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Art and Design Graduate Degree Programs

Candidates must fulfill the requirements of the College of Graduate Studies and the Art and Design program. See the College of Graduate Studies section for the general requirements applicable to each degree.

Master of Fine Arts. The Master of Fine Arts degree is a 60-credit degree designed for students wishing to prepare themselves for a career as a professional artist or art teacher at the college or university level.

The M.F.A. is the terminal degree in studio art and requires a thesis. The major portion of the student's thesis consists of a one-person exhibition of professional quality work supported by a written statement on the nature of the work. The statement includes an explanation of the evolution of the conceptual or theoretical basis for the work (including historical and contemporary examples and influences), and a discussion of the experiments, processes, and technical experiments that were used in the evolution of the work.

Areas of concentration are: painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, printmaking, and interface design, or a direction may be developed that combines two or more of these areas. Students wishing to work in an area other than those listed above must clearly state their intention in their statement of goals or intent upon application for admission to the M.F.A. program.

A final oral examination is required (and may be supplemented with a written examination at the discretion of the graduate committee).

Master of Arts in Teaching – Major in Art. The Master of Arts in Teaching degree is a 30-credit degree designed for those students who are certified teachers wishing to strengthen their experience in studio art.

Of the 30-credit total, 20 credits must be in art courses and 9 in professional courses in education, including Art 511 Readings in Art Education. At least 6 credits must be at the 500 level.

300- and 400-level courses in art may be counted towards the degree. M.A.T. students are encouraged to prepare themselves to take at least 6 credits, in 500-level art studio (Art 515, Art Faculty Studio), and to participate fully in graduate activities.

Areas of concentration are: painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, graphic design, printmaking, and interface design, or a direction may be developed that combines two or more of these areas. Students wishing to work in an area other than those listed above must clearly state their intention in their statement of goals or intent upon application for admission to the M.A.T. program. Students wishing to work in a studio in which they lack adequate preparation may be required to take deficiency courses as prerequisites.

A final oral examination is required (and may be supplemented with a written examination at the discretion of the graduate committee). The M.A.T. final examination may require a written statement as a basis for the oral examination. Such determination is at the discretion of the graduate committee