Earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at the only program in the world focused on literature and the pursuit of social justice. The two-year program is split into five 10-day residencies on the Antioch campus for classroom lectures and learning with other working writers, four five-month long at-home projects for writing and reading, plus interaction with mentors and workshop leaders. Students also participate in 10-hour peer and faculty review workshops, small lectures and reading new works. Topics of study include genre studies, aesthetics, critical theory, teaching of creative writing, translation seminar and arts, culture and society.
Applicants have a bachelor's degree (any degree), two letters of recommendation and samples of creative work. Students must be able to travel to the Antioch campus five times within a two-year period.
Antioch University
400 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
310-578-1080
antiochla.edu
The Yale University School of Art offers a Master of Fine Arts in graphic design, to be completed over two years' time with courses such as graphic design sequence, critical practice, typography, type design, exhibition design, typographic form and typography at large. Students participate in small group work, studio work, individual tutoring sessions, plus attend lectures, visiting presentations and workshops. All students complete a thesis project before graduation.
Students receive their own workspace in the design studio space and have access to materials and software from Yale, but a personal computer or laptop is required. Applicants must have professional experience in the graphic design field, a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or a diploma from a professional art school. Yale also offers MFA programs in photography, sculpture and painting and printmaking.
Yale University School of Art
1156 Chapel St.
New Haven, CT 06501
203-432-2600
yale.edu
Further your education with a Master of Fine Arts in photographic and electronic media from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Classes in the year-long program include historical and theoretical framing, social networking, sound installations, animation, data-visualization, mixing media, traditional practices of photography, dead media, digital cinema and wireless media. Resources available to students include free wireless access, studio facilities, a library and technology such as software programs.
Students interested in the program must submit a resume, artist statement, three letters of recommendation, transcript from an undergraduate school (any major) and a portfolio of up to 20 pieces of work. The Maryland Institute of College Art also offers MFA programs in painting, studio art, illustration, sculpture and curatorial practice.
Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 W. Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-669-9200
mica.edu