Studio Art (MFA) (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art is a studio-based, non-thesis (Plan B) degree in MSU's Department of Art, Art History, and Design. Admission numbers are limited by the availability of studio space, which the department provides to admitted students.

Faculty: College of Arts and Letters | Department: Art, Art History and Design | Duration: 60 credits; minimum four semesters | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students take MFA seminars on research and context (STA 890) and on teaching and pedagogical practice, a professional seminar (STA 893), at least 36 Studio Art credits including MFA studio courses (STA 895, STA 896), critique (STA 897) and at least 13 credits of MFA research (STA 898), one art history course and one course outside the department. Requirements include a second-year solo exhibition, an oral final certifying examination and the MFA Exhibition with a public presentation at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the College of Arts and Letters general requirements for master's admission and submit a digital portfolio of no more than 20 examples of original artwork plus supplemental information. Regular admission requires a BFA in Studio Art (or completion of the art courses required for MSU's BFA in Studio Art or equivalents) and a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Admission is for fall semester only; application materials must be received by January 5.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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