Program Overview

Joint Degree in Studio Art and Africana Studies, MFA/MA

Overview

The Joint Degree in Studio Art and Africana Studies, MFA/MA, is a unique dual-discipline master’s program that allows students to pursue an MFA in any studio discipline alongside graduate work in Africana Studies, earning an MA in Africana Studies at the same time as their Studio Art MFA.

Requirements

In addition to all regular MFA coursework, students must complete:

• Course List:
  • ARHS 7960: Crossroads Cohort: Black Studies Bootcamp (3 credits)
  • Internship (3 credits)
  • Capstone 1 (3 credits)
  • Capstone 2 (3 credits)
  • One course that counts toward Africana Studies (3 credits)
  • Three courses at the 6000-level or above (9 credits)
  • Two seminars which are co-ops between AFRS and ARHS
  • Sample courses:
    • ARHS 6874: Race and the Art of Empire
    • ARHS 6875: Race and National Mythologies in American Art and Visual Culture
    • ARHS 6876: Interracial Themes in Western Art and Visual Culture
    • ARHS 6877: Contested Vision Civil War I
    • ARHS 6878: Contested Vision Civil War II
  • One additional Africana Studies course outside of art history
  • Sample courses:
    • AFRS 6050: Black Feminism and Social Movement in the United States
    • AFRS 7450: Black Diasporic Culture
  • Two independent studies attached to Studio coursework supervised by AFRS faculty (6 credits)
• Total Credit Hours: 30

Model Schedule

The model schedule for the program is as follows:

• Year 1:
  • Fall:
    • ARST 7010: Graduate Art Studio (3 credits)
    • ARST 7020: Graduate Art Studio (3-6 credits)
    • ARHS 7800: Canon in Crisis: Challenging the Tenets of Art Theory (3 credits)
    • ARST 7810: Studio Art MFA Critique Class (3 credits)
    • AFRS Independent Study attached to Studio (3 credits)
    • Total Credit Hours: 15-18
  • Spring:
    • AFRS/ARHS Seminar (3 credits)
    • ARST 7030: Graduate Art Studio (3 credits)
    • ARST 7040: Graduate Art Studio (3-6 credits)
    • ARST 7810: Studio Art MFA Critique Class (3 credits)
    • ARST 7800: MFA Seminar rotating theme (3 credits)
    • AFRS Independent Study attached to Studio (3 credits)
    • Total Credit Hours: 18-21
  • Summer Session:
    • ARHS 7960: Crossroads Cohort: Black Studies Bootcamp (3 credits)
    • Total Credit Hours: 3
• Year 2:
  • Fall:
    • ARST 7400: Special Problems I (6 credits)
    • ARST 7410: Special Problems II (6 credits)
    • ARST 7810: Studio Art MFA Critique Class (3 credits)
    • ARST 7800: MFA Seminar rotating theme (3 credits)
    • AFRS Independent Study attached to Studio (3 credits)
    • AFRS/ARHS Capstone (3 credits)
    • Total Credit Hours: 24
  • Spring:
    • ARST 7420: Special Problems II (3 credits)
    • ARST 7450: Thesis Project (3-6 credits)
    • ARST 7810: Studio Art MFA Critique Class (3 credits)
    • ARST 7800: MFA Seminar (3 credits)
    • AFRS Independent Study attached to Studio (3 credits)
    • AFRS/ARHS Capstone (3 credits)
    • Total Credit Hours: 18-21
  • Summer Session:
    • ARFS/ARHS Internship (3 credits)
    • AFRS Independent Study (3 credits)
    • Total Credit Hours: 6
• Total Credit Hours: 84-93

Program String and Field of Study

The program string and field of study for the Joint Degree in Studio Art and Africana Studies, MFA/MA, is LAMFA_GR, ARST, LAMA_G2, AFRS.