MFA IN VISUAL ART
NON MEDIA SPECIFIC 3 YEAR PROGRAM
Faculty: John Divola, Jill Giegerich, Jim Isermann, Charles Long, Erika Suderburg, Melissa Thorne and Amir Zaki.

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."

20 units Art 290, Individual Graduate Tutorial (5 courses)
12 units Art 285, Graduate Critique (3 courses)
4 units Art 230, Contemporary Critical Issues
4 units Art 240, Critical Theory
4 units Art 299, Comprehensive Project
4 units Art History Graduate Seminar

12 units Art History or Film and Visual Culture (3 courses)
12 units unspecified of which 8 units/2 courses are other than Art

72 units

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 5th:
ON-LINE GRADUATE DIVISION APPLICATION:
http://www.graddiv.ucr.edu/HowApply.html
Required Application Section
Fellowship Application (optional)
$60.00 application fee

January 5th:
DEPARTMENT OF ART SUPPLEMENT
Portfolio
Short Statement
References

Send to:
UC Riverside
Department OF Art
Graduate Portfolio Committee
232 Arts Building
Riverside, CA 92521