorials in Area of Concentration
- ART 217 - Tutorials in Pictorial Arts (3 units)
- Seminars (6 units)
- ART 282A - Seminar in the Theory and Criticism of Contemporary Art (3 units)
- ART 282B - Seminar in Contemporary Art (3 units) (GWAR)
- Additional Course (3 units)
- Complete One Course From:
- ART 174A - Museum and Gallery Operations (3 units)
- ART 276 - Artists Teaching Art (3 units)
- Upper Division Art History (6 units)
- Professional Writing Course (3 units)
- ART 200W - Professional Writing in Contemporary Art (3 units) (GWAR)
- Electives (24 units)
- Special Study (3 units)
- ART 298A - MFA Special Study (3 units)
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Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements:
- Demonstrated interest in the area of study by a professional portfolio. The equivalent to a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) degree in the applicant’s designated area of graduate emphasis is recommended. At least 6 upper-division units in art history are required.
- Successful completion of the application procedure for the MFA Admission Review. During the MFA Admission Review, appropriate materials documenting the applicant’s creative work are examined by the art faculty to determine whether the quality of the work meets the standards expected for MFA graduate work. Applicants should submit copies of their creative materials for the MFA Admission Review; applicants should not submit their original materials unless requested to do so by the faculty. Applicants who pass the review and who meet minimum school and university requirements are admitted to classified standing for the following semester.
Location
Gallery
