Catalog Department Overview ►

Minimum Requirements for Art M.F.A.: 60 credits

Concentrations: Ceramics, Computer Art, Drawing, Metalsmithing, Native Art Studio, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

¹

Studio with a two-hour oral comprehensive examination.

²

Up to three F400-level courses may be taken with additional requirements.

Note: Students with a graduate teaching assistantship (TA) are required to be enrolled in ART F661 Mentored Teaching in Art each semester they have a TA award.

Concentrations

Ceramics

Computer Art

 Drawing

 Metalsmithing

Native Art Studio

Painting

 Photography

 Printmaking

Sculpture

Complete the following general university admission requirements for graduate programs:

1. Submit an application for admission

2. Submit official transcripts

3. Official test results: GRE scores are neither required nor considered for this program

4. Submit resume/curriculum vitae

5. Submit statement of academic goals

6. Submit 3 letters of recommendation

International Students: Please consult UAF’s most recent application requirements regarding English language proficiency.

Additional program admission requirements and information:

• Submit a separate portfolio of work to the Department of Art admin email: uaf-art@alaska.edu. 
• Complete a B.F.A. or B.A. in art from a university other than UAF (or from UAF with special permission from the Art Department faculty), or complete one consecutive year of classes from an accredited M.F.A. program other than UAF. In cases where an exceptional portfolio is submitted, students with another undergraduate degree will be accepted provisionally and with the condition that they make up any deficiencies as determined by their graduate committee.

Catalog Department Overview ►

Ceramics Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Computer Art Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Drawing Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Metalsmithing Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Native Art Studio Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Painting Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Photography Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Printmaking Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Sculpture Concentration (Primary)

Footnote Definitions

Catalog Department Overview ►

Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Analyze, interpret, contextualize, evaluate, and create visual materials in both physical and digital formats with well-articulated formal and conceptual choices
• Express ideas in a coherent, logical, and compelling way, both orally and in writing
• Produce works of art or design that demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of their particular area of study and indicate their capacity to succeed as creative professionals; students will have a basic understanding of design
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills including the ability to distinguish between and use rational, intuitive, and critical thinking processes and to construct meaning using visual information. Being able to challenge convention. Students will be able to place their work in a historical and global context.