The CAA Directory 2017 Studio Art & Design Art Education Film Production GRADUATE Conservation Historic Preservation PROGRAMS Financial Aid Special Programs in the visual arts Faculty Facilities & More INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTIONiv About CAA iv WhyAbout Graduate CAA School in the Arts ivv WhatWhy Graduate This Directory School Contains in the Arts INTRODUCTION v ProgramWhat This Entry Directory Contents Contains ivv ProgramAboutv Admissio CAA Entryns Contents iv Whyv CurrAdmissio Graduateiculumns School in the Arts CONTENTS CONTENTS v Whatviv StudCurr Thisieculunt Directorysm Contains CONTENTS v Programvi FStudaculte ntEntryy s Contents viv ReFAdmissioacultsourcesy ns and Special Programs viiviv FiReCurrnasourcesniculucial mInformatio and Specianl Programs CONTENTS vii Kindsviivi FiStudna ofne Degreesciantsl Information viiivii AKindsvi NoteFacult of on Degreesy Methodology viii Avi NoteResources on Methodology and Special Programs GRADUATEvii Financia PROGRAMl Information LISTINGS GRADUATEvii2 StudioKinds of Art Degrees PROGRAMand Design LISTINGS 344 viii 1 ArtStudioA Note Education Arton andMethodology Design 416 39 ConservationArt Education and Historic Preservation GRADUATE434 49 ConservationFilm Production PROGRAM and Historic LISTINGSPreservation 612 FilmStudio Production Art and Design INDEXES344 Art Education 471416INDEXESAlphabeticalConservation Index and Historic of Schools Preservation 257473434 GeographicFilmAlphabetical Production Index Index of of Schools Schools 258 Geographic Index of Schools INDEXES 471 Alphabetical Index of Schools 473 Geographic Index of Schools ABOUT WHAT THIS DIRECTORY CONTAINS The Art Education and Conservation sections include some programs that offer a PhD. These programs list requirements for Graduate School Programs in the Visual Arts is a comprehensive the doctoral degree beyond those for an MA, such as qualifying directory of programs offered primarily in the English language exams and a dissertation. See the section Kinds of Degrees, that grant a graduate degree in the practice and study of art. below, for a detailed list of degrees that appear in this directory, (For graduate programs in art history and visual studies, please and what the degree abbreviations mean. The College Art Association see the companion volume, Graduate Programs in Art History.) AREAS OF CONCENTRATION: Many MFA programs offer WHY GRADUATE Programs offering an advanced degree in visual and studio arts represents the professional a degree in a particular area of concentration—for example, SCHOOL and design, communications theory, book arts, interdisciplinary an MFA in Painting or an MFA in Design. The concentrations interests of artists, art historians, IN THE ARTS practices, and more are included. offered in any particular program are often determined by the museum curators, educators, specializations of the faculty in the department. Many programs Listings are divided into four general subject groups: students, and others, in the United have listed areas of concentration, based on standard categories A graduategraduate degree in art is the • Art Education provided by CAA. These include: architecture, interior design, States and worldwide. traditional pathpath toto a career as a • Conservation and Historic Preservation art education, art therapy, ceramics, metals, fiber arts, glass, Founded in 1911, the the College College • Film Production digital media, drawing, printmaking, paper, artist’s books, film, professional artist or teacher of art. The options • Studio Art and Design Art Association (CAA) provides video, foundations, graphic design, industrial design, object for those withwith anan advanced degreedegree inin thethe artsarts havehave design, illustration, medical illustration, painting, performance, numerous services to its members and to the grown broader and richer inin recentrecent years.years. TheThe The directories published by the College Art Association contain photography, sculpture, installation, environmental art, sound, arts community at large. CAA serves the visual an abundance of facts. To make browsing easier, programs are two-dimensional design, three-dimensional design, and writing student opting forfor a master’s oror doctoraldoctoral degreedegree listed alphabetically by school name within each of the four arts with activities and programs that shape art- or word art. in oneone of the programsprograms listedlisted herehere cancan considerconsider subject areas. Two indexes in the back of the volume list all historical discourse, arts programs, training and schools geographically by state and country, and alphabetically a career as a museum curator, conservator, ADMISSIONS curriculum development, and public arts policy. across sections. or exhibition designer;designer; inin interior,interior, industrial, industrial, Individual program entries differ depending on what This section includes a program’s application deadlines, fees, and CAA publishes threeinfluential influential journals journals of art- of art- requirements for admission. You can judge the competitiveness graphic, or digital design;design; asas aa secondarysecondary schoolschool information is applicable to each program, and what information history, theory, and criticism: The Art Bulletin, Art a program or school has chosen to provide. You are encouraged of a program by the number of applications it received in the teacher; inin advertising, communications, or artart previous year, and how many students were accepted and enrolled. Journal, and caa.reviews, as well as athe weekly website email to visit the websites and campuses of programs that interest you. criticism; inin filmfilm production; production; or or in in art art therapy— therapy— Some programs indicate whether or not they admit part-time Artnewsletter, Journal Online,directories a weekly of graduate email newsletter,programs, and students. to name onlyonly aa few ofof thethe myriadmyriad possibilities.possibilities. publicationsdirectories of related graduate to itsprograms, Annual Conference,and PROGRAM ENTRY CONTENTS Some common requirements are: minimum GPA (grade point Today most of these careerscareers requirerequire anan advancedadvanced average), GRE (Graduate Record Examination) score, TOEFL (Test whichpublications draws relatedbetween to four its Annual and seven Conference, thousand Contact information for the program is listed directly below the degree oror certificationcertification beyondbeyond thethe bachelor’sbachelor’s level. school and program name. In addition to a mailing address, of English as a Foreign Language) score, bachelor’s degree, college participantswhich draws eachbetween year. four- and six-thousand transcript, letters of recommendation, personal statement, foreign Choosing the right institution andand programprogram forfor there is a primary contact for the program and the program or participantsCAA provides each career year. counseling and advocates language proficiency, and portfolio of your artwork. your graduate education is important. Curricula school’s website. This section also notes whether the school is a forCAA national provides issues career in the counseling visual arts. and It honorsadvocates public or private institution, college or university, or other type of range from the generalgeneral toto thethe highlyhighly specializedspecialized program. Many respondents chose to include a brief description CURRICULUM thefor nationalaccomplishments issues in the of artists,visual arts.art historians, It honors and technical, and from the traditional that highlights aspects of their program, and to list degrees the This section lists information about general or specialized andthe accomplishmentscritics with its prestigious of artists, annual art historians, awards, course(s) of study, number of courses or credit hours required and research based to thethe experimentalexperimental andand institution awards and how the program is accredited. and alsocritics confers with its monetary prestigious grants annual and awards,fellowships ACCREDITATION: Educational accreditation is a process in for graduation, and other degree requirements. theoretical. 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FactorsFactors suchsuch asas differs from that in many non-US countries. CAA does not requirements may also be found in this section. theIf arts, you planCAA toinvites earn youa graduate to join nowdegree to takein cost, geographicgeographic location,location, lengthlength ofof the the program, program, confirm accreditation information published here. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: This does not refer to a advantagethe arts, CAA of theinvites many you