Summer MFA in Studio Art (MFA) Curriculum

Maryland Institute College of Art

Requirements for the MFA in Studio Art

Course	Credits
FA 5500 - MFA Studio I	6
7 credits for each of four summers. App, Stinchcomb, Farber. Offered summer. This course represents independent studio work conducted while in residence during four summers, and includes weekly critiques with a studio mentor and periodic group crits. Beginning in the third summer, students work under the advisement of a thesis committee that has the responsibility of promoting the student to the final levels of the program. A guest artist conducts the final group crit. each summer. Required of MFA/AE students.
FA 5501 - MFA Studio II	3
3 credits for each of six semesters. App, Stinchcomb, Farber. Offered fall, spring. This course represents independent studio work conducted off-campus in the fall and spring semesters between the four summers in residence. Work be submitted to studio mentors, and students must attend the Winter Critique on campus. Required of MFA/AE students.
FA 5502 - MFA Studio III	3
3 credits for each of six semesters. App, Stinchcomb, Farber. Offered fall, spring. This course represents independent studio work conducted off-campus in the fall and spring semesters between the four summers in residence. Work be submitted to studio mentors, and students must attend the Winter Critique on campus. Required of MFA/AE students.
ED 5522 - MFA Seminar in Art Education	1
1 credit per year. Carroll. Offered spring. This seminar course, focused on issues of pedagogy related to the teaching of art, includes peer presentations, guest speakers, and assigned reflective writings. The work of the course extends over the course of an academic year; credit appears on the spring transcript. Required of all MFA/AE students.
AH 5570 - Critical Studies I	1
This course is a two-summer review of modernism and its developments. A lecture/seminar class designed to deepen student's knowledge of modernism and its antecedents. Students investigate artists and make presentations to the group. The course may involve field trips to art museums. Required of and available to MFA/AE students only.
AH 5670 - Critical Studies II	1
This course is a two-summer review of modernism and its developments. A lecture/seminar class designed to deepen student's knowledge of modernism and its antecedents. Students investigate artists and make presentations to the group. The course may involve field trips to art museums. Required of and available to MFA/AE students only.
AH 6570 - Critical Studies III	1
This course is a two-summer investigation of contemporary developments in art and critical theory that includes required readings, research, and presentations on artists. The course may involve quest speakers and/or field trips to studios, galleries, and/or museums. The class is conducted as a seminar with an emphasis on reading, writing, and talking about art and critical theory. Required of and available to MFA/AE students only.
FA 5600 - MFA Studio IV	6

FA 5601 - MFA Studio V	3
3 credits for each of six semesters. App, Stinchcomb, Farber. Offered fall, spring. This course represents independent studio work conducted off-campus in the fall and spring semesters between the four summers in residence. Work be submitted to studio mentors, and students must attend the Winter Critique on campus. Required of MFA/AE students.
FA 5602 - MFA Studio VI	3
3 credits for each of six semesters. App, Stinchcomb, Farber. Offered fall, spring. This course represents independent studio work conducted off-campus in the fall and spring semesters between the four summers in residence. Work be submitted to studio mentors, and students must attend the Winter Critique on campus. Required of MFA/AE students.
ED 5524 - MFA/AE Seminar II	1
1 credit per year. Carroll. Offered spring. This seminar course, focused on issues of pedagogy related to the teaching of art, includes peer presentations, guest speakers, and assigned reflective writings. The work of the course extends over the course of an academic year; credit appears on the spring transcript. Required of all MFA/AE students.
AH 6670 - Critical Studies IV	1
This course is a two-summer investigation of contemporary developments in art and critical theory that includes required readings, research, and presentations on artists. The course may involve quest speakers and/or field trips to studios, galleries, and/or museums. The class is conducted as a seminar with an emphasis on reading, writing, and talking about art and critical theory. Required of and available to MFA/AE students only.
AH 6680 - Critical Studies V	1

AH 6690 - Critical Studies VI	1

FA 6500 - MFA Studio VII	6

FA 6501 - MFA Studio VIII	3
This course represents independent studio work conducted off-campus in the fall and spring semesters between the four summers in residence. Work be submitted to studio mentors, and students must attend the Winter Critique on campus. Required of MFA/AE students.
FA 6502 - MFA Studio IX	3
3 credits for each of six semesters. App, Stinchcomb, Farber. Offered fall, spring. This course represents independent studio work conducted off-campus in the fall and spring semesters between the four summers in residence. Work be submitted to studio mentors, and students must attend the Winter Critique on campus. Required of MFA/AE students.
ED 6522 - MFA/AE Seminar III	1
1 credit per year. Carroll. Offered spring. This seminar course, focused on issues of pedagogy related to the teaching of art, includes peer presentations, guest speakers, and assigned reflective writings. The work of the course extends over the course of an academic year; credit appears on the spring transcript. Required of all MFA/AE students.
AH 6700 - Critical Studies VII	1

AH 6760 - Critical Studies VIII	1

AH 6770 - Critical Studies IX	1

FA 6600 - MFA Studio X	6

FA 7000 - MFA Thesis	1
2 credits. App, Stinchcomb, Farber. Offered summer. Advancement to this course requires recommendation of the thesis committee. The primary expectation is the presentation of a body of work in a thesis exhibition along with a written thesis statement and an artist's developmental slide-talk. Work is subject to evaluation by the thesis committee and successful completion of the MFA thesis is requirement for the degree.
ED 5654 - MFA/AE Prof. Seminar	1

AH 6780 - Critical Studies X	1