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Meeting Liberal Arts Requirements

Art Historical Awareness and Aesthetic Sensitivity

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

Cross Cultural Understanding

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

Professional Practices

MFA 1 course
Choose one:
GLA 614 Architectural Professional Practices
GLA 626 Business Practices & Principles for Photographers
GLA 634 Professional Practices & Communication for Interior Designers
GLA 670 Professional Practices & Communication for ANM, VFX & Games
GLA 671 Professional Practices & Communication for Fashion
GLA 672 Professional Practices & Communication for Industrial Design
GLA 673 Entertainment Professional Practices
GLA 674 Professional Practices & Communication for Fine Artists
GLA 675 Professional Practices & Communication for Illustrators
GLA 676 Professional Practices for Designers & Advertisers
GLA 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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GLA 608 Professional Presentation and Communication
GLA 610 Balancing Creativity and Profitability
GLA 612 Writing and Research for the Master’s Student
GLA 613 History of 20th Century Fashion
GLA 615 History of Graphic Design
GLA 616 Sacred Geometry
GLA 618 Film Music History: Art of Film
GLA 621 History & Techniques of Character Animation
GLA 622 History & Techniques of Visual Effects and Computer ANM
GLA 623 History and Techniques of Games
GLA 625 History of Photography
GLA 630 Survey of Sustainable Design
GLA 631 Industrial Design Processes
GLA 635 Fundamentals of Law for Artists
GLA 650 Preparing for the Filmmakers Thesis Project
GLA 699 Special Topics
GLA 712 Genres in Science Fiction and Fantasy
GLA 713 Creative Writing
GLA 714 Acting for Stage and Camera
GLA 715 Conceptual Physics
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