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MFA

in Communication Media Arts

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The terminal degree for those seeking to blend creativity, knowledge and professional practice.

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MFA in Communication Media Arts

The MFA in Communication Media Arts is a revolutionary degree designed in response to the rapidly evolving communication field. This degree will prepare select individuals for the leading edge of industry. Students in this three-year program will develop new creative production skills, infused with contextual knowledge, allowing them to explore applications of those skills and knowledge in the changing landscape of communication through hands-on, collaborative projects.

This program in the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University is offered through a partnership with the schools of Media Arts & Studies and Visual Communication and in collaboration with the College of Fine Arts.

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Also at Ohio University

The School of Art + Design offers the MFA degree in Studio Art. The program is committed to developing professional artists, designers and scholars who are dedicated to public discourse – seeing the visual arts at Ohio University as transformative for communities, society, and ourselves. We maintain a contemporary curriculum that emphasizes traditional practices, new media trans-disciplinary approaches to art and maintain a nationally respected visiting artist and scholar program. The MFA in Communication Media Arts and MFA in Studio Art work in collaboration.