Department Head

Shona Kitchen

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Curriculum

• Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Learning outcomes

Graduates of the MFA program are prepared to:

• develop a thorough understanding of a range of technologies, including their material capabilities and characteristics, appropriateness for specific strategic applications, relevance within larger systems and impact on people and society.

• demonstrate proficiency with a vocabulary of multiple material practices.

• exhibit fluency in history, theory and criticism with respect to art, technology and new media practice.

• organize teams and work collaboratively with people from a range of disciplines.

• present work professionally through exhibitions, publications and other relevant contexts.

• communicate cogently about their ongoing studio art process.

• demonstrate effective writing skills as part of or in support of artistic practice.

• contribute to the ongoing dialogue about research and new work in the field.