Program Requirements
Course Requirements: Master of Arts (MA) degree
30 credits minimum
18 credits in Studio Art executed during graduate study
6 credits in Art History or courses in contemporary culture
6 credits in Seminars in Art offered by the Department of Visual Art

Course Requirements: Master of fine Arts (MFA) degree
30 credits minimum beyond the MA degree or Qualifying Exams
18 - 24 credits in Studio Art executed during graduate study
3 credits in Art History or courses in contemporary culture
3 credits in Seminars in Art offered by the Department of Visual Art
0 – 6 credits in related area

Other Department Requirements
A grade of a B or above is required for all courses counting toward the graduate degree. Students participate in one Graduate Review each academic year. As a capstone project, students present a Thesis Exhibition of artwork completed since admission to the program.
Students complete a Comprehensive Examination consisting of final written and oral examinations.

Advisor and Thesis Committee
Major Professor
The Major Professor advises on courses and Graduate School requirements and supervises research. The Major Professor is Chair of the Thesis Committee. While students are initially assigned to the area head of their concentration for advising, they must choose a Major Professor from among the graduate faculty of the Department of Visual Art sometime during their first year of study.

Thesis Committee
The Thesis Committee includes the Major Professor and two additional faculty members from from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, both of which must be from the Department of Visual Art. An additional fourth committee member may be added, with the approval of the entire thesis committee, from the UWM graduate faculty or a professional from the Milwaukee community.

Time Limit
Students are required to complete all degree requirements within five years of initial enrollment.

Click here for the link to the University Graduate School bulletin for further information on the MA degree.

Click here for the link to the University Graduate School bulletin for further information on the MFA degree.