Electronic Integrated Arts

Courses for the Masters of Fine Art in Electronic Integrated Arts are listed in our digital Graduate Catalog.

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In addition to studio advising and critical reviews of work by the full team of core faculty in Electronic Integrated Art, all graduate students take credits in a series of seminars, art history, studio electives and technical courses relevant to their area of study.

In the second year, students work in seminars and individually with advisors on a written thesis as a supporting document to their MFA thesis exhibition. Thesis exhibitions are in the School of Art and Design’s Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Robert C. Turner Gallery or an approved alternate site.

Degree requirements include two years of residence and a minimum of sixty graduate credit hours. Critical reviews of studio work and evaluation of progress in the program are scheduled at midterm and the end of each semester.

Applicants for admission should hold the baccalaureate degree with the equivalent of sixty credit hours in studio courses. A portfolio of completed works could be considered the equivalent of some studio courses.

In addition to the transcripts and letters of recommendation required of all students, applicants to the MFA program must present a portfolio showing competency in their art practice. When submitting the portfolio to Slideroom be sure to indicate the program for which you are applying and provide appropriate portfolio.

The School of Art and Design at Alfred University offers graduate study in multiple divisional areas: Ceramic Art, Electronic Integrated Arts, Sculpture/Dimensional Studies (concentration in either glass art or sculpture) and Painting. Applicants should make clear to which MFA program they are applying.

All applications are made through the Graduate Admissions Office and all supporting documents, and the portfolio must be submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office by January 15th of the application year. Only completed applications will be forwarded to the Faculty Review Committee. No applications for January enrollment are considered. 

Accepted applicants must make a $200 deposit and return a signed contract as directed in the notification of acceptance or their acceptance becomes void.

In addition to a grant for full tuition waiver for both years of residency in the program, each MFA student in Electronic Integrated Art is guaranteed an assistantship for every semester of the two-year program. Graduate assistantships consist of three types: a teaching assistantship, a teaching internship, and a facilities coordinator. In all cases, the student receives a stipend of $7,000 for the academic year.

Graduate teaching assistants are intended to support the graduate candidate by providing first-hand experience in academic teaching and experience in the oversight of a large and complex facility. All assistants have a commitment of approximately 10 hours/week to meet the requirements of the stipend. Assignments are made in consultation among faculty, students and division chairs at the beginning of each semester.

The Division of Expanded Media supports the multidisciplinary mission of the School of Art and Design by providing an integrative, creative and professional approach to art making using the tools and technologies of Pprint Mmedia, Vvideo Art, Sonic Art, Photography, Iintegrative Ddesign, and other emerging forms. You will explore both traditional and contemporary technologies and synthesize personal understandings between the two. 

The facilities of the Division of Expanded Media are supported by two full-time technical specialists and encompass 22,000 square feet within Harder Hall and the McGee Pavilion.

The four digital classrooms of the Division support large-scale digital and photographic printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, a dye sublimation fabric printer, bookbinding systems and industry-standard software.

The second floor of Harder Hall also contains both analog and digital photographic facilities, including a fully equipped black and white darkroom, a lighting studio with strobes, backdrops, and modifiers, and a computer lab equipped with inkjet printers and a professional suite of imaging programs. A storeroom of annually updated state-of-the-art equipment supports students in all areas of Expanded Media. Senior studios are located in Harder Hall. 

The second level of the McGee Pavilion houses the Video and Sonic Art studios. The third and fourth floors house the Robert C. Turner Student Gallery and a digital immersion space for large-scale digital art installation.