The Master of Arts Degree in Art
The Master of Arts degree in Art provides the opportunity for students to pursue advanced studies in the visual arts as a means of attaining accomplishment in their discipline that extends beyond that of the baccalaureate degree. The graduate program is designed for highly motivated students, emphasizing intensive, self-directed study, and small group instruction, within a chosen area of study: Studio Art (drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, crafts/design or computer art), Art History, Interior Design or Art Education. ( At this time, applications for graduate study in Interior Design are not being accepted.)
With prior approval, programs with multiple concentrations may be arranged. Innovative courses with up-to-date information are offered by an outstanding group of faculty comprised of accomplished artists, designers, educators, and scholars. The M.A. in Art program challenges students to cultivate excellence and to recognize excellence within their discipline; to develop a voice as an artist, designer, educator, or scholar, while increasing awareness of how that voice fits within the larger context of culture and society.
Graduate Student Lesley Batty's 2009/2010 thesis exhibition.
Statements of purpose, writing samples, and letters of recommmendation are to be emailed directly to the department. All other official supporting documents, such as transcripts, must be mailed to the appropriate admissions office:
Domestic Students mail documents to:
California State University, Fresno
5150 N. Maple Ave. JA 57
Fresno, CA 93740-8026
International Students mail documents to:
California State University, Fresno
Attn: International Admissions
5150 N. Maple Ave. JA 56
Fresno, CA 93740-8026
