Masters in Art and Design

About Program

In Girne American University’s Faculty of Architecture, Design and Fine Arts, we offer a Masters program under the title Master of Fine Arts and Design, the aim of  which  is to provide an intellectually robust, creatively lively, and technically competent teaching and learning environment. We believe we offer an environment wherein graduates in fine arts and design who wish to develop and extend themselves in their chosen fields can expect to be both challenged and supported in their quest.

 

In completing their masters program with us, the candidates can expect a palpable sense of self–‐advancement towards developing the higher degrees of intellectual, emotional and technical competence whereby they can initiate and realize high caliber works of art. It is expected that through the encouraged processes of thinking and making, the candidates’ resultant works of art or design will reflect confident understanding of the interconnectedness of art, culture and society, and the ability to apply creative problem–‐ solving approaches in a variety of contexts.

 

Departmental Courses

Year 1

Fall Semester

MFA515

Research Methods in Art & Design

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10

TECHNICA

Technical Elective

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10

MFA501

Art & Design Studio 1

CR:(1,4)3

ECTS:10

Spring Semester

MFA516

Critical Reading and Writing

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10

MFA502

Art & Design Studio II

CR:(1,4)3

ECTS:10

TECHNICA

Technical Elective

CR:(1,4)3

ECTS:10

Year 2

Fall Semester

MFA506

Seminar

CR:(0,0)0

ECTS:20

ELECTIVE

Elective

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10

Spring Semester

MFA592

Thesis in Art and Design

CR:(0,0)0

ECTS:30

Elective Course

MFA518

Sculpture and Installation

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10

MFA510

Drawing

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10

MFA505

Art Design & Environment

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10

MFA524

History of Ideas

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10

MFA512

Interfacing the Local and the International

CR:(3,0)3

ECTS:10