The Master of Fine Arts in Media Arts at Southern Illinois University is a terminal degree program designed for aspiring artists seeking to deepen their practice in photography, film, video, sound, new media, and interdisciplinary approaches. You will engage with a unique balance of hands-on media arts practices, art history and theory, and collaborative or individual projects that push creative boundaries. This program is ideal for students who aim to develop an innovative body of work and prepare for a career as a media artist, filmmaker, designer, or educator in the contemporary arts landscape.
This intensive, full-time, on-campus Master of Fine Arts program is typically completed over three years, requiring 60 credit hours. Your journey will involve studio arts practice and critique, graduate colloquiums, supervised independent studio work, and specialized media studies. You will collaborate with distinguished faculty and fellow artists, culminating in a significant creative thesis project and a scholarly research paper. Upon graduation, you will be equipped with a disciplined, professional arts-based practice and mastery in media arts, ready for diverse professional pathways in the creative industries.