Fine Arts

As mentioned previously, generally only graduate courses within the College of Liberal Arts apply toward the Master of Liberal Studies degree. More recently, however, the degree has been expanded to included courses in the Fine Arts. Students with a focus on the Fine Arts in Liberal Studies can take a range of studio art courses in media such as painting, metalsmithing, and ceramics. Further, these students are required to undertake a Graduate Project (LBST D500) instead of the LBST D700 seminar.

The Graduate Project is arranged as an independent study with the Department of Fine Arts faculty. Students submit a project which proposes in depth study of a visual concept. A body of artwork will be created and presented to the faculty in the form of a portfolio presentation or visual display with an appropriate critical paper to accompany the presentation or visual display.

Please note that the six hours of studio art coursework are included in the eighteen hours of elective courses required in the Liberal Studies degree (see the full tally of coursework below). The six hours of coursework required for the Graduate Project bring the total hours of the Master of Liberal Studies in Fine Arts degree to thirty-three hours—three hours over the usual thirty hours for students with a traditional focus in the Master of Liberal Studies.

Master of Liberal Studies in the Fine Arts

Liberal Studies seminars

3 LBST D501 Humanities Seminar

3 LBST D501 Social Science Seminar

3 LBST D503 Science Seminar

subtotal 9 hours--

Fine Arts courses

6 FINA Graduate Studio Courses. Choose any two studio classes from the following:

FINA P435 or P436 Advanced Ceramics

FINA P421 or P422 Advanced Drawing

FINA P433 or P434 Advanced Metalsmithing

FINA P425 or P426 Advanced Painting

FINA P441 or P442 Advanced Printmaking

FINA P431 or P432 Advanced Sculpture

6 LBST D500 Graduate Project

The graduate project will be arranged as an independent study with the Department of Fine Arts faculty. Students will submit a project which proposes in depth study of a visual concept. A body of artwork will be created and presented to the faculty in the form of a portfolio presentation or visual display. A written paper on the project will accompany the presentation or visual display.

12 Credits in electives are to be from at least two disciplines in Arts and Sciences.



Total 33 hours of coursework for the degree.

Master of Liberal Studies in Fine Arts page

If you have questions about the Master of Liberal Studies in Fine Arts, call Dana Goodman (260-481-6705) or email goodmand@ipfw.edu