Graduate Studies
Graduate Studies
Our master of fine arts program combines aesthetic and expressive development with advanced technical training in photography. These prepare students to be fine artists and successful professionals.
Courses in advanced photographic techniques are taken alongside graduate seminars and independent study under the supervision of the graduate faculty, one of the most distinguished groups of teaching photographers in the country.
The graduate program utilizes a separate darkroom, and state of the art facilities.
Entrance Requirements
In addition to fulfilling the general requirements for admission to the graduate school, applicants in photography must also submit a portfolio of 20 original photographic prints for evaluation--or an equivalent body of work in another medium (digital imaging including net.art, video, film, printmaking, painting, etc.) Students who do not have a background in photography or art will be considered for admission but will be required to make up undergraduate deficiencies in these areas as determined by the graduate faculty.
Degree Requirements
The master of fine arts degree in photography includes completion of 60 units.
*Additional Graduate Seminars may be taken under the category of "Advanced Photography Electives."
It is the student's responsibility to meet all course requirements for graduation. To facilitate this process, students are required to bring unofficial transcripts to the Graduate Coordinator during registration.
Thesis
Candidates for the master's degree in photography will submit a thesis consisting of two parts: a body of photographic work and a research paper describing the connections of the work with the history or criticism of photography.
Courses in advanced photographic techniques are taken alongside graduate seminars and independent study under the supervision of the graduate faculty, one of the most distinguished groups of teaching photographers in the country.
The graduate program utilizes a separate darkroom, and state of the art facilities.
Entrance Requirements
In addition to fulfilling the general requirements for admission to the graduate school, applicants in photography must also submit a portfolio of 20 original photographic prints for evaluation--or an equivalent body of work in another medium (digital imaging including net.art, video, film, printmaking, painting, etc.) Students who do not have a background in photography or art will be considered for admission but will be required to make up undergraduate deficiencies in these areas as determined by the graduate faculty.
Degree Requirements
The master of fine arts degree in photography includes completion of 60 units.
| 3 | Written Thesis |
| 24 | Graduate Seminar* |
| 12 | History and Criticism from the following list: Issues in the History of Photography History of Photography Seminar (may be repeated with different topics) Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Contemporary Photographic Criticism |
| 10 | Advanced Photography Electives |
| 3 | Digital Imaging I |
| 8 | Visual Thesis Project |
*Additional Graduate Seminars may be taken under the category of "Advanced Photography Electives."
It is the student's responsibility to meet all course requirements for graduation. To facilitate this process, students are required to bring unofficial transcripts to the Graduate Coordinator during registration.
Thesis
Candidates for the master's degree in photography will submit a thesis consisting of two parts: a body of photographic work and a research paper describing the connections of the work with the history or criticism of photography.