Master of Fine Arts in Fine Arts Studio
Rochester, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
USD 41,424 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Full-time: February 1 priority deadline, rolling thereafter
** $41,424 - $54,974 | based on credits taken
Introduction
As you pursue a master's in fine arts you’ll explore the role of contemporary art through painting, printmaking, sculpture, and expanded forms.
The MFA in fine arts studio is a rigorous two-year program comprised of major studio courses, studio electives such as glass, ceramics, film, and photography, theory and research seminars, as well as thesis credits.
The program is committed to collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches both within the four major fine arts areas of study and the entire College of Art and Design. The program's structure allows for personal growth, experimentation, collaboration, and unique, non-discipline specific results to occur in the thesis. Courses are meant to concentrate on creative visual work while also thinking about making and sustaining a dialogue.
Industries
- Performing and Fine Arts
- Fashion
- Design
- Museums
- Retail Stores
Gallery
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
RIT awards more than $37 million in merit scholarships and assistantships to graduate students each year. Scholarship awards range from 10% - 40% of tuition. Awards are based on an applicant's academic excellence. Many things are considered when awarding scholarships - undergraduate grades, graduate placement test scores, and your research and work experience all factor in.
Graduate assistantships are offered to full-time matriculated graduate students to serve as teaching, research, or administrative assistants. Graduate Assistants receive wages (determined by the department making the appointment) in exchange for work performed. Many graduate assistants also receive tuition remission (i.e., tuition support) in addition to receiving wages for assistantship duties.
Graduate students can be awarded both scholarships and assistantships. These funding opportunities are the same for both US and international applicants.
Optional Co-Op: cooperative education is paid work assignments with corporations and organizations around the U.S. and abroad. Co-op allows students to spend one or more semesters employed in a full-time, paid position related to their academic program before they graduate. Many students use co-op earnings to help finance their education.
Work-Study: graduate students studying full-time may apply to work part-time on campus. RIT has more than 9,000 jobs available each year, and students typically work 10 – 20 hours per week. International students studying on an F-1 or J-1 visa may work up to 20 hours per week on campus and 40 hours during break periods.
Curriculum
Film and animation (2D animation option), MFA degree, typical course sequence
First Year
- ARTH-605 Thinking About Making: The Practice of Art in a Global Society
- STAR-702 Fine Art Research
- STAR-714 Ideation and Series
- STAR-706 Business Practices
- Fine Arts Studio Major Courses*
- Art History (Contemporary) Course†
- CIAS Studio Elective
Second Year
- STAR-790 Research and Thesis
- STAR-890 Research and Thesis
- Fine Arts Studio Major Courses
- CIAS Studio Elective
- Free Electives
† Art history (contemporary) courses may be selected from any graduate-level art history course offered by CIAS or the College of Liberal Arts in which the major content of the course reflects the study of art since World War I.
Career Opportunities
Typical Job Titles
- Fine Artist
- Studio Artist
- Sculptor
- Art Teacher
- Photographer
- Gallery Owner/Assistant
- Art Auctioneer
- Advertising Director
- Mural Artist
- Caricaturist
- Art Buyer
- Print Maker
- Greeting Card Artist
- Art Exhibit Coordinator
- Silkscreen Artist
- Exhibit Designer
- Museum Curator
- Book/Magazine Illustrator
- Custom Printer
- Retoucher
- Art Director (book, editorial)
- Creative Director
- Courtroom Artist
English Language Requirements
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