Master of Fine Arts - Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media, and Design

• Intensive graduate level directed study in the student’s studio practice
• Seminars in critical theory and research methods
• Elective courses that supplement the core curriculum by allowing each student to explore his or her individual interests in studio, theory or research
• Either a major studio project supported by a written critical analysis (leading to the MFA or MDes degree) or an academic master’s thesis accompanied by a creative project (leading to the MA degree).

Objectives

• Provide a flexibly structured, advanced studio-based learning environment that enables students to integrate art, media and design production, in combination with other disciplines, through processes that remix theory, methodology and practice.
• Ensure that students acquire advanced research skills for visual and academic investigations in the areas of art, media and design practice and critical theory.
• Foster the development of individuals who can think, create and practise in interdisciplinary ways.
• Contribute to new knowledge in the areas of interdisciplinary art, media and design methods, discourses and creative practices.
• Promote the development of practices that facilitate sustainability, social responsibility and diverse social and cultural perspectives.

Each cohort will be carefully selected to maximize opportunities for interaction among art, media, design and non-studio subject areas. Students will work with an Advisory Committee that includes leading scholars/practitioners in each of their disciplines who will guide the students' individual studies and contribute to the development of their master's thesis work.