• Master of Fine Arts in Design-Media Arts at the University of California Los Angeles is a 2 years program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • Graduate students come from many fields including the visual arts, sciences, and engineering. Each student works toward an individual thesis project that incorporates research and theoretical exploration of a topic of their choice.
  • In the 1st year of the program, students take skills and theory courses that expose them to new ways of thinking and making, which they use to build on their existing expertise.
  • The 2nd year is devoted to thesis definition, exploration, and production, through a series of studio and seminar courses.
  • Students have the opportunity to work as teaching assistants and to collaborate with faculty members on research projects.
  • Students have to complete a minimum of 80 quarter units of upper-division and graduate Design-Media Arts courses is required. 66 of the 80 units require letter grades and 14 units require S/U grades.
  • 16 units of electives are required and students are encouraged to select elective courses from outside the department. 
  • The comprehensive MFA examination consists of an oral examination and a concentrated body of work that will be presented in a master of fine arts exhibition. 
  • The department provides world-class faculty that gave a depth of expertise and achievement to the students.
  • It also provides different lab facilities to the students such as DMA Lab, Video Lab, Fabrication and Electronics Lab, print Lab, Game Lab, Arts Library, etc.
  • The School’s unique curriculum interweaves work in performance, studio, and research studies, providing students with a solid creative, artistic and intellectual foundation.
  • Students can access to a wide range of campus services including a career planning center, a nationally recognized library system, and a host of professional, social, and cultural organizations.