Master of Fine Art in Studio Art - Print Media and Photography

Kent State University

The Master of Fine Art degree in Studio Art is designed to prepare students for careers as independent visual arts through the cultivation and refinement of a successful studio practice. The program emphasizes intensive personal investigation and the development of strong aesthetic and conceptual understanding. In addition to time in their own studio, students have opportunities to enhance existing skills and knowledge by observing undergraduate class demonstrations and critiques.Program Learning OutcomesGraduates of the program will be able to: Demonstrate advanced professional competence in some aspect of studio art as exemplified by considerable depth of knowledge and achievement of a significant body of work. Demonstrate a deep and comprehensive awareness of historical and cultural contents of art production. Demonstrate advanced skills of aesthetic judgement and assessment, as well as integration/synthesis and independent thought. Demonstrate an awareness of contemporary art making and relevant issues through dialogues with professional artists and curators.The Print Media and Photography concentration aims to strengthen the students’ personal vision through emphasis on the conceptual aspects of the printmaking and photography disciplines. Students have access to studios for lithography, etching, relief, silkscreen and digital media, in addition to a darkroom, press room and digital fabrication laboratory. Enrollment is deliberately kept small enough to make possible the faculty mentor/student relationship.

College of the Arts