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College of Fine Arts

The College of Fine Arts offers work leading to the Master of Arts degree in Art and, in combination with the College of Communications, in Speech Communication and Theatre, the Master of Music Education degree, the Master of Music degree, and the Specialist in Community College Teaching degree in the teaching fields of Speech Communication and Theatre, and Music Education. The Master of Arts degree in Art is designed to educate professional artists and to provide a foundation for additional advanced work. The Master of Arts degree in Art is not designed to meet Arkansas Master’s degree teacher certification requirements. The Fine Arts graduate curriculum is designed to elevate the student’s standards of performance and scholarship.

The Department of Music requires auditions and examinations prior to or soon after the first registration for graduate study. These examinations may be used as placement and/or entrance criteria. Final project requirements for the Master of Music Education degree include passing written and/or aural comprehensive examinations in music history, theory and music education; for the Master of Music degree written and/or aural comprehensive examinations in music theory and music history must be passed. Master of Music candidates in voice must present or achieve proficiency in two foreign languages and keyboard candidates in one.

The Specialist in Community College Teaching is a 60-semester hour, intermediate graduate degree designed to prepare teachers for the community college. All general requirements of the Graduate School apply to these degree programs and the student should refer to these requirements listed elsewhere in this bulletin and the specific program requirements.