Master of Fine Art (MFA)

Tuition fees for MFA Fine Art are 36,172 USD per year.

Extend your position in the art world with this MFA degree. Newcastle University's distinguished artists and historians will nurture your practical, professional and intellectual skills. Our **Master of Fine Arts** is a two-year full time course that encourages a critical and experimental approach to studio-practice. It's designed for fine art graduates and those with other backgrounds who wish to **establish, progress or extend their position as practitioners in the contemporary art world.** Professional practicitioners from different areas will support your practice in the following specialisms: - painting - sculpture - digital media - drawing - performance - photography - printmaking - installation - film and video art - art writing On the Fine Art MFA we'll support and encourage you to: - **challenge** **your thinking and making** through self-directed independent studio practice - **develop** **your creative curiosity** and intellectual rigour, gaining fresh perspectives through practice and debate - **explore a range of approaches**, preparing you for independent professional practice and academic, practice-led research - **advance** **your theoretical and written skills**, working as an independent visual art practitioner in regional, national and global contexts - **interrogate** **your own work** and that of other artists, gaining an advanced understanding of the relationship between practice and theory If you've already completed an MA Fine Art either at Newcastle or elsewhere, you may be eligible to join our MFA Fine Art direct at Stage 2. How to apply