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MFA, Studio Art

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The 60-credit, two-year Studio Art MFA program is an interdisciplinary, terminal fine arts degree that prepares you for a professional career as an artist in the contemporary art world. Focusing on individual attention and critique, the MFA in Studio Art supports you as you develop and refine a rigorous studio practice in your chosen medium.

Core Course Sequence

As the core of your MFA experience, you will participate in a team-taught interdisciplinary critique session every semester, along with individual studio meetings with visiting artists and faculty. Other electives offered in theory, art criticism, and writing will help you articulate the concepts, contexts, and influences of your artistic output. 

Culminating Experience

In your final semester, you will take a thesis class and present works created from the culmination of intensive research and production for a professional exhibition at 80WSE Gallery.

Program Requirements

Course Title Credits
Major Requirements
Core Courses
ART-GE 2987Interdisciplinary Proj: Articulating Visual Art (2 semesters, 4 credits per semester)8
ART-GE 2988Interdisciplinary Proj: Contemporary Practice (2 semesters, 4 credits per semester)8
ART-GE 2990Graduate Studio (4 semesters, 4 credits per semester)16
ART-GE 2993Visiting Artist, Curator, and Faculty Critiques (4 semesters, 4 credits per semester)16
ART-GE 2996MFA Seminar (2 semesters, 2 credits per semester)4
ART-GE 2997Thesis Project4
ARTCR-GE 2803Theories of Art and Culture4
Total Credits60

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
1st Semester/TermCredits
ART-GE 2990 Graduate Studio 4
ART-GE 2993 Visiting Artist, Curator, and Faculty Critiques 4
ART-GE 2987 Interdisciplinary Proj: Articulating Visual Art 4
ART-GE 2988 Interdisciplinary Proj: Contemporary Practice 4
 Credits16
2nd Semester/Term
ART-GE 2990 Graduate Studio 4
ART-GE 2993 Visiting Artist, Curator, and Faculty Critiques 4
ART-GE 2996 MFA Seminar 2
ARTCR-GE 2803 Theories of Art and Culture 4
 Credits14
3rd Semester/Term
ART-GE 2990 Graduate Studio 4
ART-GE 2993 Visiting Artist, Curator, and Faculty Critiques 4
ART-GE 2987 Interdisciplinary Proj: Articulating Visual Art 4
ART-GE 2988 Interdisciplinary Proj: Contemporary Practice 4
 Credits16
4th Semester/Term
ART-GE 2990 Graduate Studio 4
ART-GE 2993 Visiting Artist, Curator, and Faculty Critiques 4
ART-GE 2996 MFA Seminar 2
ART-GE 2997 Thesis Project 4
 Credits14
 Total Credits60

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