MFA is a professional degree of Master of Arts, and the postgraduate education of Master of Arts belongs to the training system of high-level artistic talents in China. Its English name is Master of Fine Arts, and its English abbreviation is MFA. So the master of arts is also called MFA.

MFA includes all practical majors such as music, dance, fine arts, art design, drama, traditional opera, radio and television.

In 2008, there were 33 universities in China eligible to enroll Master of Arts (MFA) (the last two universities were added in 2007, and Southeast University was absent in 2008):

Peking University

Tsinghua University

Beijing Normal University

Capital Normal University

Communication University of China

Central Conservatory of Music

Chinese Conservatory of Music

Central Academy of Fine Arts

Central academy of drama

China Theatre Art Research Institute

Beijing Film Academy

Beijing Dance Academy

Shenyang music institute

Luxun Academy of Fine Arts

Donghua University

Shanghai Conservatory Of Music

Shanghai Theatrical Institute

Nanjing University

Suzhou University

Nanjing Normal University (NNU)

nanjing arts institute

chinese national academy of arts

Xiamen University

Fujian Normal University

Shandong College of Arts

Wuhan University of Technology

Hubei Institute Of Fine Acts

Wuhan Conservatory Of Music

Guangzhou academy of fine arts

Sichuan conservatory of music

Xi 'an Academy of Fine Arts

chinese national academy of arts

PLA Art College

Carrying out MFA education is an important part of China's art degree and postgraduate education reform, which will play a positive role in promoting the transformation of high-level art talent training mode and educational concept, cultivating high-quality art professionals, meeting the people's growing spiritual and cultural needs, prospering and developing China's cultural undertakings and building a well-off society in an all-round way. In the past 20 years, the reform and development of degree and postgraduate education in art in China has trained a large number of high-level professionals in the field of art in China and made important contributions to the cultural and artistic undertakings in China, especially the research and teaching of art.

However, for a long time, the outstanding problems in the cultivation of high-level artistic talents are that the training specifications are single, and the training types are mainly academic, which does not well reflect the characteristics of art and the growth law of artistic talents, nor can it well meet the needs of society. Because artistic creation has a strong skill and a long professional development cycle, the professional learning mode runs through the primary school, middle school and even university stages, but the current postgraduate enrollment mode, training mode and degree awarding standard in China are not conducive to the selection and training of such talents. This situation makes many talented people lose the opportunity to continue their professional promotion; A few students who enter the postgraduate stage mainly study public courses and write papers, and have no more time to improve their most brilliant professional skills; Most students who enter the art creation major to study for a master's degree do not have outstanding artistic talent, so it is difficult to become excellent artistic creation talents through postgraduate training; Some talented and capable top talents have to choose to go to similar institutions abroad for further study. Therefore, adapting to the characteristics of art disciplines, the law of talent growth and social needs, adjusting the types of art degrees, adding art professional degrees while retaining the original training mode of academic talents, and cultivating art professional degree graduates have obviously become a major issue that restricts China's social and economic development, improves the overall level of China's art education, promotes the internationalization of art education, and builds advanced socialist culture.

It can be seen that the guiding ideology of Master of Arts education is to take Theory of Three Represents and the spirit of the 16th National Congress as the guide, deepen reform, highlight characteristics, learn from the advanced experience of foreign high-level artistic talents, actively explore the postgraduate education system with China characteristics, actively adapt to the needs of social and economic development, improve the overall level of art education in China, and make contributions to promoting the internationalization of art education and building advanced socialist culture. According to the relevant provisions of the Master of Arts degree program issued by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, the subject areas of Master of Arts degree (MFA) include music, drama, opera, film, radio and television, art design, dance, art and so on. The enrollment target is generally a bachelor's degree winner with practical experience in artistic creation; The entrance examination adopts a combination of initial examination and re-examination; The national entrance examination will be implemented in the initial examination, and the second examination will be organized by the admissions unit alone. The entrance examination focuses on assessing students' professional quality, professional ability and professional basic knowledge.

The curriculum of Master of Arts (MFA) is divided into core courses, compulsory courses in direction and elective courses. The core course is to improve students' aesthetic experience and enhance their ability to understand, express and grasp the style of works; Directional courses for students to enter their respective professional fields are designed to improve their professional skills and comprehensive training, so that their professional and technical level can be improved from both practice and theoretical training; Elective courses are designed to provide some space for students' personality development. Students can choose courses according to their interests and professional direction to improve their comprehensive quality.

The professional degree of Master of Arts (MFA) highlights professional characteristics, pays attention to practice, and pays attention to the cultivation of theory and internal quality. The teaching method adopts the combination of classroom teaching, individual skill classes, collective training and artistic practice.

The origin of China's master's degree in literature;

China implemented the Regulations on Academic Degrees in People's Republic of China (PRC) in 198 1 year. At the beginning, it was mainly to cultivate teaching and scientific research talents, and the degree type was mainly awarded. As far as art graduate students are concerned, they have completed the required courses, completed the required credits, and passed the dissertation defense, and were awarded the Master of Arts degree. In order to speed up the cultivation of high-level and applied professional artistic talents required by economic construction and social development, at the 2nd1plenary meeting of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, the Committee unanimously passed and approved the establishment of MFA in China from 2005. In this way, the art discipline has added a professional degree on the basis of the original literary degree.

Questions and answers related to Master of Arts;

Q: What's the difference between MFA professional degree and "master's degree and doctor's degree"?

A: China implemented the Regulations on Academic Degrees in People's Republic of China (PRC) in 198 1. At the beginning, it was mainly to cultivate teaching and scientific research talents, and the types of degrees awarded were mainly academic degrees. As far as art graduate students are concerned, they have completed the required courses, completed the required credits, and passed the dissertation defense, and were awarded the Master of Arts degree. In order to speed up the cultivation of high-level and applied professional artistic talents required by economic construction and social development, at the 2nd1plenary meeting of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, the Committee unanimously passed and approved the establishment of MFA in China from 2005. In this way, the art discipline has added a professional degree on the basis of the original literary degree.

Q: How long is the learning cycle of MFA professional degree education? What are the learning methods?

A: (1) The study period is 2-4 years.

(2) The learning mode is full-time or part-time.

1. Generally, the study period of full-time students studying for master's degree in art is 2 years (including 1 year and a half, with full course credits; In the last six months, I wrote my graduation thesis in combination with my own artistic creation practice.

2. The study period of part-time students studying for a master's degree in literature is not more than 4 years and not less than 3 years (including writing dissertations), of which the cumulative study time is not less than 1.5 years.

Q: What's special about the admission requirements for MFA professional degrees?

A:

The enrollment target of master of arts students: generally, they are undergraduates with practical experience in artistic creation; Those who have graduated from colleges and universities for more than five years, have practical experience in artistic creation and won awards for creation or performance at or above the provincial or ministerial level.

Q: How to take the entrance examination for MFA professional degree?

Answer: entrance examination: the entrance examination adopts a combination of initial examination and second examination. The initial examination is the entrance qualification examination, and the national joint examination is implemented; The second interview is organized by the admissions unit alone. The entrance examination focuses on assessing students' comprehensive quality; Professional re-examination focuses on assessing students' professional skills and knowledge.

How to recruit students for MFA professional degree?

(a) in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the the State Council Academic Degree Office and the MFA Education Steering Committee, according to the enrollment plan issued by the Academic Degree Office, based on the results of the candidates' qualification examination and re-examination, combined with their work performance, ideological performance, professional quality and health status, merit-based admission.

(2) The number of candidates with college education generally cannot exceed 10% of the school's admission quota for the current year.

(three) those who do not meet the requirements of the degree office and those who fail the exam will not be admitted.

(four) after the new students report, the enrollment colleges should review their political, business and health status, and if they are found to be unqualified, they should be dealt with according to the relevant provisions of this unit.

Q: What kind of certificates are issued by MFA professional degree education?

Answer: Complete the required courses and complete the required credits; Meet the requirements of graduation creation; Those who pass the thesis defense will be awarded the professional degree of Master of Arts.

Q: What is the curriculum of MFA professional degree education?

A: The course is divided into compulsory courses and elective courses, with a total credit of not less than 32 credits.

Compulsory course (no less than 24 credits)

Compulsory courses are the guarantee to meet the basic specifications of master of arts degree.

1, public course (not less than 8 credits)

Public course is a compulsory basic course for all majors. We should focus on establishing students' correct outlook on the world, life and art, and lay a rich foundation for students to master professional knowledge and artistic methodology, understand the law of artistic development and creation, and develop artistic ability.

(1) 2 credits of Marxist literary theory

② Art Principle 2 credits

③ Research on artistic creation method: 2 credits.

④ 2 credits for foreign languages

2. Specialized courses (no less than 16 credits)

Specialized courses are the core courses, which should reflect the professional characteristics and the requirements of various professional directions for the professional ability of high-level and applied art professionals.

There shall be no less than 4 specialized courses (including specialized courses).

(two) elective courses (not less than 8 credits)

Elective courses should aim at adapting to students' hobbies, giving full play to their specialties and expanding their knowledge, and introducing successful artistic creation experience and the latest artistic achievements.

There are not less than 4 courses in each major. 2 credits for each course.

Q: What kind of certificates are issued for the professional degree education of Master of Arts?

A: At present, the master of arts in China only has a degree certificate, but there is no academic certificate, which is the so-called certificate.

Q: Can I apply for both Master of Arts and Master of Arts in the National Unified Examination? Will there be conflicts in time?

Answer: You can apply at the same time. The national entrance examination of master of literature, that is, the preliminary examination, generally enters the national entrance examination of master of literature in June and 5438+ 10 every year.

There is no conflict in the study exam (generally around 65438+ 10 month every year). However, the re-examination of the Master of Arts is scheduled to be around 65438+ 10, and it is in all enrollment institutions.

The school arranges it by itself, so if you want to apply for both Master of Arts and Master of Arts at the same time, you need to consult the enrollment unit of Master of Arts to confirm the re-examination of Master of Arts.

It does not conflict with the national unified examination time of master of arts.

Q: When is the admission time for the Master of Arts?

Answer: Admission time of Master of Arts: Most schools enter in September, and a few schools enter in April. Please refer to each application form for details.

Consultation.

Q: What is the enrollment ratio of the first Master of Arts in 2005?

A: In 2005, 4 126 people applied for the master of arts, and 1293 people were admitted. The admission rate is 3 1.3%.

Q: What are the requirements for the degree and work experience for Master of Arts registration?

A: Generally speaking, as long as you graduate from a university, you are qualified to apply for a master's degree, and there is no rigid requirement for work experience. College graduates need to have more than three years of work experience, and the enrollment ratio is small. The qualifications for the examination shall be subject to the interpretation of the National Academic Degrees Committee and the Academic Affairs Office of the Admissions Unit. Please consult the admissions unit for special circumstances.

Graduation works and dissertations

The graduation works of Master of Arts students are a special display of professional practical ability. Strong professional practice ability is an important feature of master of arts, and each subject should have specific standards and requirements. In the detailed rules for the implementation of each pilot unit, there should be clear provisions for each professional direction. The score is scored on a scale of 100.

Graduation thesis can be a comprehensive interpretation of theoretical thinking on the creative practice of graduation works. The number of words required is not less than 5000 words.

General situation of foreign master of literature major;

It is understood that professional degree education is a very important part of higher education in western countries. Its professional orientation is very clear, that is, to cultivate applied talents needed in professional fields according to professional requirements. As far as the objects of professional degree education are concerned, they have worked for a period of time, have certain work experience, and have defined their future career development fields, so they choose to study for corresponding professional degrees.

The difference between MFA and MBA:

MFA is a Master of Fine Arts, and its full English name is Master of Fine Arts. Master of Arts education is a high-level artistic talent training system in China.

MBA is a master of business administration. It is a professional master's degree, which originated from European and American countries and specializes in training middle and senior professional managers.