IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2012-2014

• Admissions
• Contact Information
• Degree Programs
  • Master of Art Education
  • M.F.A. in Visual Art and Public Life
    • Admission
    • Financial Assistance and Fellowships
    • Furniture Design
    • Printmaking
    • Sculpture
  • M.F.A. in Visual Communication
  • Master of Art Therapy
• Student Learning Outcomes

Graduate Programs

Degree Programs

M.F.A. in Visual Art and Public Life

Furniture Design

Herron School of Art and Design has an established reputation in Furniture Design based on the long-standing strength of its undergraduate program. As a graduate student in Furniture Design at Herron, students develop their creative vision making use of an exceptionally well-equipped and maintained woodworking shop/studio which is housed in Herron's state-of-the-art 163,000 square foot facility that opened in 2005. Coursework stresses the development of professional mastery in conceptualizing, design research and development, and construction techniques and technologies. Students develop a body of work emphasizing a personal design aesthetic.

Career goals and strategies are explored and developed, and a systematic sequence of coursework at the graduate level provides students with the experience and knowledge necessary to pursue professional commissions, to work in collaboration with other artists, craftsmen and creative thinkers, and to understand how to develop a successful professional career in the 21st century. Coursework is augmented with visiting artists, field trips, design competitions, exhibition opportunities, public art projects, and other pertinent professional activities.

Furniture Design Suggested Plan of Study

First Year Course Work

Second Year Course Work

Program total: 60 credits