Studio Art All MFA students register in studio art each semester during years one and two. This represents six three-hour periods (equivalent to two Tufts course credits) of studio art instruction per week and includes the Contemporary Art Practice (CAP) Seminar, class instruction, graduate group critique, colloquium, and studio work. The School awards credit for studio art at the end of each semester during Review Boards. Students complete a total of eight Tufts course credits in studio art and MFA Graduate Seminars during years one and two. The final exhibition at Tufts University is completed in spring of the second year of study unless the student petitions to continue to a third year. MFA students pay full tuition for the first two years. There is no tuition tuition fee for the third year.
Academics
Academic work consists of four graduate-level courses: two courses in art history and two electives.
Final MFA Exhibition The MFA Program culminates in a self-curated Final Exhibition at the Tufts University Gallery, which includes a statement of the artist's intention and goals, and gives students the opportunity to share their work with the wider community at Tufts, the Museum School, and the greater Boston area. Credit for the exhibition is awarded by the Review Board, which is made up of the student's academic advisor and studio faculty advisor, and one member of the graduate studio faculty from the Museum School.
Recommended Course of Study
Year One
Fall 6 periods of studio art including Graduate Cap Seminar, group critique, and colloquium
1 academic course
Spring
6 periods of studio art including Graduate Elective Seminar, group critique, and colloquium
1 academic course
First-year students are reviewed for advancement to year two.
Year Two
Fall
6 periods of studio art including Graduate Elective Seminar, group critique, and colloquium
1 academic course
Spring
6 periods of studio art including Graduate Elective Seminar, group critique, and colloquium
1 academic course
Second-year students are reviewed for advancement to Final Exhibition. Year Three
Fall audit colloquium
Spring
audit colloquium
Final MFA Exhibition*
The MFA Exhibition includes a written statement of purpose. A final Review Board by studio faculty and the student's academic advisor from Tufts review the exhibition and award credit. Any remaining academic courses may be taken in year three.
*Once students complete or nearly complete all studio art and academic requirements, the Final MFA Exhibition can take place. The final exhibition at Tufts University is completed in the spring of the second year of study unless the student petitions to continue to a third year. There is currently no tuition fee for the third year.
