Low-Res MFA Degree Requirements
Master of Fine Arts
Low Residency 2D program at Fine Arts Work Center In Provincetown.
Credits
Year 1
Fall 1
| FA2D 651 | Major Studio* | 3.5 |
| GRAD 651 | Graduate Seminar* |
1.5 |
| FA2D 692 | Independent Study w/ Mentor (Part 1) |
2 |
| HART 681 | Art After Modernism |
3 |
| 10 |
Spring 1
| FA2D 694 | Independent Study w/ Mentor (Part 2) |
4 |
| HART 682 |
Artists' Writings |
3 |
| 7 |
Year 2
Summer 2
| FA2D 652 | Major Studio II* |
3.5 |
| GRAD 652 | Graduate Seminar II* |
1.5 |
| FA2D 699 |
Studio Elective OR Independent Study w/ Mentor |
3 |
| |
Art History Elective |
3 |
| 11 |
Fall 2
| FA2D 653 |
Major Studio III* |
3.5 |
| GRAD 653 |
Graduate Seminar III* |
1.5 |
| HART 683 |
Benchmark Online |
3 |
| FA2D 672/673 |
Thesis Preparation I w/ Mentor (Part 1)** |
2 or 3 |
| 10 or 11 |
Spring 2
| HART 684 |
Topics in Modernism |
3 |
| FA2D 674/676 |
Thesis Preparation I w/ Mentor (Part 2)** |
4 or 6 |
| Studio Elective** | 3 or 0 | |
| 10 or 9 |
Year 3
| FA2D 654 |
Major Studio IV* |
3.5 |
| GRAD 654 |
Graduate Seminar IV* |
1.5 |
| HART 691 |
Thesis Document I |
3 |
| FA2D 664 |
Thesis Preparation II w/ Mentor | 3 |
| 11 |
Fall 3
| FA2D 666 |
Thesis Defense* |
1 |
| Program Credits |
60 |
*Indicates a residency session course in Provincetown.
**In Fall and Spring of Year 2, students may take Thesis Preparation Parts 1 and 2 for a combinded total of 9 credits. Or they may take Thesis Preparation Parts 1 and 2 for a combinded total of 6 credits and also take a 3-credit studio elective so that studio credits total 9. Thesis Preparation I w/ Mentor course numbers and credits: FA2D 672 (2 credits); FA2D 673 (3 credits); FA2D 674 (4 credits); FA2D 676 (6 credits). Start plans and request approval for optional Spring studio elective while preparing prior Fall term course registration.