Master of Fine Art (Research) in Caulfield East Australia | Monash University

This innovative program focuses on research through artistic exploration. Key areas of study encompass painting, drawing, printmaking, installation art, sculpture, digital media, photography, and visual arts. Students are expected to create a research initiative culminating in original creative work supported by comprehensive written and visual documentation. This documentation serves as an analytical framework, tracing the project's evolution and final outcomes while establishing critical perspectives for evaluation. The written analysis should span 10,000 to 20,000 words, incorporating photographic evidence of the artistic output bound within the submission. The written component is evaluated alongside an exhibition of new visual works that represent the fulfillment of master's-level research objectives. Additionally, students undertake two specialized coursework units designed to support the documentary aspects of their projects.
Career prospects
Graduates of the Master of Fine Art program develop expertise in researching, evaluating, and contextualizing both their own creations and others' works through specialized knowledge and advanced technical skills. Alumni pursue diverse paths as independent artists, educators, university lecturers, research fellows, arts consultants, museum curators, gallery researchers, and administrators across public institutions and private organizations.