Graduate Programs: Master of Arts in Studio Art
This unique and flexible graduate-level program enables students to tailor their course of study to meet their own artistic goals. Major areas include Ceramics, Computer Arts, Drawing, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.
The degree is completed with 33 credit hours of study:
- 15 credit hours in the major area
- 9 credit hours in a supporting area
- 6 credit hours in art history/aesthetics
- 3 credit hours for the thesis
Additionally:
- Graduate students work one-on-one with qualified faculty
- Most courses can be taken independently with only periodic visits to campus
- Students participate in two group critiques per semester
- Students participate in the USF graduate student art show upon completion of coursework
- Individual studio space is available
Upon completion of the program, students will have developed:
- technical mastery in their studio major and the ability to explore the creative possibilities of their chosen medium
- technical competence in their supporting area and an understanding of its creative possibilities.
- the ability to compose a clearly-articulated artistic philosophy which includes an understanding of the relationship between the form and content of their art.
- the ability to evaluate critically the formal and expressive elements of works of art and to situate works of art in their historical and theoretical context.
- the ability to work independently and make effective artistic judgments, culminating in the creation of a final project to be reviewed by faculty.
- professional competence in area of specialization