MFA.PRINT.2YR - MFA in Printmaking (2yr)
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2025 - 2026 | Curriculum | 2-year program
During your two years in residence here, you take on a serious investigation of the possibilities presented by contemporary printmaking. In addition, you may gain professional experience through off-campus internships during Wintersession and over the summer.
Learning outcomes
Graduates of the MFA program are prepared to:
demonstrate mastery of traditional techniques of relief and intaglio printing in all their complexity, along with a knowledge of lithography, screenprint, photographic and digital methods.
indicate confidence in their ability to make work that is meaningful to them and successfully conveys their ideas.
build a studio practice based on skills and procedures developed from research and study.
articulate – both verbally and in writing – concepts and contexts pertaining to their work.
exhibit deep and thorough knowledge of at least one traditional printmaking process through rigorously executed studio work.
display appreciation for and knowledge of the broad field of contemporary art making, including installation, relational aesthetics, performance and sound.
First year | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
PRINT 461G - Graduate Printmaking I: Historical Context & Practice | 6 | elective, internship or international study | 3 | PRINT 462G - Graduate Printmaking II: Curatorial & Critical Topics & Practice | 6 | |
PRINT 726G - Graduate Printmaking Projects I | 3 | Advanced Printmaking Elective | 3 | |||
graduate seminar | 3 | graduate seminar | 3 | |||
elective or Liberal Arts | 3 | elective or Liberal Arts | 3 | |||
total credits | 15 | total credits | 3 | total credits | 15 | |
Second year | ||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||
PRINT 463G - Graduate Printmaking III: Historical Context & Practice | 6 or 9 | elective, internship or international study | 3 | PRINT 464G - Graduate Printmaking IV: Critical Topics and Practice | 6 or 9 | |
graduate seminar | 3 | PRINT 469G - Graduate Printmaking Thesis | 3 | |||
elective | 3 or 6 | elective | 3 or 6 | |||
total credits | 15 | total credits | 3 | total credits | 15 |