The Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts is a focus for creative art making, fostered by critical thinking, with an emphasis on community. The experience and exploration of embodied place is a central element of this distinctive program, encouraging students' multi-dimensional relationship with their environment both here in the Tahoe Basin and within their own communities. Through a multidisciplinary approach to art making, the program encourages participants to consider how we engage the material and social worlds of our respective environments from personal, to political, to planetary. This low residency program takes advantage of emerging technologies in education to combine two intensive 10-days residency periods each year in beautiful Lake Tahoe, full-time work in the student's local studio, and a dynamic group of faculty, renowned visiting artists, professional mentors and peers. Residencies bring students, faculty and visiting artists together in a collaborative community to engage, critique, and explore unfamiliar ideas and cross-disciplinary questions. Personalized mentorship and extensive studio time will help students develop the expressive and professional skills to realize their personal visions. The interdisciplinary approach addresses the challenges and responsibilities faced by contemporary artists in an evolving global environment by focusing on the skill development, experimentation, and collaborative dialogue that fosters creative solutions and the practice of art.
Visual Art (Interdisciplinary Arts -Low Residency)
Duration2 year(s)
Tuition FeeUSD 8,271 / Year
Next IntakeAugust 28, 2023
Visual Art (Interdisciplinary Arts -Low Residency)
About
Disciplines
Arts & Humanities
Requirements
Entry Requirements
Below are the requirements for international applicants:
- Bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution
- Eligibility for admission with a 3-year bachelor's degree are determined on a case by case basis
- Minimum undergraduate grade point average (on a 4.0 scale):
- 2.75 for a master’s degree
- 3.0 for a doctoral degree
- Online application
- Official transcripts (statement of marks) from every institution attended for a complete history of your education. Certified English translations of all transcripts must be submitted. Transcripts must be requested from the issuing institution, in the country of origin, in a sealed envelope by the graduating institution. This is important – applicants cannot be responsible for sealing the envelopes themselves. An official English translation should be included. Read the international FAQ to help you get your transcripts to the University of Nevada, Reno on time.
- Official GRE or GMAT test scores from an exam taken within the past 5 years (exam requirement and recommended scores are determined by individual programs)
- Official Duolingo, TOEFL, IELTS, Pearson, or Cambridge English exam scores if your educational history is from a non-English speaking country.*
Minimum score requirements. (Please note: Your program may require higher scores than the Graduate School minimums.)- Duolingo: 105
- TOEFL: 79 IBT (including Home Edition and Paper Edition) or 8.5 (Essentials)
- IELTS: 6.5 (academic version)
- Pearson (PTE): 59
- Cambridge: 176
- Your resume or curriculum vitae
- Statement of purpose
- Letters of recommendation, per program-specific requirements (your recommenders will be notified by email after you complete your online application.)
After your admittance, the Office of International Students & Scholars will require information on your financial data and visa before you can register for classes, so get started early!
English Requirements
- PTEMin 59
- IELTSMin 6.5
- TOEFLMin 79
Fee Information
Application Fee 95
How to Apply
- Go to the application portal, create an account and complete all forms.
- Due to strong spam filters, we recommend that you do not use a work email address as your contact email.
- Upload and attach all required documents.
- Once you have submitted names and emails for recommendations, recommendation requests are automatically generated.
Do not wait for recommendations to be returned. Continue with the application process in order to meet your deadline. - Complete a Paypal payment for application: $60 domestic and $95 international. All fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
- Once your application and payment have been submitted, you cannot add documents.
School code for TOEFL and GRE: 4844
Visual Art (Interdisciplinary Arts -Low Residency)
University of Nevada, Reno
United States of America, Reno