Nov 21, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

School of Art, Design and Art History


Director
M. Teresa Valero

Professor
Michelle Martin

Associate Professors
Daniel Farnum
Kirsten Olds

Assistant Professors
Aaron Higgins
Maria Maurer

Applied Professor
M. Teresa Valero

Applied Associate Professor
Mark Lewis

Graduate Program Advisor
Michelle Martin

For more information about degree offerings, visit the School of Art, Design and Art History webpage.

The graduate program in art offers curricula leading to the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)  , Master of Arts (M.A.)  , and Master of Teaching Arts (M.T.A.)  degrees, with emphases in ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, digital media, and graphic design (M.A.  only). The M.F.A.  degree is considered the professional terminal degree in studio art and is recommended for those individuals seeking professional careers or teaching at the university or college level. The M.A.  degree in art is the professional degree for those pursuing careers in art-related fields. The M.T.A.  degree is recommended for individuals who are committed to teaching art at the primary and secondary school levels. In addition, the School of Art, Design and Art History collaborates with the School of Urban Education  to offer a specialty in studio art within the M.T.A.  

General Requirements

The time limitation for completion of the M.F.A. , M.A. , or M.T.A.  degree is six years. Should the candidate hold an M.A. degree before embarking on the M.F.A.  program, the completion requirement is limited to four years. Students seeking candidacy for the M.F.A.  degree must complete a residency requirement consisting of no less than nine credit hours in one semester at The University of Tulsa.

Transfer credit of up to six credit hours is allowed for the M.T.A.  or M.A.  degree and 12 credit hours for the M.F.A. , at the discretion of the graduate faculty of the School of Art, Design and Art History. The graduate faculty may extend full credit for hours earned in an M.A. degree toward requirements for the M.F.A.  

Learning Objectives

Master of Fine Arts. At the conclusion of the degree, successful M.F.A. degree recipients should demonstrate the following:

  • Achievement of formal and technical proficiency in the medium(s) of choice.
  • Conceptual development of ideas and issues supporting creative research.
  • Ability to locate the work verbally and in writing in the context of contemporary critical and art historical thought.
  • Record of exhibiting work in the professional world and awareness of and preparation for teaching opportunities and professional practices.

Master of Arts. At the conclusion of the degree, successful M.A. degree recipients should demonstrate the following:

  • Advanced level of proficiency and continued development of technical skills in chosen medium(s).
  • Conceptual development of ideas and issues supporting creative work and practice.
  • Ability to articulate the significance of the work verbally and in writing.
  • Understanding of art history and art criticism.

Programs

    Master’s

    Courses

      ArtArt History