MFA in Studio Art

The mission of the MFA program at Eastern Michigan University is to provide a broad yet rigorous environment that prepares students for professional success through creative work and research. The MFA curriculum fosters experimentation, intellectual risk-taking, and critical thinking through studio work, seminars, and cognate courses; students are expected to produce a body of original work that extends knowledge by making a proven contribution to the field. Cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work is encouraged. MFA coursework includes seminars in history and theory. MFA work also stresses the effects of diverse cultural influences on art, the role of the artist in society, and the relationships between studio practices and art and design history and theory. Faculty teaching in these programs pursues excellence in teaching and an active agenda of research and creative work. The MFA degree is a full-time, 60-hour program culminating in an exhibition and an optional written thesis.