Studio Art - Brigham Young University - Provo

Studio Art from Brigham Young University - Provo is a Campus Master Fine Art degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. A terminal degree , the MFA in art is dedicated to generating artists with significant skills and understandings that can influence the discipline. The MFA has four areas of specialization: Ceramics, Painting-Drawing, Printmaking-Drawing, and Sculpture. Each area requires 60 credit hours. A minor in art history may be earned by completing an additional 9 hours with the approval of the art history area head. Admission and Entry. * Semesters of entry and application deadlines: fall, February 1 (U.S. and international) Note: The number of resident MFA candidates is restricted by availability of individual studio space. * Application requirements: minimum 3.0 GPA for last 60 hours; complete university and department graduate application forms; submit a twenty-slide portfolio of applicant's work. * Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in art or equivalent with minimum 20 hours of upper-division course work and 12 hours of art history. Students will be required to enroll in a minimum of 9 credit hours each semester to maintain their status within the program. Only credit earning 3.0 or better can be applied toward graduation. Students who fall below this standard will be placed on academic probation. If they fall below this average in any semester following, they will be terminated from the program. Requirements for Degree . * Credit hours: MFA degree (60 hours): minimum 58 hours of approved course work, plus 2 hours of final project report. With an art history minor (69 hours): minimum 9 graduate hours of art history seminars in addition to above requirements. (Art history minor must be approved by art history area head.) * Time limitations: the degree is a three-year program and must be completed within five years. After two years of residency there is no guarantee of financial assistance or studio privileges. * Course requirements: Core classes (8 hours): VAStu 640 (2), art in theory (ArtHC 500, 505, 510, or VAStu 620) (6). Studio emphasis (38 hours): VAStu 619R (6); 680R (32); 694R (10). Art history (6 hours including 3 hours of contemporary art that may be replaced with 350 or 355 with advisor approval). Electives (6 hours). Final project (2 hours). * Evaluations: an annual full faculty review is required upon completion of candidate's second semester. After a successful faculty review, student is required to enroll (with their advisor) in one hour of VAStu 694R every semester until completion of final project report is accomplished. * Oral defense and examination of final project: the candidate must engage his or her committee for the oral defense after installation of the final project and completion of the final project report. Defense must be scheduled at least two weeks prior. * Final project: to be produced and exhibited in the format of a solo exhibition. * Final project report: candidates will submit a written final project report. View more details on Brigham Young University - Provo, UT . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Fine Art courses.