“Studying at BCA has made it possible for me to explore my work within a landscape where the past is visible in the present. It's a place that invites me to trace its rich, cultural and geological narrative.”

Geraldine McCarthy, MFA Student

Master of Fine Art (MFA)

Introduction

In graduate fine art education a distinction between an MA and an MFA is often made. An MA is a one year full-time (or two years part-time) education in fine art that introduces students to the subject at the graduate level. By contrast, the MFA is a two-year full time professional education aimed at preparing students for professional practice as an artist. The MFA takes students further into becoming an artist than the MA. Internationally the best fine art master's courses share this two-year full-time structure and professional orientation. In the USA the Master of Fine Art is generally accepted as the terminal degree in studio arts and is a pre-requisite for teaching in university level education.

Our MFA programme is unique. The environment of this programme gives students the time and space to create and debate art in the inspirational landscape of the Burren, free from urban distractions. This is an ideal location for high level reflection and energetic creation. The remote yet internationally connected aspects of the college combine to place it at the confluence of European and American cultures. This is a place of international ideas yet it has its own distinctive cultural heritage that is five thousand years old.

• The MFA at Burren College of Art
• The Aims of the MFA
• The Award Titles
• Programme Introduction
• Programme Description
• The Learning Outcomes
• Eligibility
• Admissions
• Tuition Fees and Scholarships
• Accomodation

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