About MFA courses in the United States

Most comprehensive universities in the United States have MFA in art departments and professional art colleges.

In the United States, there are detailed regulations for MFA's degree granting. Both the American Association of Art Colleges and the American Association of Professional Art and Design Colleges recognize that MFA focuses on practicality and creativity, emphasizes application, and also requires necessary artistic literacy and theoretical knowledge. The entrance examination pays attention to students' creative ability, and the teaching plan is closely related to professional characteristics, emphasizing the practicality of the course and the extensiveness of performance works, while taking into account the improvement of theoretical cultivation.

The degree awarding standard mainly depends on students' artistic creation skills and expressive force in the process of creative practice. For example, the teaching of film and television, drama and art majors focuses on film and television creation, drama creation and artistic creation practice, and art history majors. Graduation focuses on exhibitions and performances of works, and completes professional artistic analysis and summarizes articles or papers in combination with exhibitions and performances. Those who have obtained the Master of Arts (MA) degree, if they want to study for the Master of Arts (MFA), many professional credits cannot be substituted for each other, so they need to make up the necessary credits again.

MFA is not always taught as an undergraduate, but pays more attention to practice, and the research content is optional (of course, multiple items are also possible), and schools generally do not limit it.

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1. Is it difficult for art graduates to apply for graduate studies in the United States?

If students decide to take the postgraduate entrance examination, the admission ratio of applying for a prestigious domestic school is about 1: 10 (Central Academy of Fine Arts enrolled students in 20 10/869 students and planned to enroll students 190 students). There are more than 500 famous universities in the United States with MFA (postgraduate) majors, and the enrollment ratio of other universities is similar (refer to Bader College 7: 100), which is easier than domestic famous universities. Moreover, most colleges and universities apply for English as long as they have TOEFL scores and do not need to take GRE. This is lower than the English threshold for many other science and engineering majors to study abroad.

As long as the professional courses are excellent, and with the assistance of our professional consultants in the United States, it is actually relatively easier than taking an examination of famous domestic schools.

2. What materials do art undergraduates need to apply for American graduate students?

Generally, you need an undergraduate diploma. TOEFL score above 80, undergraduate GPA above 3.0, undergraduate transcript, resume, artist statement, recommendation letter, fill in the application form, submit application fee and portfolio.

3. What are their criteria for applying for American graduate students?

The most important thing is the portfolio.

See if the work conforms to the educational philosophy of our school. The art teachers who participate in the evaluation will focus on the submitted works, and then refer to other projects such as creative self-report and GPA to select the best candidate. TOEFL scores and other related application materials can meet the requirements.

4. What are the characteristics of MFA (Graduate School of Fine Arts) application in the United States?

1) There are many institutions. There are 500 MFA colleges and universities in the United States, and there are 500 news lists in the United States.

2) The admission criteria are different. According to their own educational advantages, colleges and universities have different screening standards for graduates.

3) Portfolio is the most important. In the enrollment screening of graduate students, the students' portfolio is the main criterion.

4) There are many subjective factors in judgment. The judges and teachers in colleges and universities have their own preferences for various artistic styles. The same job application may not be successful in a school, but it may be successful in b school. This is related to the style of the tutor and the focus of university education.

5) The application process is complicated. Compared with other majors, the application process of fine arts is more complicated. The added portfolio and creative self-report part are the core of the application.

1. School selection scheme. When students choose colleges and universities, they should choose according to their existing artistic style and their own conditions, combined with the educational policy, teaching style and admission conditions of colleges and universities. This is more targeted.

2. Portfolio. According to the different requirements of colleges and universities, the selection, arrangement and preparation of portfolio in application materials are the most important. After TOEFL score, GPA and other basic conditions are met, portfolio is the top priority in applying for American art colleges. Not all schools can apply for the same portfolio. Some colleges and universities require students to have interdisciplinary ability, while others require students to specialize in technical fields. Which works should appear in the application materials, and the arrangement order will affect the application results.

3. Writing part. Artiststatement-creating a self-report is also a very important link in the application materials. How to find a theoretical foothold for one's own works is very important for the application of American art colleges. This is also one of the weakest links for China students. The weakness of English is only one aspect. The teaching mode of American art education, supplemented by art history, philosophy and psychology, makes every American Art Candidates have his own unique creative ideas when applying. Creativity is expressed through the performance of the portfolio and the artist's statement-the language description of creation, and creativity is almost always * * * with a ruler when enrolling students in every art college. If you improve the theoretical level of your portfolio, this is another important factor for the success of the application.

4. study abroad fees. Tuition fees in some public universities in the United States are not high. Some colleges and universities provide cooperative education mode. While attending classes, they practice in design companies and enterprises, and their income is enough to pay tuition and living expenses. There are also good private schools that give all graduate students full rewards, including free tuition and living allowances, but students require 20 hours of teaching or teaching and research work every week. Although such institutions are rare, outstanding students should try their best to apply.

5. English requirements. Some students have good professional conditions, but their English is not good enough. This is not uncommon among our art students. There are some art colleges in the United States that offer conditional admission. You can go to the United States for English training, pass the exam, and meet the class requirements before you can officially start taking professional courses. On the premise that other materials meet the admission requirements, candidates with excellent professional performance and lack of English can consider such institutions.

In the United States and Canada, the bachelor's degree in aesthetics is usually abbreviated as BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) and awarded to students majoring in visual or performing arts. Some countries also call it the Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA (Bachelor of Creative Arts). The full name of MFA is Master of Fine Arts, which should be translated into Chinese as a creative master, not a literal master of fine arts. It offers quite a few majors, from sculpture, assembly, painting, design, illustration, interior design, graphic design, animation, photography, film, to recent jewelry design, or multimedia design, all with BFA or MFA degrees.

The characteristic of MFA is that it is the highest degree in creative field, and there is no doctorate. Working in American design field, MFA is the highest degree. Therefore, it is a high honor to get MFA, not only to find a good job, but also to be qualified to teach in a university.

Different from other majors, the entrance requirement for applying for MFA is that you must attach a portfolio, which is the biggest key for the school to evaluate whether you can enter the school, followed by GPA and TOEFL scores, especially economic proof and tuition deposit. During the two-year MFA study, one-third of the courses require creation, that is, handing in works. The remaining one-third of the courses must study art theory or history, and they must complete 60 credits to graduate, but the requirements of each school are different.

Among the more than 3,000 universities in the United States, not many offer MFA degrees, and most of them are provided by specialized private art colleges. It takes at least two years to study MFA. If you want to complete the master's course in the art field within one year, you must take the MA (Master of Arts). If you want to get a doctorate, you usually have to take an art history or art theory class to get a doctorate. The cost within two years depends on the city where the school is located. Because most of these schools are private institutions with high tuition fees. In two years, it is estimated that the total living expenses will be 300,000-400,000, and students can work on campus to subsidize their living expenses.

Generally speaking, if you want to take the MFA exam, you must have BFA qualification, and your TOEFL score must be above 80. In addition, unless the school has special requirements, it is not necessary to take GRE or GMAT.

I hope it helps you.