Master of Fine Arts in Art- Visual Arts

As the art world diversifies and encompasses a multiplicity of forms, it is more important than ever to offer a unique point-of-view. The intense focus that an M.F.A. provides helps you to refine your voice as an artist and jumpstart your professional career.

Take advantage of the mentorship that seasoned artists offer as faculty members. Start growing your network of peers. Enrich your experience by exploring complex techniques and interdisciplinary methods of creating. Understand how your work fits into today's contemporary art world. An M.F.A. is the standard degree required to teach art at the university level.
Students will acquire academic and professional knowledge and skills in various art media, concepts and methodologies.

Students will produce an academic and professional body of individual and collaborative work suitable for a master of fine arts degree, for the local, national and global marketplace.

Students will solve visual problems at an academic and professional level, including understanding/application of the elements of art and principles of design.

Students will utilize and apply critical thinking skills to communicate ideas for their intended audience at an academic and professional level in visual, oral, and written formats

Students will acquire historical and contemporary knowledge of diverse cultural and aesthetic contexts, including political, visual and material culture.

The Master of Fine Arts degree program in Visual Arts is the terminal degree for practicing artists and requires a minimum of 60 units. Students accepted into the program are encouraged to be registered full time, taking a minimum of 9 units per semester.

Students must meet all classified graduate status requirements in order to enter the program: A bachelor’s degree in Art from an accredited institution or a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 24 units of upper division Art, or the equivalency, as determined by the Visual Arts Graduate Committee; Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students who do not meet the undergraduate GPA of 3.0 must complete ART 611 or ART 615 with a minimum grade of “B.”; Completion of 18 advisor-approved units of upper division and/or graduate coursework in the proposed emphasized area of concentration; Completion of a minimum of 12 units of art history, 6 units of which must be upper division; Successful completion of a Qualifying Portfolio Evaluation approved by the Visual Arts Graduate Committee, with emphasis in the proposed area(s) of concentration, a Statement of Intent and a resume submitted with the portfolio; Pass a personal screening interview conducted by the Visual Arts Graduate Committee.

IELTS Academic - International English Language Test System: 6.5

PTE Academic - Pearson’s Test of English: 58

TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language: Internet Based score: 79; Paper-based score: 550

iTEP Academic - International Test of English Proficiency: 4.0

DET – Duolingo English Test: 105

Application deadline for Fall term is May 31st , Spring term is Oct 31st.