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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
- GRADUATE
www.as.miami.edu
Degree Programs
Two programs serve the needs of graduate students in Art
and Art History
Master of Fine Arts program in the studio areas of
• Painting
• Sculpture
• Graphic Design/Multimedia
• Ceramics/Glass
• Printmaking
• Photography/Digital Imaging
Master of Arts program in Art History
MASTER OF ARTS
The M.A. degree is designed for students in art history who
plan academic, museum or gallery careers.
It entails a minimum of 36 credits in art history and related
courses, including six credits of thesis.
M.A. students must pass a slide examination and a comprehensive
examination.
Reading knowledge of a foreign language appropriate to the
study of Art History (e. g. French, German, Italian, Spanish)
is required.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN ART HISTORY
Admission to the Master of Arts program requires a minimum
of eighteen semester hours of undergraduate study in Art History.
Applicants for admission are required to submit an example
of an art history research paper they have done in addition
to the general requirements of transcripts, GRE scores and
letters of recommendation. It is highly recommended that applicants
have reading knowledge of a foreign language (e.g., French,
German, Italian, Spanish).
A maximum of six semester hours of graduate credit may be
transferred from another institution, providing that the credits
have been taken within six years prior to matriculation at
the University of Miami and have been passed with a grade
of B or higher.
Applicants for admission to the Master of Arts program are
responsible for the submission of the following materials
to the Graduate Secretary in Art and Art History:
- All transcripts of college-level academic work;
- GRE scores (and TOEFL score for foreign students);
- A research paper from an undergraduate art history course;
- Three letters of recommendation;
- Application form.
Applicants for the M.A. degree are considered in the Spring
and Fall. The deadlines for applying are February 15 for Fall
admission and September 15 for Spring admission.
FINANCIAL AID: Graduate Teaching Assistantships and tuition
waivers are awarded by the department in both studio areas
and Art History.
The G.R.E. is required for the M.A., but not for the M.F.A.
degree.
All M.F.A. and M.A. students with Teaching Assistantships
must contribute to the teaching program as an essential part
of their responsibilities.
Master of Fine Arts
The Master of Fine Arts degree is the terminal degree for
students interested in the creation of art who plan to pursue
careers as practicing artists/teachers.
The students will take a minimum requirement of 60 credit
hours in approved graduate courses.
Teaching assistants can opt to take 10 credits each semester,
or will take 9 credits each semester the first year, 12 credits
each semester the second year, and 9 credits each semester
the third year.
A Supervisory Committee will be assigned when the student
is formally admitted to the program.
It will be comprised of at least four members.
The Supervisory Committee chair will be from the student’s
area of concentration and a member of the graduate faculty.
The head of the Supervisory Committee will select the membership
of the Committee after conferring with the student.
The Supervisory Committee will formally review the student’s
progress; the student may be put on probation at the end of
any semester, and given one semester to improve or be removed
from the program.
Application for candidacy may be made any time after the
completion of 30 credits, but must be attained prior to registration
for the final semester.
The Supervisory Committee will determine whether the student
should be admitted to candidacy.
When the student is admitted to candidacy, a Thesis Committee
is formed with at least four members, who need not be the
same as the Supervisory Committee.
The Chair should be from the student’s area of concentration
and a member of the graduate faculty.
Two others should be department faculty, and the fourth
person must be from outside the studio faculty.
This committee will consult with and advise the student
on his or her work, meet twice a semester to review progress,
read and comment on the thesis document, and conduct a final
oral exam during the thesis exhibition.
The thesis exhibition will be scheduled after the successful
completion of ART 599, the show will be installed after the
candidate has submitted an accepted thesis document. All incompletes
must be cleared before the exhibition can be scheduled.
No student gains the right to be recommended for the degree
simply by completing requirements. This right is reserved
to the student's Thesis Committee.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IN STUDIO
Applicants for admission to the Master of Fine Arts program
are responsible for the submission of the following materials
to the Graduate Secretary in Art and Art History:
- All transcripts of college-level academic work;
- 20 slides of studio work OR 20 images on a CD/DVD;
- Three letters of recommendation;
- Application form.
Applicants for MFA degrees are considered in the Spring
and Fall. February 15 is the postmark deadline for Fall admission
and September 15 is the postmark deadline for the Spring admission.
Teaching Assistantships are available only with Fall admission.
The deadline for international applications for the following
Fall semester is January 15.
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