Our MFA degree in Studio Art is designed to foster both interdisciplinary and discipline-specific dialogue by engaging students in a set of core department-wide requirements, interdisciplinary opportunities, and discipline- specific courses and curricular tracks.<br><br>Within the MFA degree in Studio Art students develop a personalized program of study within established curricular parameters, and with the consultation and approval of the student's faculty committee. Students develop a more personalized program of study within curricular tracks reflecting the School of Art's varied programs in Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Fiber, Graphic Design, Illustration/Animation, Metal, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture/4D, and Wood.<br><br>Goals<br>Our MFA with Concentration in Studio Art is centered on the following goals for student learning outcomes:<br><br>Independently develop a significant and ongoing body of work in response to a range of challenges, and produce a culminating professional exhibition focusing on an aspect of studio art or design.<br>Integrate the student's creative practice or area(s) of specialization with historical knowledge and current issues from relevant disciplines.<br>Demonstrate an awareness of current developments in the student's field of specialization, and develop work that contributes to the expansion and evolution of that field.<br>Articulate artist statements effectively and produce a written document that successfully functions as a companion to the student's culminating exhibition.<br>Communicate clearly and effectively in written and verbal forms to the art and/or design communities, the public, and in teaching situations.<br>Utilize advanced technological capabilities for creation, distribution, documentation, and/or preservation of works.<br>Demonstrate a basic knowledge of bibliographic and information resources associated with the major field(s) of study.