MFA in Visual Art
Azusa, USA
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 44,700 *
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
* base cost | cost per unit: $745
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Key Summary
Study Visual Art at Azusa Pacific University
Explore the horizons of your talents in the midst of an intense, critical dialogue of both faith and art. You’ll generate this dialogue with distinguished visitors and a faculty composed of experienced artists and designers mature in their faith and craft. You’ll engage in highly collaborative relationships with MFA program mentor-professors, and hone your talent through critique and individual instruction.
Gain Hands-on Experience
- Enjoy a low-residency program format that enables you to complete your MFA during four summer terms and independent studio practice during the fall and spring semesters.
- Experience highly collaborative relationships with MFA program mentor-professors.
- Learn from professors with a wealth of experience garnered from national and international exhibitions.
Program Details
The MFA in Visual Art program is a terminal degree that seeks to cultivate the entire person, motivating students to achieve their highest possible level of development and articulation through their art. Along with intensive faculty-student mentoring relationships, students study art theory and practice, historical and contemporary precedents, social context and interaction, audience, and professional presentation.
Financial Aid
Several types of financial aid are available to graduate students. The resources range from federal loans and state grants to, for some graduate programs, fellowships and scholarships.
Military Benefits
Military members—and in some cases their spouses and dependents—qualify for financial assistance covering tuition, housing, and books. Azusa Pacific is a Yellow Ribbon University and Military Friendly School, so you can be confident that you’ll receive the benefits and flexibility you need to complete your education.
Requirements
- ART 501 Integration: Theory and Practice I
- ART 510 Introduction to Graduate Studies/Critical Issues in Art I
- ART 530 Graduate Studio: Special Topics I
- ART 580 Critique
- ART 590 Independent Studio
- ART 581 Critique
- ART 591 Independent Studio
- ART 502 Integration: Theory and Practice II
- ART 520 Critical Issues in Art II
- ART 540 Graduate Studio: Special Topics II
- ART 582 Critique
- ART 592 Independent Studio
- ART 583 Critique
- ART 593 Independent Studio
- ART 584 Critique
- ART 601 Integration: Theory and Practice III
- ART 610 Critical Issues in Art III
- ART 690 Creative Work Project
- ART 594 Independent Studio
- ART 585 Critique
- ART 595 Independent Studio
- ART 602 Integration: Theory and Practice IV
- ART 620 Critical Issues in Art IV
- ART 695 Exhibition Preparation
Total Units: 60
- 1 of 126 - Best Western Colleges according to Princeton Review's 2023 Best Colleges Guide
Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:
- Engage in and contribute toward problems/questions of relevance within the contemporary art world.
- Develop advanced research skills and products.
- Display an understanding of worldviews and religious issues in relation to the visual arts.
- Understand the professional art world, academic context, and personal aspirations.
- Prepare to engage in professional exhibitions, conferences, presentations, and publications (function as a working artist).
- Pursue serving as an arts educator in an academic context.
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary - Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- Photographers - Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators - Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.
- Craft Artists - Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale and exhibition using a variety of techniques, such as welding, weaving, pottery, and needlecraft.