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Contact Information—Department of Art, University of Minnesota, E201 Regis Center for Art, 405 21st Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-8096; fax 612-625-7881; artdept@umn.edu; www.art.umn.edu).
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this catalog for Graduate School requirements that apply to all major fields.
Curriculum—The master of fine arts program places major emphasis on creative studio work of high quality. It promotes not only the conceptual and technical education of the professional artist in the context of the studio environment, encouraging critical inquiry, excellence, and an understanding of the history of art, but also an experimental approach toward each media. The following areas of concentration are available: ceramics, drawing and painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and time and interactivity. The M.F.A. is considered the terminal degree in the field of fine arts and is typically the degree required to teach at the college or university level.
Prerequisites for Admission—An undergraduate degree is required.
Special Application Requirements—Admission to the M.F.A. program is highly competitive. In addition to meeting Graduate School application requirements, students applying to the program must demonstrate a high degree of capability and commitment in a visual portfolio and must submit all of the following to the director of graduate studies: a one page statement of artistic and academic intent, the Department of Art Supplementary Application form, transcripts of all coursework, and three letters of recommendation. Admission is in fall semester only. Ceramics, painting, and sculpture applicants must submit from 10 to 20 images of work in a digital portfolio completed in their chosen medium. Printmaking applicants must submit a minimum of four original prints in addition to the digital portfolio. Time and interactivity applicants must submit a portfolio in the medium appropriate to the work being submitted for review. Photography applicants may submit 10 to 20 slides or a minimum of ten finished prints. Instructions for creating the digital portfolio may be found at the department's Web site www.art.umn.edu. Completed Graduate School applications (including official transcripts) must reach the Graduate School by January 5. The visual portfolio, letters of recommendation, and the statement of purpose must reach the director of graduate studies in the Department of Art also by January 5. Incomplete files will not be reviewed.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Courses—Refer to Art (ARTS) in University Courses for courses pertaining to the program.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Inclusion of 4xxx courses in the related field (other than art history) on the degree program form is subject to the adviser and director of graduate studies approval. |
M.F.A. Degree Requirements | | The M.F.A. program requires a total of 60 credits. It is typically a three-year program and studio space is provided for a maximum of three consecutive years for the pursuit of appropriate visual research. The program requires that coursework be completed prior to the final year of creative thesis registration. Candidates must plan programs with their advisers to include the graduate seminars ARTS 8400 (taken in the first term) and ARTS 8410 (taken in the second year) and up to 18 credits of creative thesis coursework. The related field requirement of 9 credits includes three courses in the history of art (or two courses in the history of art and one course from another academic department pertinent to the student's program). Candidates must be reviewed annually for progress through the program. At the end of the thesis year, candidates demonstrate their visual research accomplishments through a solo, creative thesis exhibition on campus, a supporting paper, and a final oral exam.
Language Requirements—None.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—A minor in art may be obtained by candidates in a master's program by completing 9 credits of graduate level coursework chosen in consultation with the director of graduate studies in art. Candidates in a Ph.D. program must complete 12 credits. The minor must include ARTS 8400—Theoretical Constructions in Contemporary Art. | Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
Curtis C. Hoard, M2
M. Diane Katsiaficas, M2
Clarence E. Morgan, M2
Mark Pharis, M2
Wayne E. Potratz, M2
Thomas A. Rose, M2
Associate Professor
Jan Estep, M2
David Feinberg, M2
Lynn A. Gray, M2
Gary L. Hallman, M2
James V. Henkel, M2
Jerald A. Krepps, M2
Alexis Kuhr, M2
Thomas J. Lane, M2
Lynn T. Lukkas, M2
Joyce Lyon, M2
Assistant Professor
Christine A. Baeumler, M2
Jenny Schmid, M2
Andrea Stanislav, M2
Diane Willow, M2
Tetsuya Yamada, M2 | | | | | |
