2011-2012 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Art
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111 Willard Hall
785-532-6605
Fax: 785-532-0334
art@k-state.edu
http://www.ksu.edu/art/
Department Head:
Gerry Craig
Director of graduate studies:
Nancy Morrow
Graduate Faculty:
Lynda Andrus, M.F.A., University of Iowa
Dylan J. Beck, M.F.A., Temple University
Kevin Bernstein, M.F.A., University of Washington
Thomas Bookwalter, B.A., Emporia State University
Glen R. Brown, Ph.D., Stanford University
Gerry Craig, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art
Douglas Dow, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Daniel Hunt, M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
Yoshiro Ikeda, M.F.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
Mike McMann, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin
Nancy Morrow, M.F.A., University of Washington
Mervi Pakaste, M.F.A., Penn State University
Elliott Pujol, M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
Teresa Schmidt, M.F.A., Washington State University
Jason Scuilla, M.F.A., Temple University
Erin Wiersma, M.F.A., University of Connecticut
Dukno Yoon, M.F.A., Miami University
Graduate Faculty Emeriti:
LouAnn Faris Culley, Ph.D., Stanford University
Margo Kren, M.F.A., University of Iowa
Oscar Vance Larmer, M.F.A., Wichita University
Judith Love, M.F.A., University of Nebraska
James C. Munce, M.F.A., Indiana University
Duane P. Noblett, M.F.A., University of Iowa
John William O’Shea, M.F.A., State University of Iowa
Rex Replogle, M.F.A., University of Kansas
Roger Routson, M.F.A., University of Illinois
Edward Sturr, Ed.D., Illinois State University
James P. Swiler, M.F.A., Wichita State University
John L. Vogt, M.F.A., University of Illinois
Gary L. Woodward, M.F.A., University of Washington
As established by the College Art Association and accepted by all accredited universities, the master of fine arts degree is the terminal degree in visual arts education and is equivalent to terminal degrees in other fields, such as the Ph.D. or Ed.D. It is a graduate program wherein the emphasis is placed upon the studio practice of art, with the intent of educating students for professional careers as artists and designers or as university teachers of the visual arts.
First and foremost, the profession demands from the recipient of the M.F.A. a certifiable level of technical proficiency and the ability to make art. When work toward the M.F.A. has been concentrated in a particular medium, there should be complete professional mastery of that medium. The generalist, whose preparation has been broader and less specialized, must still meet the critical demands of the profession by convincingly demonstrating expertise and knowledge in a number of areas. In any case, the need for thorough training of the mind, the eye, and the hand is self-evident.
The Department of Art offers a 60-hour graduate program leading to the master of fine arts degree in the fields of ceramics, drawing, graphic design and digital media, painting, printmaking, photography, metalsmithing and jewelry, and sculpture. There are 18 full-time graduate faculty members who, in addition to their teaching, are active in exhibiting or publishing.
The department has fully equipped workshop facilities and also provides some individual studios for graduate students. Graduate teaching assistantships are available, with the added benefit of 100 percent tuition remission for full-time GTAs.
The university provides a variety of experiences for learning and development through a stimulating series of exhibitions, lectures, theatre presentations, concerts and recitals. Additionally, the art department sponsors its own regular series of visiting lecturers, artists, and critics-including, Julie Heffernan, Mary Elizabeth Brim, Matthew Shlian, Michael Kline, Eric C. Benson, Roger Shimomura, Bilyana Dimitrova, John E. Dowell, Ryan Bussens, Richard Elaver, William Wallace, Benjamin Edwards, Chris Jungjohann, & Robert Rivers.
Admission procedures
Upon receipt of a request, the department will supply application blanks and such supplementary information as may be needed to complete the application.
A complete application file must be received in the Department of Art on or before the following deadlines:
- Fall admission: the deadline is January 15, preceding the first fall semester the applicant wishes to attend.
- Spring admission for International students is preceding August 1 (October 1 for Domestic students)
The application file must include all of the following. Absence of any one of the requirements will constitute an incomplete application and will not be processed by the graduate studies committee of the department:
- A completed application form, with an indication of a major area of concentration.
- Two official copies of transcripts from all colleges or universities attended (transcripts, bearing an official seal, must be sent from each institution directly to the Department of Art).
- Three letters of recommendation (preferably from former art instructors) and recommendation form.
- A statement of purpose, outlining why the applicant wishes to pursue graduate work in the visual arts.
- A portfolio of 15 slides of recent work or a CD of recent work, along with a list of those works by title, date, medium, and size.
- An international applicant whose native language is not English must submit his/her TOEFL score.
- The Graduate School requires that a signed statement of financial responsibility accompany the application of an international student.
- If the applicant wishes to apply for a graduate teaching assistantship, a statement to that effect, along with an explanation of any teaching experience the applicant might have had, should be included.
- A $55 fee for international students and a $40 fee for domestic students must accompany the completed application.
Entrance requirements
To be admitted as a graduate student in the M.F.A. program, the applicant must have a B.A., B.S., or B. F.A. degree from an accredited institution, adequate undergraduate education in the visual arts, and an undergraduate average of B (3.0) or better in the junior and senior years. The applicant should have at least 60 undergraduate semester credit hours in visual arts, with a minimum of 20 semester hours in the area of concentration.
All international students applying to the M.F.A. program must meet the same level of achievement as U.S. students.
Applicants with the M.A. degree
Students with an M.A. degree from an accredited institution who wish to apply for the M.F.A. program at Kansas State University should follow the same general application procedures outlined above.
Students who hold an M.A. degree may apply up to 10 hours of that degree toward an M.F.A. The number of hours to be accepted will depend on the relevance of the course work to the M.F.A. After the applicant has been accepted into the M.F.A. program, the director of graduate studies will meet with the graduate studies committee, the proposed major professor and the coordinator of the student’s studio area to evaluate the student’s transcript and to determine the number of credits which may be applied to the M.F.A. degree.
Master of Fine Arts
Art
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