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Design, Master

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    Application Deadline
  • 24 months
    Duration
University of Notre Dame
University rank #157 (WUR) South Bend, IN, United States
Most academic and professional institutions of higher education recognize the Master of Fine Arts in Design as the terminal degree for designers. This degree has become the standard prerequisite for those who intend to teach at the college level. 

Overview

 It is also appropriate for individuals seeking to further develop their professional careers as design thinkers and researchers. The department also awards the M.A. degree, but only to students who are not accepted to degree candidacy in the M.F.A. program.The Department of Art, Art History & Design offers the M.F.A. degree focusing on industrial design or visual communication design. The Master of Fine Arts degree at Notre Dame is for designers with exceptional talent and strong academic skills. The program combines studio work with academic studies in art history and criticism. Students may concentrate in industrial design or visual communication design plus explore areas of fine arts including ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture as well as other areas of interest at the university.

Programme Structure

  • The successful completion of one credit hour of ARST 62704 (Teaching Methods) each year
  • Admission to the third year of the M.F.A. program (M.F.A. Candidacy)
  • The successful completion of a written thesis approved by the student’s thesis committee
  • The completion of a thesis project: an exhibition of creative work that is approved by the art and design faculty
  • Submission of 10 slides documenting the completed thesis project to the departmental slide library

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Full-time
    • Full-time duration 24 months
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    7.5

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  • Minimum required score:

    80

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General Requirements

 Graduate student applicants are evaluated primarily on the basis of a portfolio of twenty images, three letters of recommendation, and transcripts. All applicants must write a statement of intent indicating their goals for the M.F.A. degree and their expectations for graduate studies.

Tuition Fee

  • International

    51264 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 51264 USD per year and a duration of 24 months.

  • National

    51264 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 51264 USD per year and a duration of 24 months.
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Living costs for South Bend

  • 885 - 1440 USD/month
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