MFA Program In ELECTRONIC MEDIA ARTS DESIGN 2007/2008
Enhance your professional practice as an artist or designer working in digital/electronic environments, and earn the higher education teaching credential with a master of fine arts degree in electronic media arts design at the University of Denver.
The eMAD graduate program fuses the practical and theoretical aspects of electronic media arts design. It emphasizes the production of electronic and visual language systems that consciously integrate human factors, critical thought, electronic media and aesthetic concerns. Within this context, the program provides an opportunity for research and further development of knowledge and skills in electronic media arts, and instigates re-evaluation within the context of art and design in its concepts and applications. eMAD provides motivated individuals the opportunity to work with professionally active faculty members committed to mentoring students who will become leaders in their field. Interaction with graduate faculty, fellow students, art history faculty and visiting professionals provides ample opportunities to discuss, critique and debate topics surrounding their theses.
As a result of the interdisciplinary nature of the curriculum, students can work with faculty with expertise in mass communications, film studies and production, and electronic media. Students are encouraged to participate in seminars offered in other programs if the seminar content supports the students' thesis.
The curriculum is interdisciplinary and tailored to the individual's needs. Students participate in a combination of required graduate courses and independent or undergraduate courses that supplement skill base and theoretical interests that apply to the student's MFA project. By the end of the first year, a graduate candidate submits a proposal for review. The proposal is then developed with increased focus throughout the remainder of the student's residency. A public exhibition of the thesis project, accompanied by written documentation of the project content and a final critique of the work by a selected faculty committee, complete the degree requirements.
At the School of Art and Art History we offer many advantages, including:
• small classes and personal attention
• a state-of-the-art 24-hour Mac lab
• an on-site art gallery
• opportunities to collaborate with graduate faculty and
students in digital media studies
• practical teaching experience
• world travel opportunities