Program Web Page: https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/school-of-art/graduate-programs.html
The School of Art offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Design, and Master of Fine Arts. Students pursue course work in MFA two-dimensional studies (painting/drawing, and printmaking), MFA three- dimensional studies (ceramics, glass, jewelry/metals, and sculpture), MFA digital arts (animation, imaging, and interactive media), MA art education, and MA art history and MDes in integrative media.
Within these programs students find a broad range of studio and academic disciplines, united by a deep commitment to technical development sustained by rigorous examination of accompanying contextual and conceptual issues. The School of Art’s MA, MDes, and MFA programs seek to foster a productive and diverse community of artists and scholars whose shared goal is preparation for careers in the visual arts.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the MFA degree, students in the Digital Arts program are expected to be able to:
- Produce creative works or scholarly projects integrating their knowledge of art history, contemporary artistic practice and their area of Digital Arts specialization.
- Illustrate a breadth of understanding of various specializations within art or art history.
- Evaluate their area of research in relationship to contemporary art.
- Evaluate their area of research in relation to historical theories of art.
- Organize a professional art exhibition and produce a cohesive body of visual research.
Admission Requirements
Application deadline is February 17 for Fall Semester. Since application reviews may begin immediately after the deadline, we recommend submitting your application and providing all required documents before the deadline.
Documents required in this application system:
All other materials are submitted through a separate application system. Please complete this application and then click on this link https://bgsu.slideroom.com/#/Login to upload the following:
- Three Letters of Recommendation - recently dated
- Artist Statement specifying direction of work and influences
- Cover Letter describing goals, objectives, educational background, personal history, and reason for applying to graduate school at this time
- Image descriptions including title, medium, size and year
- Portfolio consisting of recent works, preferably from the proposed area of specialization
Valid Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Pearson English Language Test (PTE), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), English Language Services (ELS), or Duolingo English Test (DET) scores obtained within the last two years are required of all applying for admission whose first language is not English. Official TOEFL, PTE, IELTS, ELS, or DET score report recommended minimums are: 80 TOEFL iBT (old scale) or 4.0 (new scale); 53 PTE; 6.5 IELTS; 112 ELS; 110 DET.
Applicants are exempt from providing standardized language proficiency test scores if they are: US citizens; from a country whose population speaks English as its first language; or have a previous degree (associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate) from a US college/university or from a country in which instruction was delivered in English. A complete list of qualifying countries can be found here.
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