MFA IN VISUAL ART
NON MEDIA SPECIFIC 3 YEAR PROGRAM
Faculty: John Divola, Jill Giegerich, Jim Isermann, Brandon Lattu, Charles Long, Erika Suderburg, Melissa Thorne and Amir Zaki.
2009 MFA Poster
The core of the program is independent creative work done in consultation with faculty. MFA students can work in any medium. UCR has facilities for photography, painting, video, digital media and sculpture. Individual graduate studios are provided.
The MFA is a Plan I (thesis) master's degree program, requiring 72 units in graduate or approved upper-division undergraduate courses that must be completed with at least a letter grade of "B" or "Satisfactory."
Required courses include 48 units in graduate courses in theory and criticism, as well as individual projects and tutorials:
- Three courses of Art 285, Graduate Critique
- Art 230, Contemporary Critical Issues
- Art 240, Critical Theory
- Art 299, Research for Thesis
- Art History Graduate Seminar
- Five courses of Art 290, Individual Tutorial
Of the remaining 24 units in elective courses, at least one additional course must be in Art History or Media and Culture Studies, and at least two additional courses must be taken from a department other than art. These courses may be graduate or undergraduate courses.
MFA students will receive a degree in Visual Art. The course of study is not characterized by medium.
The thesis requirement is met by the student's MFA thesis exhibition, accompanied by a written thesis on the work exhibited. A graduate thesis committee reviews the thesis. The committee is composed of three faculty members, at least two from the Department of Art. The third faculty member may be from another department.
Teaching requirement: None; however, students are given opportunities to teach and are encouraged to do so.
Foreign language requirement: None
Normative time to degree: Three years.
Acceptance into the MFA program in the Department of Art is predicated on acceptance by the Graduate Division. All materials must be received by the deadlines and incomplete applications will not be reviewed. The deadlines for receipt of application materials are as follows:
NOTE: GRE scores are NOT required for application to the Department of Art; Letters of Recommendation are required by Graduate Admissions.
We encourage you to complete the Preliminary Information Form. The Preliminary Information goes only to the Art Department and allows us to consider your interests and qualifications before we receive the official Graduate Division application (which usually takes longer to complete).
APPLICANTS MUST APPLY BOTH ONLINE TO THE GRADUATE DIVISION, AND SEND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL DIRECTLY TO THE ART DEPARTMENT.
SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION
January 5, 2009:
ON-LINE GRADUATE DIVISION APPLICATION:
http://www.graddiv.ucr.edu/index.html
Supplemental Forms:
http://www.graduate.ucr.edu/Admiss/SuppForms.html
Required Supplemental Forms:
- Graduate Applicant Disclaimer Statement
- A Statement of Purpose
- Three (3) Letters of Recommendation (with cover form attached)
- Official transcripts from ALL schools you have attended
- Graduate Division Supplemental Fellowship information form. (Optional)
- $70.00 Application Fee
January 5, 2009:
DEPARTMENT OF ART ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Portfolio Must be in pdf Format
- One pdf presentation file that includes no more than 20 images. (These files can be made using Photoshop PDF presentation function (Must be on a CD in a PDF Format)
- Slide List - Corresponding to each image in the pdf which includes: title, date, dimensions and medium.
- CD Must be labeled with the Student's Full Name
- Short Artist Statement
- Provide additional explanatory information that pertains to your work. This is a separate statement from your ‘Statement of Purpose.’
- References
- CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Send to:
UC Riverside
Department OF Art
Graduate Portfolio Committee
232 Arts Building
Riverside, CA 92521