{"id":8038,"date":"2026-07-24T20:51:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/?p=8038"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T01:09:33","slug":"mfa-color-and-materials-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/mfa-color-and-materials-design\/","title":{"rendered":"M.F.A. – Color & Materials Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Master of Fine Arts Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Catalog Year 26\/27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Credits 60-61<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First Semester = 15-16 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Earned<\/th>Course #<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/td>DGR 601<\/a> *<\/a><\/sup><\/td>Graduate Communication<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 601<\/a><\/td>Studio I: CMD Experience<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>DGR 613<\/a><\/td>Graduate Seminar<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 604<\/a><\/td>Trend Research Methods<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 605<\/a><\/td>Color Lab: Theory & Science<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 609<\/a><\/td>Digital Visualization for Color & Material Design<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Second Semester = 15 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Earned<\/th>Course #<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/td>CMD 602<\/a><\/td>Studio II: CMD Brand Narratives<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 606<\/a><\/td>Material Lab: Crafted Science<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>DGR 620<\/a><\/td>Graduate Research Methods<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 610<\/a><\/td>Adv. Digital Visualization for CMF<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Choose One:<\/td>DGR 775<\/a><\/td>Graduate Studies Internship<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
— —<\/td>Assigned Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Second Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Third Semester = 15 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Earned<\/th>Course #<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/td>DGR 711<\/a><\/td>Thesis Project I<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 701<\/a><\/td>Studio III: CMD Impact<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 607<\/a><\/td>Applied Material and Processes<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Choose One:<\/td>CMD 790<\/a><\/td>Color & Materials Independent Study<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
— —<\/td>Assigned Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Fourth Semester = 15 Credit Hours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Earned<\/th>Course #<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
<\/td>DGR 712<\/td>Thesis Project II<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CMD 702<\/td>Studio IV: CMF 360<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Choose One:<\/td>CMD 790<\/td>Color & Materials Independent Study<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
— —<\/td>Assigned Elective<\/td><\/tr>
Choose One:<\/td>DGR 775<\/td>Graduate Studies Internship<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
— —<\/td>Assigned Elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Additional Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Assigned Electives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Studio or lecture course assigned from a specific list of approved courses. Students are required to meet with their graduate department chair for final confirmation of elective selection, prior to registration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GPA Requirement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Students enrolled in graduate level programs must maintain the required 3.0 cumulative GPA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Footnotes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

* Contingent upon the English Proficiency Exam.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3198,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"First year experience footnote\",\"id\":\"b7046123-645e-4fa6-a425-5f001b90288c\"},{\"content\":\"WRT 101\/102 Self Placement Survey available<\/em>\",\"id\":\"d2f50847-4a74-4b4a-99e6-85b81ad59366\"}]"},"categories":[369],"tags":[319],"class_list":["post-8038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-graduate-programs","tag-curriculum-chart"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Watson Peacock","author_link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/author\/wpeacock\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Graduate Programs<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Graduate Programs<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["curriculum chart<\/a>"],"unlinked":["curriculum chart<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 1 month ago","modified":"Updated 1 month ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 24, 2026","modified":"Updated on July 24, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 24, 2026 8:51 pm","modified":"Updated on July 24, 2026 9:09 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8038"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8085,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8038\/revisions\/8085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog2627\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}