Master of Fine Arts

Master of Fine Arts

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Master of Fine Arts
Duration2 Years
LevelMasters Program
  • The Master of Fine Arts engages students in a deep exploration of visual art as practice-based creative research, drawing together the technical and interpretive skills required of a professional arts practice
  • Students work with a range of media or focus on a specific medium, and are given studio space and full access to the resources of the department. This includes full-scale silkscreen and lithographic presses, large-format digital printers, and photo and sculpting studios
  • The program culminates in a final exhibition and a comprehensive written support paper reflecting students understanding of related critical and historical issues
  • Specialization:
    • Sculpture
    • Printmaking
    • Photography
    • Painting
    • Drawing
    • Media Art and Technology
Fees componentsAmount
Tuition & fees466597 INR
Hostel & Meals610831 INR
Insurance18881 INR
Transportation17899 INR
Campus Recreation4331 INR
Athletic Fees3002 INR
Student Services Fee18535 INR
Dental Insurance15243 INR
Graduate Students Association10220 INR
Housing Application Fee2887 INR
Total701829 INR

Entry Criteria

Class 12thNo specific cutoff mentioned
BachelorsNo specific cutoff mentioned
  • A four-year baccalaureate degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution
  • A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree
ExamsTOEFL: 86
  • With no section less than 20

IELTS: 6.5
  • With no section less than 6.0

PTE: 59

Additional info
  • A Graduate Program Director may exempt an applicant whose first language is not English from the ELP requirement if they meet the following criteria:
    • The student has completed one of the following degrees in an institution where the sole language of instruction and examination is English:
      • a Bachelor’s Degree (minimum of 3 years in length), or  
      • a Graduate Degree
    • Eligible institutions must be listed as providing English language instruction in the World Higher Education Database (WHED)
  • A portfolio of 20 images of recent work submitted as a single PDF. Up to five minutes of video documentation may be submitted as links within this document. Please ensure the images are in jpeg format/300dpi/no larger than 1280 pixels in any dimension and include their title, dimensions, medium, and year. Add links to the video(s) (via YouTube, Vimeo, personal website, etc) along with one reference image, with title, length and year
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