艺术美术硕士课程提供了一个动态的跨学科环境，在该环境中，鼓励学生发展其作为专业艺术家的创作实践。艺术学院拥有版画制作，绘画和素描，雕塑，摄影，纺织品，数字媒体和新兴技术以及陶瓷的设施。MFA学生可以使用所有艺术学院的便利设施以及MFA工作室的个人和公共场所。我们的教师是杰出的，专业的艺术家和艺术史学家。学生与研究生顾问/导师紧密合作，规划自己的计划，包括工作室研讨会，评论和个人指导的教程。MFA学位以书面论文报告和论文展览而达到顶峰，在该展览中学生展示原始作品。该课程可能在2年或3年内完成，具体取决于每学
The 60-unit, Master of Fine Arts in Art program at SF State may be completed in two years and is designed to provide professional competency for the student pursuing a career as an artist including working in public roles. The master of fine arts in art program at SF State is interdisciplinary and allows students to work across media or focus their studio practice within traditionally defined areas of ceramics, digital media and emerging technology, painting and drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture or textiles. The master of fine arts in the art program at SF State is interdisciplinary and allows students to work across media or focus their studio practice within traditionally defined areas of ceramics, digital media and emerging technology, painting, and drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture or textiles.<br>M.F.A. students have access to all of the School of Art facilitates as well as individual and communal M.F.A. studio workspaces. Our faculty are distinguished and professionally active artists and art historians. Students work closely with a graduate advisor/mentor to chart their individual paths through the program, including studio seminars, critiques, and individually supervised tutorials. Coursework and seminars in art history and other academic fields complement studio courses, and students are encouraged to develop rigorous research and writing skills to enrich and complement their art practice. All students are provided with individual studio spaces, and there are opportunities for teaching, either as a teaching assistant or instructor of record. Our vibrant visiting artist program introduces students to artists in the Bay Area and beyond, connecting students to the local art community. The M.F.A. degree culminates with a written thesis report and a thesis exhibition in which students exhibit an original body of work. The program may be completed in 2 years.