University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) is one of the five campuses of the "University of Massachusetts" public university system in Massachusetts, a powerful educational state in the United States. It is a public comprehensive research university.

The engineering course of UMass Dartmouth was rated as the 39th best undergraduate engineering course in the United States by American News and World Report in 2016. The Cooperative Education and Learning Program (CEIP) of the College of Engineering successfully combines classroom teaching with workplace learning. This program can help students get paid for their work while studying and master practical experience, leading to a better future. If you like art, the School of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at UMass Dartmouth will develop and display your talents. The digital media course of the college was rated as the top 30 in the East Coast of the United States by Animation Career Review in 2016.

UMass Dartmouth, known as UMass Dartmouth, or UMD for short, is located in the south of Massachusetts with pleasant weather, beautiful scenery and the best beach on the east coast. One hour's drive from Boston and 2.5 hours' drive from New York. Dartmouth Campus offers 61 undergraduate professional courses, 32 postgraduate professional courses, and 300 full-time teaching staff to serve students. The school not only has a research program of up to 20 million dollars, but also its Charlton Business School has been recognized by the strict International Association of Business Schools (AACSB). The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus has been awarded the "Best Master Training University" in New England by the US News and World Report for several years. The characteristic courses of Dartmouth Campus include Portuguese professional courses for undergraduate and graduate students.

U.S.A UMass Dartmouth Ranking:

In 2018, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ranked 207 in the USNEWS University ranking.

Outstanding Arts Scholarship : Students applying for the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program can obtain outstanding art scholarships. These scholarships are designed to attract students with extraordinary artistic abilities. Outstanding art scholars will receive an annual allowance of $16500 and a full tuition credit for up to three years because MFA students must maintain full-time status, 3.5 GPA and make satisfactory progress in the program.

obtain employment:

To be eligible to work on campus as an international student, you must have registered or been admitted to a degree program at UMass Dartmouth. International students are not eligible for federal work study positions.

● Undergraduate students must apply for degree courses; Navitas first year students are not eligible.

● Graduate students must be registered as degree candidates.

dormitory : More than 75% of the freshmen are enrolled. UMass Dartmouth provides dormitories for freshmen and sophomores, and apartments and townhouses for seniors.

Recommended by American universities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 、 Falmouth University

U.S.A Major setting of UMass Dartmouth:

School of Vision&Performing Arts

Art education, art history, craft, music;

Visual Design

Graphic design, illustration, photography, digital media;

Handicraft

Ceramic, jewelry/metal, textile design/fiber art;

other

Art education, painting/2D research, sculpture/3D research, art history, music;

Visual and Performing Arts:

Art education, art history, handicrafts, painting, sculpture, visual design;

Master of Craftsmanship - Ceramics

Ceramic courses provide opportunities for intensive studio work involving technical and conceptual challenges. Through questions and experiments, students try to consolidate materials and processes while consolidating strong concepts and expressive ideas.

Postgraduates are encouraged to pursue various fields of interest, including the manufacture of functional or sculptural forms. Your work in the studio will be complemented by courses in clay and glaze formulation, kiln construction, and ceramic history and aesthetics.

Master of Fine Arts

The Visual Design MFA of CVPA is a 60 credit, 2-3 year learning program. The program enables students to explore visual communication in a broad sense. Research areas include:

digital media

Graphic Artist Designer

illustration

Photography

MFA Crafts - Jewelry/Metal

The Jewelry/Metal Program provides students with the opportunity to work in a centralized studio involving technical and conceptual challenges. Through questions and experiments, students try to consolidate materials and processes while consolidating strong concepts and expressive ideas.

Graduate students are encouraged to pursue areas of personal interest, which may include jewelry manufacturing and practical and/or sculptural objects. Students work closely with faculty consultants to ensure a guided exploration to develop the advanced skills, self-confidence and self-discipline necessary to sustain a sustained and fruitful artistic career.

Master of Painting

The art curriculum provides an educational environment where enterprising and creative artists can pursue their own goals, hone their technical skills, and improve their personal vision by focusing on individual studio activities. At a specific time of each semester, faculty and staff have a critical dialogue with graduate students.

The academic courses of art history, critical theory, philosophy and a series of university courses help to cultivate individual intelligence and aesthetic maturity.

undergraduate

Undergraduate quick credit course: (two semesters) IELTS 6.0 single item shall not be less than 5.5 New TOEFL 75.

Undergraduate standard credit course: (three semesters) IELTS 5.5 single item shall not be less than 5.0 new TOEFL 70.

Undergraduate mixed credits and English courses: (three semesters) IELTS 5.0 single item shall not be less than 4.5 New TOEFL 59.

ESL+undergraduate credit courses for international students: (four semesters) IELTS 4.5 single item shall not be less than 4.0 new TOEFL 49.

Undergraduate direct record of UMass Dartmouth: IELTS 6.5, New TOEFL 79.

graduate student

IELTS 6.0 (business and engineering courses of one semester shall not be less than 5.0); 5.5 (two semesters of engineering courses shall not be less than 5.0); New TOEFL 72 (applicable to one semester of business or engineering courses); 70 (applicable to two semester engineering courses).

Application materials

Purpose statement (at least 300 words)

Official transcripts of all colleges and universities were present (whether or not they were certified)

2 letters of recommendation

sample reels

A collection of 20 images, representing your art works, thinking process, concept realization and studio production. The collection of works is equivalent to the entrance examination often required in other academic fields.