Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Candidates for the MFA degree must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours at the graduate level (only grades of "C" or better will count as hours toward graduation).
- 21 semester hours within studio specialization
- 12 semester hours of studio elective courses (may come from the specialization)
- 9 semester hours of studio critique
- 6 semester hours of art history class (one 500 level and one 600 level)
- 3 semester hours of academic elective (must be graduate level)
- 3 semester hours of general elective must be graduate level, can be studio art or academic elective)
- 3 semester hours of pedagogy
- 3 semester hours of exhibition research
Master of Art (MA) in Art History
- 21 semester hours of coursework in Art History, of which 6 semester hours must be seminars in two different areas or periods, and at least 12 semester hours of which must be in regular lecture courses
- 3 semester hours of studio art or related courses inside or outside the School of Art.
- 3 semester hours of ARTH 606 Comtemporary Art Theory and Criticism
- 3 semester hours of thesis research