Graduate Programs

The Department of Art, Architecture and Art History offers four graduate programs, the M. F. A. Degree in Studio Art, the M. Arch. Degree in Architecture, the M. S. Degree in Interior Design, and the M. A. Degree in Art Education.

Studio Art

The M.F.A. program in Studio Art is intended for students who are committed to becoming professional artists and who want an intensive, full time, 60-credit hour, in-residence preparation for a career in art. The program is organized to be completed in three years, and encourages an interdisciplinary approach. Applications are accepted and reviewed once a year, with a postmark deadline of February 1st.

Disciplines within Studio Art:
Animation
Painting
Printmaking  
Photography
Digital Media: Still Image
Digital Media: Time Based
Sculpture
Ceramic
Interdisciplinary Studies 
Applicants may specify a discipline as well as a secondary area of interest in Section II of the application, although if accepted will not be held to that discipline. Only work completed within the last three years should be included, and at least half (10) should be work made in the last twelve months. The following specific instructions must be strictly adhered to regarding the submission of creative works.

Graduate Certificate in Film Studies

Portfolio Submission Guideline:

We request that you submit your portfolio online. After submitting your application form and payment to Graduate School, a staff member of the Studio Arts Program will send you a link in an email, which you will click to upload your portfolio. Please note that it may take up to two weeks for you to receive the email. The application deadline is February 1st.

Requirement:
Please submit a single PDF only, containing 20 images of your work, in less than 15 megabytes total. Clearly indicate your name in the file. For each image include title, date, medium, and dimensions. Please do not submit jpegs, exceed the file size limit, and upload excessively high-resolution images. Please adhere to these requirements.

For moving images:
You may submit CD/DVD. QuickTime or DVD formatted videos can be a compilation of various works but the total running time cannot exceed 10 ten minutes total. Provide concise printed instructions for viewing / listening to time-based work. Send a hard copy to:

MFA Application
Lisa Furtek
128 Studio Arts Bldg.
University of Massachusetts
110 Thatcher Way
Amherst, MA 01003

Portfolio Uploading Procedures:
1. Complete application at Graduate School at UMass. Make due payment.
2. Lisa Furtek, Studio Arts Program, will send you a link via email.
3. Clicking the link will take you to an online file storage at the University website, or “UDrive” folder. The folder will bear your name.
4. Upload your PDF of 20 images.

Art Education

Architecture+Design

Art History

Master of Fine Arts Degree Program

Graduate Program: How to Apply

Graduate Art Student Association