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Meeting Liberal Arts Requirements

Art Historical Awareness and Aesthetic Sensitivity

MFA 1 course
MA Art Education 2 courses
Choose one:
GS 601 Renaissance Art World and its Classical Origins
GS 602 Art and Ideology of the 20th Century
GS 607 Art & Ideas of the Enlightenment
GS 609 Renovating Tradition: Art & Ideas of the 19th Century
GS 903 Seminar Abroad

Cross Cultural Understanding

MFA 1 course
Choose one:
GS 603 Anthropology: Experiencing Culture
GS 606 Crossing Borders: Art & Culture in a Global Society
GS 611 Cultural Narratives
GS 627 Industrial Design in a Globalized World
GS 903 Seminar Abroad

Professional Practices

MFA 1 course
Choose one:
GS 614 Architectural Professional Practices
GS 626 Business Practices & Principles for Photographers
GS 634 Professional Practices & Communication for Interior Designers
GS 670 Professional Practices & Communication for ANM, VFX & Games
GS 671 Professional Practices & Communication for Fashion
GS 672 Professional Practices & Communication for Industrial Design
GS 673 Entertainment Professional Practices
GS 674 Professional Practices & Communication for Fine Artists
GS 675 Professional Practices & Communication for Illustrators
GS 676 Professional Practices for Designers & Advertisers
GS 699 Professional Practices for Teaching Artists

Graduate Liberal Arts Elective

MFA 1 course

(Note: Courses in the Art Historical Awareness and Aesthetic Sensitivity or the Cross Cultural Understanding categories may also be taken as Liberal Arts electives.)

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GS 608 Professional Presentation and Communication
GS 610 Balancing Creativity and Profitability
GS 612 Writing and Research for the Master’s Student
GS 613 History of 20th Century Fashion
GS 615 History of Graphic Design
GS 616 Sacred Geometry
GS 618 Film Music History: Art of Film
GS 621 History & Techniques of Character Animation
GS 622 History & Techniques of Visual Effects and Computer ANM
GS 623 History and Techniques of Games
GS 625 History of Photography
GS 630 Survey of Sustainable Design
GS 631 Industrial Design Processes
GS 635 Fundamentals of Law for Artists
GS 650 Preparing for the Filmmakers Thesis Project
GS 699 Special Topics
GS 712 Genres in Science Fiction and Fantasy
GS 713 Creative Writing
GS 714 Acting for Stage and Camera
GS 715 Conceptual Physics
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