Fine Arts (MFA) at University of Southern California

A two-year professional degree in the practice of art, administered with the Graduate School, preparing students for careers as professional artists. Students work closely with faculty artists and join seminars, lectures and studio visits with visiting artists, critics, curators and theorists. Teaching assistantships are available competitively, and all incoming students regardless of citizenship are considered for departmental funding.

Faculty: Roski School of Art and Design  |  Duration: 2 years; at least 48 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

At least 48 units: Visiting Artist and Scholar Seminar, Individual Studies, Making and Curating Art (Pedagogy and Praxis), Group Critique, Master's Thesis, History and Theory of Art and Exhibitions, and 18 units of 400/500-level electives, including 8 units outside the Roski School. The program ends with an exhibition of work and a written thesis documented with visual material; a 3.0 graduate GPA is required.

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