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MFA Illustration

University of Hartford, United States

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Course Overview

Our low residency program couples intensive, on-campus sessions in the summer with traveling spring and fall contact periods. During the summer, you convene with other students on campus for two weeks, working in a studio environment where you are provided focused interaction with award-winning faculty. The week-long fall and spring contact periods take place off-campus in major cities across the country, where we visit studios, area museums, and invite local illustrators to speak about their careers.

The structure of our program allows you to complete the program in two years (summer, fall, spring semesters each) plus two weeks (final third summer). In between contact periods, you’ll maintain communication with the Program Director and Thesis Advisor while completing assignments and developing a thesis project.

The program is directed by Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame inductee, C.F. Payne, and was founded by the late Murray Tinkelman, legendary Hall of Fame illustrator, educator, and illustration historian.

General Eligibility

All Master of Fine Arts in Illustration candidates are required to maintain continuous enrollment in the program and a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0.

Students are required to attend each contact period to successfully complete the program, progressing through the two years within a summer start cohort.

What You'll Study

1 Course Modules

Summer 1 (17 credits)

ILS 610 - Illustration in Context 1 2 credit(s)

ILS 611 - Illustration in Context 2 2 credit(s)

ILS 620 - Illustration Lectures I 2 credit(s)

ILS 760 - Digital Illustration 4 credit(s)

ILS 861 - Advanced Illustration 1 3 credit(s)

ILS 862 - Advanced Illustration 2 3 credit(s)

ILS 961 - Thesis Project 1 1 credit(s)

Fall 1—New York City (4 credits)

ILS 710 - New York Illustration Issues 1 2 credit(s)

ILS 711 - New York Illustration Assignment 1 2 credit(s)

Spring 1—Off Campus (5 credits)

ILS 720 - Illustration Issues 1 2 credit(s)

ILS 721 - Illustration Assignment 1 2 credit(s)

ILS 962 - Thesis Project 2 1 credit(s)

Summer 2 (16 credits)

ILS 613 - Illustration in Context 3 2 credit(s)

ILS 621 - Illustration Summer Lecture Series 2 credit(s)

ILS 640 - The Business of Illustration 3 credit(s)

ILS 761 - Children’s Book Illustration 4 credit(s)

ILS 863 - Advanced Illustration 3 4 credit(s)

ILS 963 - Thesis Project 3 1 credit(s)

Fall 2-Off Campus (4 credits)

ILS 712 - Illustration Issues 3 2 credit(s)

ILS 713 - Illustration Assignment 3 1 credit(s)

ILS 964 - Thesis Project 4 1 credit(s)

Spring 2—Off Campus (5 credits)

ILS 722 - Illustration Issues 2 2 credit(s)

ILS 723 - Illustration Assignment 2 2 credit(s)

ILS 965 - Thesis Project 5 1 credit(s)

Summer 3 (9 credits)

ILS 864 - Advanced Illustration 4 3 credit(s) OR

ILS 762 - Reportage Illustration 3 credit(s)

ILS 865 - Advanced Illustration 5 3 credit(s)

ILS 965 - Thesis Project 5 1 credit(s) (3 credits required)

Language Requirement

IELTS6.5
TOEFL93
PTE65
Duolingo89

The minimum IELTS band score of 6.5 in the academic module is required.

Programme Information

Course CategoryHumanities and Social Sciences

Course LevelPostgraduate

Awarding BodyUniversity of Hartford

Campus NameWest Hartford, Connecticut

DurationFull-Time, 2 years, 4 weeks

Available IntakeJanuary

IELTS Score6.5

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