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Graduate Admission to Art & Design
 

Application Deadline
for Fall 2009:
January 5

Applications received after the deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.

Mail Items 1, 2, 4 and 5 to:
Graduate School Admissions
NC State University
Research III Building
Room 240
1005 Capability Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607

Mail items 3 and 6-8 to:
Dept. of Art + Design, Graduate Admissions
NC State University
Box 7701, Brooks Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695-7701

For further information, contact Graduate Program Director Susan Brandeis at 919/515-2078 or Graduate Secretary Pamela Christie-Tabron at 919/515-8308

The department accepts students who have an undergraduate degree in either fibers or animation, comparable professional experience, as well as those with degrees in other disciplines who make a connection between their previous study and art and design. The portfolio and essay should reflect experience with the medium of the desired concentration.

 Applicants to the Master of Art and Design program must specify concentration to be considered. Admission is based on review of the applicant’s portfolio, statement of intent, and academic record. A plan of study will be developed to account for previous academic and professional experiences.

 

1 application form and fee
2 official transcript
3 three letters of recommendation
4 Certification of English proficiency
1 residency statement
1

personal data form

1 essay of intent
1 portfolio

essay of intent

The essay of intent should be a short narrative--no more than two typed pages--that outlines career goals and reasons for undertaking graduate education in Art and Design. It should address the specific reasons for applying to one of the concentrations offered: Fibers/Surface Design and Animation/Digital Imaging. The narrative should address past experience, accomplishments, future goals. The narrative should be supported by evidence in the portfolio.

The faculty recognize that each person applies to graduate school for very unique reasons, so we expect to see a sincere and individual account of the applicant's thinking.

Graduate education in the visual arts is highly competitive and rigorous. What is expected of graduate students is highly demanding, so we examine our applicants to insure that they are ready for the challenges and expectations they will face in study with us. We need a clear understanding of the applicant's expectations from the program to make sure there is a good fit.