Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design - Visual Communications

Oklahoma State University

The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design is a terminal degree. OSU’s MFA program is Oklahoma's only graduate program specializing in a unique combination of interaction design, motion design and visual communications. This three-year, 60-credit-hour degree will develop your expertise as a graphic designer in interaction design and motion design while developing your research, presentation and writing skills. As an MFA graduate, you will be able to respond to both the creative demands of the graphic design profession and the research and teaching requirements of academia. The MFA in Graphic Design is a terminal degree that qualifies you to teach at the university level.CurriculumThesisTeaching practicumOff-campus internshipGraduate seminarTwenty-seven to 30 credit hours of graduate level studio classes within programNine to 12 credit hours of electives inside or outside departmentCourses include Graphic Design Graduate Studio, Motion Design Graduate Studio, Interaction Design Graduate Studio, History/Theory/Critical Analysis, Graphic Design History, History of Art and special topics in Graphic DesignVisual Communications - This focus invites interdisciplinary critical perspectives into visual media, considering the broad range of traditional as well as dynamic media. Emphasis is placed on innovative approaches to the communication of ideas and information within a spectrum of existing and speculative environments, experiences and frameworks. The array of applications of interdisciplinary visual communications include branding, information design, navigation and environmental graphics systems and media design.