Masters of Art in Visual Art with emphasis in Studio Art
Masters of Art in Visual Art with emphasis in Art History

The Department of Art offers a Master of Arts in Visual Art with an emphasis in either Studio Art or Art History. The Studio Art emphasis offers focused study opportunities in one of eight studio areas. Graduate studios are available. Of particular note, the Art History emphasis offers hands-on research opportunities working with the 19th-century academic paintings housed in the Eisenstadt collection http://dept.lamar.edu/cofac/deptart/eisenstadt.asp. Part of the permanent holdings of the Dishman Art Museum, the Eisenstadt collection features works by the American landscapist Thomas Moran and the English portraitist Sir Thomas Lawrence. Both study options provide students with the opportunity to focus and develop skills and abilities in a selected area of study. Students seeking admission to the degree program must meet the general requirements for admission outlined in the graduate catalog.

Studio Art Emphasis
The Master of Arts degree in Visual Art with a studio art emphasis requires 36 semester hours including 15 hours in the area of specialization, 9 hours of core courses, 6 hours of electives and 6 hours of thesis. Specialization may be in Fibers, Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, or Graphic Design and Electronic Media. The core program for studio art includes 3 hours of Art History, 3 hours of Seminar in Art Criticism and Aesthetics (5318) and 3 hours of Current Issues and Trends (5301).

Departmental Admission Application Requirements
Applicants to the degree program in studio art must submit a slide or CD portfolio of 15 works, three letters of recommendation from undergraduate professors and a letter of intent stating professional objectives to the Department of Art. Portfolio contents may also be submitted via the Internet.
The portfolio should demonstrate competency in the medium of specialization the applicant intends to pursue for the degree. A graduate faculty committee will review applications and portfolios. Applicants will be accepted according to the quality and maturity of the submitted work. Undergraduate course work may be required if the applicant has not earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and/or the entrance portfolio does not demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities prerequisite to successful graduate study.

Art History Emphasis
The Master of Arts degree in Visual Art with an art history emphasis requires 36 semester hours of graduate study including 15 hours in art history, 9 hours of core courses, 6 hours of electives and 6 hours for writing and defending a thesis. All graduate study must be within the areas of specialization offered by the program. The core program for art history includes 3 hours of Current Issues and Trends (5301), 3 hours of Seminar in Art Criticism and Aesthetics (5318) and 3 hours of Methodology in Art History (5308). Reading competency in an approved foreign language to be determined by examination or course work will be required. Graduate courses in the literature of a foreign language, history, or English can be taken as electives and may be required.

Departmental Admission Application Requirements
Applicants to the degree program with an art history emphasis must submit undergraduate transcripts, a term paper indicating research and writing skills, and three letters of recommendation from undergraduate professors. A graduate faculty committee will review applications and may require undergraduate foundation courses in art history or research methods before admitting the applicant.

Art Education Full time Faculty:
Associate Professor Ann Matlock http://dept.lamar.edu/cofac/deptart/eisenstadt.asp