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ANN TARANTINO, Interim Studio Graduate Programs Coordinator for the M.F.A. in Art Program
210 Patterson Building
814-865-0444
adt116@psu.edu
Degrees Conferred: M.F.A.
The Graduate Faculty
Micaela Amato, M.F.A. (Colorado)
Professor of Art and Women’s Studies
Irina Aristarkhova, Ph.D. (Russian Academy of Sciences) Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Visual Arts
John Bowman, B.F.A. (Rutgers)
Associate Professor of Art
Paul Chidester, M.F.A. (Art
Institute, Chicago) Associate Professor of Art
Bonnie Collura, M.F.A. (Yale) Assistant Professor of Art
David M. Ebitz, Ph.D. (Harvard)
Associate Professor of Art and Art Education
Charles R. Garoian, Ph.D.
(Stanford) Professor of Art Education; Director, School of Visual
Arts
Robin L. Gibson, M.F.A. (Wisconsin, Madison) Associate Professor of
Art
Lonnie Graham, M.F.A. (San Francisco Art Inst) Assistant Professor of Art
Matthew Kenyon, M.F.A. (Virginia Commonwealth) Assistant Professor of Art
Jerrold Maddox,
M.F.A. (Indiana) Professor of Art
Cristin Millett, M.F.A. (Arizona
State) Associate Professor of Art
Helen O’Leary, M.F.A. (Art
Institute, Chicago) Associate Professor of Art
Simone Ostoff, M.F.A.
(Maryland) Associate Professor of Art
Elizabeth Quackenbush, M.F.A. (Rochester
Inst of Technology) Associate Professor of Art
Carlos Rosas, M.F.A.
(Cranbrook Academy of Art) Associate Professor of Art
Steven Rubin, M.F.A. (California, San Diego) Assistant Professor of Photography
Jean Sanders,
M.F.A. (Wisconsin, Madison) Associate Professor of Art
Keith Shapiro,
M.F.A. (Penn State) Assistant Professor of Integrative Arts and Art
Christopher P. Staley, M.F.A.
(Alfred) Professor of Art
James Thurman, M.F.A. (Cranbrook Acad of Art) Assistant Professor of Art
Robert Yarber, M.F.A. (Louisiana
State) Distinguished Professor of Art
M.F.A. program is planned to provide professional emphasis in a specific area of art.
Admission Requirements
Requirements listed here are in
addition to general Graduate School requirements stated in the GENERAL
INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulletin.
The Master of
Fine Arts program in art, with its emphasis on professional study, is designed
for the mature individual who by previous training and study has sufficiently
prepared for the undertaking. It is strongly suggested that applicants have a
minimum of 12 credits of art history at the undergraduate level. Any qualified
student who has graduated from an accredited college that offers a bachelor of
arts, bachelor of science, or bachelor of fine arts in the area of art of the
equivalent may seek admission. The School of Visual Arts requires a minimum of
3.00 junior/senior grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale) for admission to the
master of fine arts program. Exceptions to the minimum 3.00 average may be made
for students with special backgrounds, abilities, and interests.
In
addition to the previous requirements, all applicants must submit:
(1) A
portfolio of his/her work to illustrate his/her preparation for graduate study.
A portfolio of slides, rather than actual work, is required. A selection of no
fewer than twenty examples should be presented. The majority should be in the
area of the applicant's interest.
(2) A statement of professional aims. This
statement should include the applicant's intentions for his/her proposed study.
Some indications of his/her philosophy, beliefs, and goals in regard to
education and art should give evidence that he/she is prepared to undertake the
work outlined for the Master of Fine Arts program.
(3) Three letters of
reference attesting to the applicant's scholarship and ability to work
independently.
Degree Requirements
The School of Visual Arts requires a minimum total of 60 credits for the Master of Fine Arts degree. Not more than 10 credits may be transferred from other accredited graduate institutions. Of the 60 credits required for graduation, candidates are expected to complete the following distribution of credits: 30 credits in a major area of concentration, 12 credits in art history and critical studies, 10 credits in related areas, and 8 credits in graduate seminar.
Additional M.F.A. Requirements
For M.F.A. candidates, at least 24 credits of the required 60 credits must be at the 500 level. In addition to course work, M.F.A. candidates must pass a candidacy review, which is usually held at the end of the second semester of study, submit an artist's statement, pass the M.F.A. comprehensive oral examination and produce an M.F.A. exhibition.
Student Aid
Graduate assistantships and other forms of student aid are described in the STUDENT AID section of the Graduate Bulletin.
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
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Review Date: 11/23/04
Date last updated by Publications: 6/27/08