MFA DEGREE PLAN
Core Courses (Select 4 Courses / 3 Credits Per Course) 12 Credit Hours
MF 500 Art World View
MF 501 Art Education Theories and Methods
MF 502 Studio Practices across Disciplines
MF 503 Contemporary Issues in Art Education
MF 504 Curriculum Development and Assessment
MF 505 Art and Cultural Diversity
MF 506 Art Therapy Foundations
MF 507 Digital Technologies in Art Education
MF 508 Art World View (Advanced)
Emphasis Courses (Select 4 Courses / 3 Credits Per Course) 12 Credit Hours
Art Education
MF 510 Art Education Theory and Practice
MF 511 Art Education Research Methods
MF 512 Contemporary Issues in Art Education
MF 523 Art Education Curriculum Development
MF 514 Studio Practice in Art Education
MF 515 Philosophy of Art Education
MF 516 Assessment in Art Education
MF 517 Arts Integration in Education
Art Therapy
MF 520 Fundamentals of Art Therapy
MF 521 Practicum in Art Therapy
MF 522 Psychology and Art Therapy
MF 523 Clinical Art Therapy
MF 524 Research Methods in Art Therapy
MF 525 Ethics and Legal Aspects
MF 526 Diversity and Cultural Competence
MF 527 Group Art Therapy
Dance Performance
MF 540 Foundations of Dance Performance
MF 541 Advanced Dance Techniques
MF 542 Dance History and Cultural Contexts
MF 543 Choreography and Composition
MF 544 Dance Pedagogy
MF 545 Dance and Community Engagement
MF 546 Dance Composition and Improvisation
MF 547 Dance and Technology
Design Art
MF 550 Foundations of Design Art
MF 551 Advanced Design Techniques
MF 552 History of Design and Cultural Contexts
MF 553 Studio Practice in Design Art
MF 554 Digital Design Technologies
MF 555 Design Art and Community Engagement
MF 556 Human-Centered Design
MF 557 Design Thinking and Innovation
Natural Lacquer Art
MF 560 Foundations of Lacquer Art
MF 561 Advanced Lacquer Techniques
MF 562 Lacquer Art History and Cultural Contexts
MF 563 Studio Practice in Lacquer Art
MF 564 Surface Design and Decoration
MF 565 Lacquer Art and Community Engagement
MF 566 Contemporary Lacquer Art
MF 567 Techniques in Inlay and Maki-e
Painting Art
MF 570 Foundations of Painting Art
MF 571 Advanced Painting Techniques
MF 572 Painting Art History and Cultural Contexts
MF 573 Studio Practice in Painting Art
MF 574 Contemporary Issues in Painting
MF 575 Painting Art and Community Engagement
MF 576 Experimental Techniques in Painting
MF 577 Narrative Painting
Practicum and Internship 12 Credit Hours
MF 601 Practice and Internship I
MF 602 Practice and Internship II
MF 603 Practice and Internship III
MF 604 Practice and Internship IV
* The Students of Ceramic, Design, Lacquer, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture majors must submit their projects and works in Practicum II, IV and VI. (Painting-major students must submit a 20x30-size work)
* Students in the Dance major must submit their projects and performance video for Practicum II and IV.
Free Electives (3 Credits Per Course) 6 Credit Hours
Graduation Project 3 Credit Hours
MF 600 Graduation Project
* The Students of Ceramic, Design, Lacquer, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture majors must submit their projects and works for the Graduation Project. (Painting-major students must submit a 36x48-size work)
* Students in the Dance major must submit their graduation projects and performance videos.
Capstone 3 Credit Hours
CP 690 Capstone
GE 500 Worldview
This course is mandatory for graduation. Therefore, you must take this course before your graduation.
CSP 500 Service Program of Midwest University
This program is mandatory for all students’ graduation. Therefore, you must complete the same number of service hours as the total number of credits you take before your graduation.
Total MFA Focus Hours 48 Credit Hours