Studio Art Master’s with a Con - University of N

Tuition Fee

Start Date

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

2 years

Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Masters

Major

Digital Arts | Fine Arts | Multimedia

Area of study

Arts

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

About Program

Program Overview

Studio Art Master’s with a Concentration in New Media Art

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

Program Type

Major

Format

On Campus

Estimated Time to Complete

2-3 years

Credit Hours

Program Description

Learn to integrate the language of art and technology through an informed critical practice. Through New Media Art, you will focus on our relationship with technology, visual culture and performance in contemporary art. This broad and intensive terminal degree experience focuses on intellectual and creative growth, fostering your practice and preparing you for a lifetime of accomplishment and meaningful contribution as a culture creator. The program frames the individual needs of each student through the development of conceptual, aesthetic and technical skills.

Requirements

Critical thinking
Advanced craftsmanship
Teamwork
Advanced oral and written communication
Advanced multiple approach assessment

Marketable Skills

Critical thinking
Advanced craftsmanship
Teamwork
Advanced oral and written communication
Advanced multiple approach assessment

Program Highlights

Graduate courses include discipline-based courses, professional practices and variable topics courses designed to explore concepts and processes in art-making that go beyond the normal curricular parameters of traditional studio disciplines.

All graduate students are provided individual studios in our new Art Annex.

The CAVE is a modular exhibition, performance, and studio space specifically tailored for time-based art, immersive video installations and virtual reality experiences. Equipped with state-of-the-art audio and visual matrix, theatrical grid and nearly 360 degrees of seamless projection surfaces, the CAVE facilitates a wide variety of artistic practices focused on emergent technologies.

The Lighting Studio contains two seamless cycloramas in chroma green and white, various colors of backdrop paper, a sound-isolation booth and professional lighting equipment.

The Alcove Project Space is for small-scale and short-term student exhibitions. The space is outfitted with a short-throw projector, a theatrical grid for hanging work or creating lighting schemes, and 2x house speakers.

The New Media Art concentration crosses various disciplines and mediums and has included expanded cinema performance, virtual world-building, training neural networks, data encoded fashion design, light sculpture, soundscape compositions, interactive video, crypto-art, projection mapping and physical computing.

Career Opportunities

The Studio Art M.F.A. with a concentration in New Media Art prepares graduates for diverse career pathways in education, museum work, the entertainment industry and the arts.

Employment opportunities include:

Teaching in higher education
Teaching general art in K-12 education
Working as a visual arts technician
Workshop leader
Entrepreneurial pursuits

Fine artists may maintain a professional studio practice, produce exhibitions and participate in global arts networks.

New Media Art practices include performance art, video art, mixed media, cyber and digital art and crypto art.

Graduates may be self-employed business owners or work for manufacturers or large-scale studios.

Additional employment opportunities include film editing and production, gaming direction, museum curation and technical support, gallerist, and multimedia show developers for planetariums, music and theater performances.

Courses

Seminar in University Art Teaching (3 hrs)
Praxis: Rotating Topics (3 hrs)
Professional Practices for the Studio Artist (3 hrs)
M.F.A. Project In Lieu of Thesis Research (3 hrs)
M.F.A. Project in Lieu of Thesis (3 hrs)
Topics in Studio Art (3 hr)

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Studio Art Master’s with a Concentration in New Media Art is a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree program offered by the University of North Texas. It is an on-campus program that typically takes 2-3 years to complete and requires 60 credit hours. The program aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge to integrate the language of art and technology through an informed critical practice. It focuses on the relationship between technology, visual culture, and performance in contemporary art. The program emphasizes intellectual and creative growth, fostering students' artistic practice and preparing them for a lifetime of accomplishment and meaningful contribution as culture creators. The program is designed to meet the individual needs of each student through the development of conceptual, aesthetic, and technical skills. It culminates in a solo exhibition showcasing the student's creative research, contemporary theory, and studio practice.

Teaching:

The program is led by engaged artists and educators who are recognized nationally and internationally for their intellectual and creative research. The studio art faculty are passionate and work to ensure that students realize their potential.

Careers:

The Studio Art M.F.A. with a concentration in New Media Art prepares graduates for diverse career pathways in education, museum work, the entertainment industry, and the arts. Employment opportunities include:

Teaching in higher education
Teaching general art in K-12 education
Working as a visual arts technician
Workshop leader
Entrepreneurial pursuits
Individual studios in the new Art Annex
The CAVE, a modular exhibition, performance, and studio space specifically tailored for time-based art, immersive video installations, and virtual reality experiences.
The Lighting Studio, containing two seamless cycloramas in chroma green and white, various colors of backdrop paper, a sound-isolation booth, and professional lighting equipment.
The Alcove Project Space, for small-scale and short-term student exhibitions.