MFA in Environmental Art and Social Practice in Santa Cruz United States | University of California, Santa Cruz

A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited university awarded conferred prior to the quarter in which admission is sought. Curriculum Vitae Resume Two Writing Samples Please provide two writing samples that consider topics relevant or related to Environmental Art and Social Practice This is an opportunity to present to the admissions committee your interests as a researcher and writer by explaining informing or elaborating on points that allow the reader to clearly understand your written inquiries The extension of each paper should be five to eight pages 12502000 words doublespaced with 12 pt font and use appropriate citations for quoted material The writing samples can include previously submitted papers or new essays A Portfolio The digital portfolio may include up to 20 images or up to 10 minutes of video Your portfolio should represent your best work and support your statement of intent for applying to this program If you come from a nonart background and do not have an extensive art portfolio consider including documentation of projects and experiences andor plans for future projects that demonstrate your direction and potential to develop as a practitioner of environmental art and social practice Format and submit your portfolio as a web page and provide a URL you may submit as a pdf if you are not including timebased work by uploading the portfolio pdf file to Google Drive and sharing the link to that file in the application Include title date media and dimensions of each work when relevant and a brief description if you feel it is necessary to understand what we are looking at Your Statement of Purpose should be 500-1500 words in length A Personal History Statement is also required Writing Sample Please provide two written samples that consider topics relevant or related to Environmental Art and Social Practice A cumulative or overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale in the last two years of undergraduate education. This should be displayed on your official academic records. Unofficial transcripts are accepted for the application process Upload your unofficial transcripts in the online application Official copies are not currently required for the application only for accepting an offer of admission however we reserve the right to change this requirement at any time. Applicants with a three-year undergraduate degree must also hold a post graduate diploma Masters-Degree or a higher degree. Internet-based TOEFL minimum acceptable scores. 89 for applicants to the Applied Mathematics Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics Computational Media Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Natural Language Processing and Statistical Sciences programs. 83 for applicants to the Human Computer Interaction program 83 for all other programs. Other TOEFL minimum acceptable scores. Computer-based 230. IELTS, a minimum overall score of 7 from the IELTS test is required for admission.