■ BFA Program
■ MFA Fine Arts / MA Art History Program
■ M.F.A. Program in Fine Art (for in-service practitioner)
■ Ph.D. Program
B.F.A. Program
B.F.A. Program of the Department of Fine Arts offers creative art courses in ink painting, painting, mixed-media,sculpture, printmaking and multimedia design. Emphasize on the study of visual elements and the ability of creation. Art history courses cover both Eastern and Western Arts. Theories focus on aesthetics, art creation, and cultural interpretations.
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M.F.A. Fine Arts / M.A. Art History Program
There are two degree concentrations offered within the Department of Fine Arts:
M.F.A. Program in Fine Arts, and M.A. Program in Art History and Visual Culture.
M.F.A. Program in Fine Arts (Chinese Ink Painting, Painting, Multi-media, Sculpture, Printmaking)
offers a focus on the “genealogy of knowledge” and the “praxis of the creative consciousness” in contemporary art. It gives equal emphasis to the East and West, the traditional and the modern in a diversified training for students. It provides abundant information on contemporary art, and cultivates the individuals' creativity and style. Apart from offering a liberal environment, the program requires students to put forth a theoretical discourse to support their individual creation. Through discussions, independent studies with professors, and regular exhibitions, artists here are sharpened in their artistic expressions.
M.A. Program in Art History and Visual Culture
concentrates on the subjects of Chinese and Western Art History, observation of contemporary art, and research on visual culture. Exposed to various activities at the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, artists and students’ symposiums and other campus events, young researchers are encouraged to do cross-cultural observations to expand their perspective and enable their research capabilities.
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M.F.A. Program in Fine Art (for in-service practitioner)
M.F.A. Program in Fine Art (for in-service practitioner)
is designed for the working professional, and offers an opportunity to earn a graduate degree while maintaining full time employment. Diverse curriculum contains fruitful artistic knowledge and training toward Eastern and Western; as well as conventional and modern. Course work provides students with a strong foundation in art theory and application to cultivate students the diverse cognition and thinking toward their professional. This program facilitates students access to the latest cutting-edge fine arts knowledge and practices.
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Ph.D. Program
Ph.D. Program of the Department of Fine Arts aims to train scholars who are able to do research on art criticism and practice within a framework of philosophical, visual-cultural, and cross-disciplinary discourses. Focusing on artistic practice and critical research, they will be able to interpret, critique, and contemplate the production of knowledge in contemporary thinking in response to various technological, cultural, political and social issues, so as to demonstrate the possibility of transforming cultural discourses into praxis.
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