Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Master of Fine Arts in Fine Arts with a concentration in fibers is a graduate program that comprises a community of makers/artists who advance the conceptual, historical, technical, and haptic aspects of clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood. The program promotes an artistic practice rooted in the values of craft, where students investigate craft's inherent relationship to the world with fearless innovation.

Program Goal

The program's goal is to provide students with a comprehensive education in fine arts, focusing on fibers, to prepare them for a career in the field. The program aims to advance the student's artistic practice, critical thinking, and technical skills.

Student Learning Outcomes

The program has four student learning outcomes:

1. Advanced studio practice: Students engage in rigorous research and recognize and deploy the tools and materials needed to advance their practice.
2. Group critique: Students present their work through a brief oral articulation of the intentions of their studio practice and articulate a critique of their peers' work.
3. Applied criticism and theory: Students understand historical and contemporary theories and apply and investigate those ideas in their work.
4. Advanced professional engagement: Students demonstrate the ability to understand, engage, and generate professional contexts for their work.

Program Accreditation

The program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the program, applicants must:

• Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
• Have completed a minimum of 36 credit hours of art at the undergraduate level or have equivalent experience
• Submit a statement of intent, three letters of recommendation, academic transcripts, curriculum vitae/resume, and a portfolio

Degree Requirements

The program requires 60 credit hours and is usually completed in two years of full-time study. The curriculum consists of graduate studio and research, graduate seminars, group critique, and other studio/academic electives.

Curriculum Requirements

The curriculum requirements include:

• CRAF 670: Graduate Studio (24 credits)
• CRAF 681: Candidacy Research (6 credits)
• CRAF 682: Thesis (6 credits)
• CRAF 690: Graduate Seminar (12 credits)
• Studio elective 1 (3 credits)
• Additional electives (500-level or higher in any subject area) (9 credits)

Suggested Course Sequence

The suggested course sequence is:

• Semester 1: CRAF 670, CRAF 681, CRAF 690, Elective 1
• Semester 2: CRAF 670, CRAF 681, CRAF 690, Studio elective 2
• Semester 3: CRAF 670, CRAF 682, CRAF 690, Elective 1
• Semester 4: CRAF 670, CRAF 682, CRAF 690, Elective 1

Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must make a formal application to graduate and complete all degree requirements. No degrees will be conferred until the application to graduate has been finalized.

Degree Candidacy Requirements

A graduate student admitted to a program or concentration requiring a final research project, work of art, thesis, or dissertation must qualify for continuing master's or doctoral status according to the degree candidacy requirements of the student's graduate program.