Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design is a terminal degree. OSU’s MFA program is Oklahoma's only graduate program specializing in a unique combination of interaction design, motion design and visual communications. This three-year, 60-credit-hour degree will develop your expertise as a graphic designer in interaction design and motion design while developing your research, presentation and writing skills. As an MFA graduate, you will be able to respond to both the creative demands of the graphic design profession and the research and teaching requirements of academia. The MFA in Graphic Design is a terminal degree that qualifies you to teach at the university level.CurriculumThesisTeaching practicumOff-campus internshipGraduate seminarTwenty-seven to 30 credit hours of graduate level studio classes within programNine to 12 credit hours of electives inside or outside departmentCourses include Graphic Design Graduate Studio, Motion Design Graduate Studio, Interaction Design Graduate Studio, HistoryTheoryCritical Analysis, Graphic Design History, History of Art and special topics in Graphic Design

Undergraduate degree in graphic design a minimum of five undergraduate courses in graphic design or equivalent professional experience in graphic designOfficial transcriptsResumeStatement of purpose 1-2 pagesThree letters of recommendationPortfolio with 1520 examples of workPortfolio InstructionsCreate your portfolio as a multipage PDF document preferably in a horizontal formatDo not simply send a link to your website without the PDFEach project must be clearly named and datedList projects in descending order from recent first to oldest lastInclude brief written information on project objectives concept and processInclude process work if available sketches prototypes and iterations to explain the development of your projectsWe encourage you to include selfinitiated projectsShow larger images of your final designsFor motion and interaction projects show screen shots and include links to actual piecesTest ScoresGRE not requiredTOEFL scores required for international applicants who arent native English speakersMinimum requirements are TOEFL 79 iBT Academic or 6.5 IELTS academic stream. GPA - 3.00,550 paper-based.