艺术系提供三年制的美术硕士学位。该计划鼓励在绘画，装置，跨学科工作室，新流派，绘画，摄影，版画，雕塑，社会实践，视频等方面的创新工作。MFA美术学位课程旨在培养学生的创造力，智力和专业发展，因为艺术家创作出出色的作品，能够有条理地讨论和探讨他们的作品，并准备进入艺术家可用的各种职业道路。课程工作强调先进的工作室实践，艺术史，理​​论和批评。定期将广泛的艺术家和学者带到校园的“访问艺术家计划”通过提供讲座，讲习班和评论来增强MFA的体验。该计划的最终结果是展览作品，支持作品的书面论文以及两者的口头答辩。新奥
The Department of Art offers a three-year Master of Fine Arts degree in Fine Arts. The program encourages innovative work in drawing, installation, interdisciplinary studio, new genres, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, social practice, video and more. Course work emphasizes advanced studio practices, art history, theory, and criticism. Our Visiting Artist Program is currently connected to Prospect New Orleans which gives our department direct access to a wide range of internationally recognized artists and scholars. The program culminates in an exhibition of a body of work, a written thesis that supports the work, and an oral defense of both.<br><br>While in the M.F.A. in Fine Arts program at the University of New Orleans we expect students to engage Visual Literacy, Willingness to Enter into Critical Discourse and Fervent Art Practice. Emphasis is given to developing a course of study tailored to your needs, while encouraging exploration and risk-taking. Our program supports a thorough engagement with the processes and principles that are fundamental to the discipline, as well as an informed awareness of issues and practices within the larger art community. Developing fluency in critical discourse, analysis, and writing are important parts of graduate life.