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MFA Visual Arts at University of Chicago

University of Chicago, United States

Programme overview

The MFA is a small, two-year programme open to all media that treats art production as a mode of inquiry. It admits up to eight students each year.

Faculty: Division of the Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Department of Visual Arts  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Intake: Autumn  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Required components are a graduate studio project, seminars and a thesis presentation. In the fall of the second year each student works with a two-faculty committee, and the programme ends with an MFA exhibition.

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Entry requirements

Programme: online portfolio, a one- to two-page artist's statement, and evidence of sustained inquiry and strong writing about ideas in visual arts; broad preparation in art history is valued. GRE is not required. English minimums: TOEFL iBT 90 total, IELTS 7.0 with 7.0 in each section.

Intake: Autumn

Duration: 2 years

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