Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Effective Fall 2023

A minimum of 60 credits are required to complete this program.

M.F.A. Department List Electives

M.F.A. Department List credits support individual studio practice and creative research. Students and area advisors determine appropriate courses from, but not limited to, the list below. Courses from the list of "studio elective options" are chosen from areas outside of the student's own field of study. Students consult with faculty to assess readiness for upper-level courses, to confirm access to advanced courses, and to request overrides.

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Select a minimum total of 9 credits to be taken in the first year over two semesters, e.g., 4 and 5 credits.

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Select a minimum total of 9 credits to be taken in the second year over two semesters, e.g., 4 and 5 credits.

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Select a minimum of 9 credits in student’s area of study. To be completed within student’s first four semesters.

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Select a minimum of 9 credits to be taken during the student’s fifth and sixth semesters, e.g., 4 and 5 credits. Course may be repeated for credit.

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Students take ART 696I twice: once during the first year and once during the second year.

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Students may provide their advisors with justification for an alternative course to substitute for one 3-credit art history elective. Students may request advisor approval for an alternative course that would be chosen from among suitable University course offerings.

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 Select up to two subtopics from ART 510A-P: A) American art. B) African art. C) Pre-Columbian art. E) United States art since 1945. F) Greek art. G) Medieval art. H) Renaissance art. I) Baroque and rococo art. J) 19th-century European art. K) 20th-century European art. M) Roman art. O) Women in art. P) Pacific art.

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Maximum of 10 credits. Some subtopics may have a prerequisite.

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Select ART 510 subtopics not taken elsewhere in the program.

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To be taken in the first year.

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Select course(s) at 300-level or higher from any department other than Art and Art History within the University for a minimum of 3 credits, with approval of advisor.

For more information, please visit Requirements for All Graduate Degrees in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.

Summary of Procedures for the Master's and Doctoral Degrees

NOTE:  Each semester the Graduate School publishes a schedule of deadlines. Deadlines are available on the Graduate School website. Students should consult this schedule whenever they approach important steps in their careers.

Forms are available online.