Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Art M.F.A.Art Department
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Art, E201 Regis Center for Art, 405 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-8096; fax: 612-625-7881)
Email:
artdept@umn.edu
Website: http://www.art.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The master of fine arts program places major emphasis on creative artistic work of high quality. It promotes not only the conceptual and technical education of the professional artist in their artistic practice, encouraging critical inquiry, excellence, and an understanding of the history of art, but also an experimental approach toward each media. The following areas of concentration are available: ceramics, drawing and painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and experimental and media arts. The M.F.A. is considered the terminal degree in the field of fine arts and is typically the degree required to teach at the college or university level.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Special Application Requirements:
Admission to the M.F.A. program is highly competitive. In addition to meeting Graduate School application requirements, students applying to the program must demonstrate a high degree of capability and commitment in their artistic portfolio and must submit all of the following to the director of graduate studies: a one page statement of artistic and academic intent, the Department of Art Supplementary Application form, transcripts of all coursework, and three letters of recommendation. Students are admitted for fall semester only.
Ceramics, painting, and sculpture applicants must submit a digital portfolio with 10 to 20 images of work completed in their chosen medium. Printmaking applicants must submit a minimum of 4 original prints in addition to the digital portfolio. Experimental and media arts applicants must submit a portfolio in the medium appropriate to the work being submitted for review. Photography applicants may submit 10 to 20 digital images or a minimum of 10 finished prints. Instructions for submitting the portfolio may be found at the department's website: www.art.umn.edu.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan B: Plan B requires
51
major credits and
9
credits outside the major.
The final exam is oral.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: At the end of the thesis year, candidates demonstrate their visual research accomplishments through a solo, creative thesis exhibition on campus, and a supporting paper.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 2.80
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
The M.F.A. program requires a total of 60 credits. It is typically a three-year program and studio space is provided for a maximum of three consecutive years for the pursuit of appropriate artistic research. The program recommends that coursework be completed before the final year of creative thesis registration. Candidates must plan programs with their advisers to include the graduate seminars ARTS 8400 (taken in the first term) and ARTS 8410 (taken in the second year) and up to 18 credits of creative thesis coursework. The related field requirement of 9 credits includes a minimum of one course in the history of art and two courses from other academic departments pertinent to the student's program. Candidates must be reviewed annually for progress through the program. At the end of the thesis year, candidates demonstrate their artistic research accomplishments through a solo, creative thesis exhibition on campus, a supporting paper, and a final oral exam.
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