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MFA-STAR - Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art

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required program

semester hours

Studio Art Courses:

ARTS 600

Graduate Research A

9

ARTS 601

Graduate Research B

6

ARTS 695

Thesis Statement I

3

ARTS 696

Thesis Production

6

ARTT 697

Thesis Statement II

3

ARTS Electives. Choose from:

9

ARTE 650

M.F.A. Teaching Practicum

ARTS Electives + Special Topics

Academic Studies of Visual Media:

ARTT 690

Graduate Seminar

12

ARTH 683

Seminar in Aesthetics, Theory, and Criticism of Art

3

Electives. Choose from:

9

ARTS, Art History, or outside research electives (must be >500-level course). Individual discretion.

TOTAL

60

Note: Registration for GSTC 600, Continuing Graduate Studies, may be required. Check with advisor. 

A thesis project is required for the MFA degree in studio art, creative in content and including a written thesis statement that can be retained by the University. Upon completion of the thesis, students must pass an oral examination (to be completed at least two weeks prior to final examinations). 

Documented exhibition is required of every candidate for the MFA degree in fine arts. 

Students must work directly with Graduate Program Coordinator to determine the most appropriate course sequence.