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<h2><span lang=EN>New Graduate Degrees in Fine Arts Now Offered at University
of Lethbridge<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=submitted><span lang=EN>March 19, 2009 - 11:53
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<p><span lang=EN>Commencing in September 2009, the Faculty of Fine Arts at the
University of Lethbridge introduces two new graduate degree programs in the
creative arts, a Master of Fine Arts and Master of Music.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN>“The introduction of these two new degrees marks a major
step in the Faculty’s strategic objective of providing an advanced
research-based education in four disciplines: art, dramatic art,
music, and new media,” says Dr. Desmond Rochfort, Dean of the Faculty of
Fine Arts.<br>
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Building on the Faculty’s acknowledged strength of providing a first
class undergraduate education in the creative arts, these new Masters degree
programs offer those wishing to pursue graduate education in the Fine Arts the
opportunity to be part of a community of intensely active faculty practitioners
and scholars. Supporting an environment of experimentation and innovation as
well as the pursuit of disciplinary excellence and expertise, this community
also provides graduate students with opportunities to pursue integration of
their practice with new technologies and cross-disciplinary projects between
the Fine Arts, the Humanities, the Sciences, and Social Sciences. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN>Located in the Centre for the Arts, the four departments of
Art, Music, New Media, and Theatre and Dramatic Arts are supported by excellent
studios and resourced with a wide range of outstanding technical workshop,
performance and digital facilities. Together these sustain the widest range of
creative practice, experimentation, and innovation.<br>
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The M.F.A. and M.Mus. degrees are two-year, full-time, research-based programs.
The University of Lethbridge is committed to providing adequate financial
support for all graduate students and, therefore, guarantees a minimum of
$1,000 per month for the 24 months of study. The M.F.A. (Dramatic Arts) also
offers a $1,000 entrance scholarship for students specializing in design.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN>May 1 is the application deadline for the M.F.A. and M.Mus.
programs, which commence in fall 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN>To learn more about the U of L Faculty of Fine Arts Graduate
Degrees: <a href="http://www.uleth.ca/graduatestudies/future-students">www.uleth.ca/graduatestudies/future-students</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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