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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