488068 - Art (MFA)
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Application Deadline
Fall: February 1st
Contact Information
1100 WCCB, Provo, UT 84602-6414
(801) 422-2064
gradvisualarts@byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Required Tests
TOEFL or IELTS
Additional Requirements
Completed an undergraduate degree in art, or its equivalent, with a minimum of 20 hours in upper division studio course work and at least 12 hours of Art History
Achieved a 3.0 GPA during the last two years of undergraduate study
Application Requirements
Portfolio of 20 pieces
Artists' statement
Letter of Intent
Resume
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The MFA in art, a terminal degree, is dedicated to generating artists with significant skills and understandings that can influence the discipline. In alignment with current trends in art, the program accommodates and nurtures students working in any medium or discipline, including but not limited to: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Ceramics, Sculpture, Photography, Video, Performance, Installation, Digital and New Media. Program requires 60 credit hours.
Requirements for Degree.
Course requirements (60 hours)
Program of Study is required by Thanksgiving of the first semester.
Art Theory
course: Business Practices (2)
course: Studio Methodologies Seminar (4)
Studio emphasis (30 hours)
Electives (6)
BYU course(s) 300 or above
course: Thesis (6 hours).
Participate in two travel study activities.
Participation in one per year off campus exhibition (proposed, invitational, or competitive)
Time limitations: the degree is a two-year program and must be completed within five years. After two years of residency there is no guarantee of financial assistance or studio privileges.
Evaluations: Near the end of each Fall and Winter semester during a student's enrollment, the full faculty will conduct studio reviews of the student's progress without the student present. Until a student's Final Project Proposal is approved by their Graduate Committee, Full-Faculty Reviews are held to determine whether candidates are progressing satisfactorily in the program, and if the student is making full use of their studio space.
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.
