Photography (MFA)
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Photography (MFA)
- INACTIVE
FAPHOTOMFA
arts, camera, digital, prints
Degree awarded: MFA
Art (Photography)
The M.F.A. (photography) program offers students a broad-based educational experience centering around light-sensitive systems. The photography faculty at ASU is significant in size and diverse in background and creative practice making possible a wide range of options for students working together in a closely knit yet rigorous educational setting. M.F.A. candidates work in 19th-century processes, a state-of-the-art digital lab, traditional black and white darkrooms and in collaboration with printmakers and intermedia artists. The program includes course work in criticism and theory as well as gallery and museum practice. The Northlight Gallery grants students the opportunity to engage with photographic artists from around the world, as well as providing experience with collections and exhibition opportunities for graduate students.
- STEM-OPT
extension eligible:
No
60 credit hours and an oral comprehensive exam
The 60 hours of graduate credit are subject to committee approval and must include:
- Twenty-seven to 32 graduate studio credit hours in the major area(s) of concentration.
- Six credit hours of graduate-level art history and three credit hours of other interdisciplinary graduate credit to supplement M.F.A. work (nonstudio courses).
- Nine credit hours of graduate-level course work outside of the major area of concentration, of which three credit hours must begin with the ART prefix and the remaining six credit hours may be outside the School of Art.
- Ten to 15 hours of ART 680 Practicum, resulting in an M.F.A. exhibition.
All applicants must complete the Graduate College online application. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university recognized by ASU is required.
Applications include the following components: portfolio with image list, statement of intent, current resume or c.v. and three letters of recommendation.
- The portfolio and image list should be sized with a maximum dimension of 1,024 pixels. Video files must be less than 60MB each.
- The statement of intent should address the applicant's artistic interests, reasons for applying to graduate school in general and the ASU School of Art in particular as well as professional goals. It should not exceed 1,000 words.
- A current resume or curriculum vitae.
- Three letters of recommendation are required from faculty with whom you have studied or from recognized professionals in the field. No form letters are used.
The preferred method for submission is online via SLIDEROOM: http://asuherberger.slideroom.com. Applicants may upload images (.jpg), video (.mov, .wmv, .flv), music (mp3) or PDF documents. The deadline to submit is January 15 for fall admissions; we do not admit for the spring semester.
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Accelerated bachelor's plus master's degree programs are designed for high-achieving undergraduate students who want the opportunity to share undergraduate coursework with graduate coursework to accelerate completion of their master's degree. These programs feature the same high-quality curriculum taught by ASU's world-renowned faculty.
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