Master of Fine Arts in Book Arts Postgraduate Programme By University of Iowa |TopUniversities

Master of Fine Arts in Book Arts

Subject Ranking

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Main Subject Area

Communication and Media StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Study Level

Masters

Graduate study of the book is interdisciplinary. It focuses on book arts as hands-on practice as well as a historical and cultural phenomenon. Its principal objectives are to provide scholarly and aesthetic contexts for the study of book history, arts, and technologies; and to offer a structured program in book-related disciplines for graduate students with a serious interest in book studies. The Master of Fine Arts program in book arts requires a minimum of 60 s.h. of graduate credit, including a thesis. Students select one of several emphasis areas: artist book work, bookbinding, calligraphy, digital book work, papermaking, or printing. After completing core courses, they work with a faculty advisor to design an individualized curriculum in their specialty area. The degree culminates with the successful completion of a thesis.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Communication and Media Studies

Study Level

Masters

Graduate study of the book is interdisciplinary. It focuses on book arts as hands-on practice as well as a historical and cultural phenomenon. Its principal objectives are to provide scholarly and aesthetic contexts for the study of book history, arts, and technologies; and to offer a structured program in book-related disciplines for graduate students with a serious interest in book studies. The Master of Fine Arts program in book arts requires a minimum of 60 s.h. of graduate credit, including a thesis. Students select one of several emphasis areas: artist book work, bookbinding, calligraphy, digital book work, papermaking, or printing. After completing core courses, they work with a faculty advisor to design an individualized curriculum in their specialty area. The degree culminates with the successful completion of a thesis.

Admission Requirements

7+

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