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Art - Fine Arts
Telephone: (302) 831-2244
http://www.udel.edu/art/
Faculty Listing: http://www.udel.edu/art/favc_faculty/index.htm
Program Overview
The focus of this graduate program is working with the student to develop a solid and sustainable studio practice. We accept students on the premise that they want to build a studio practice and work to realize their personal visions. It is the belief of the graduate faculty that success in the highly competitive field of art is premised on the strength of the artwork and the artist’s active participation in the local and global discussion of the ideas surrounding creative activity. We work to maintain a high level of discussion about what constitutes a powerful artistic practice and product.
The MFA curriculum consists of three distinct yet interrelated parts of the graduate experience and education: research, practice, and discourse. They are asked to keep up a dedicated studio practice that pushes and challenges their interests, and they come together for critique that encourages the open exchange of ideas in a collaborative environment. In addition, students are asked to take an academic course outside of the department in order to assist and expand studio research.
As a studio program the structure determined by the graduate faculty is oriented toward extensive personal time in the studio, supported by one-on-one discussions with faculty and visiting artists.
Requirements for Admission
Applicants must complete the online application including transcripts, resumé, personal statement, and three letters of recommendation through the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies. Once you have submitted your application you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours. This confirmation will contain a student id. number (UD ID). This ID number is required when submitting your portfolio via SlideRoom.
After you have submitted your application to the MFA program with the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies you must submit a portfolio online via: http://www.udart.slideroom.com. Be sure to upload to the MFA event.
Portfolios may include up to twenty still images or 5-10 minutes of video: (.jpg), video (.mov, .wmv, .flv) or PDF documents. For good image quality and fast upload, images should be sized no larger than 1280 x 1280 pixels @ 72 dpi. Video files must be kept under 20MB.
Our SlideRoom portal offers additional instruction for submitting work online. For technical assistance, contact support@slideroom.com.
The department's application deadline is February 15 with decisions regarding admission.
The Department of Art does not require G.R.E. scores.
Financial Aid
The University of Delaware offers generous Financial Aid assistance to UD/ART graduate students. The Art Department is able to give several merit-based Graduate Teaching Assistantships (tuition waiver plus a stipend in exchange for teaching and service) and Block Tuitions (tuition waiver plus the possibility of adjunct teaching). The Department works diligently to help support our M.F.A. student and has, historically, been able to fund nearly three-quarters of our students. Please refer to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies for more information.
Requirements For The Degrees
A minimum of 60 credits, a public exhibition and a supporting paper are required for the MFA degree.
The 60 graduate credit hours required for the MFA degree are distributed in the following manner:
|
REQUIREMENTS |
CREDIT HOURS |
|
Graduate Studio |
33 |
|
Graduate Critique |
12 |
|
Critical Issues Seminar |
3 |
|
Research Seminar |
3 |
|
Non-art Academic |
3 |
|
MFA Supporting Paper and Exhibition |
6 |
Graduate faculty reviews with each student are held at the end of each semester (15, 30, and 45 hour reviews). Students must pass these reviews to continue in the program. Students who do not pass the review are generally placed on probation for one semester or in some cases asked to leave the program. Once a student is placed on probation, they have one semester to improve their performance or they will be asked to leave the program.
In some instances, the Department's Graduate Admissions Committee may establish additional requirements to be met by the individual student.
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