Master’s degree · MFA
Master of Fine Arts in Media Arts (low residency)
Maine Media College · Maine Media College · Rockport, Maine, United States
- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts in Media ArtsMFA
- Subject
- New Media Arts
- Format
- Low residencyThe program is designed to be completed in three years.
- Tuition
- Not published
Low-residency program
About this program
Low-residency MFA in media arts in which students work in photography, filmmaking and interdisciplinary or transmedia forms under mentors, with two five-day retreats a year.
- Department
- Maine Media College
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
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- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts in Media ArtsMFA
- Award family
- MFAA Master of Fine Arts, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Academic level
- Master’s degree
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| New Media Arts | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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Study structure
- Delivery
- Low residencyMostly distance study with required periods on site (residencies). It is never described as fully online.
- Online instruction
- Distance study with required residencies
- Campus studio required
- Not published
- Campus residencies or workshops
- 2 five-day MFA retreats each year, in May and November
- Residency frequency
- 2 five-day MFA retreats each year, in May and November
- Residency length
- five days
- Residency location
- Not published
- Attendance mandatory
- Yes
- Travel expectations
- Not published
- Online components
- During the semesters between retreats, students work with members of the Maine Media College faculty or other approved mentors to complete studio and academic projects.
- Additional residency costs
- Not published
- In-person assessment
- Thesis final projects presented and discussed in public
- Live attendance
- Live attendance not published
- International enrolment
- Not published
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- The program is designed to be completed in three years.
- Credits
- 60 semester hour graduate creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Campus attendance
- 2 five-day MFA retreats each year, in May and November
- Thesis or dissertation
- Thesis final projects presented and discussed in public
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Maine Media College, Rockport70 Camden St, Rockport, ME 04856
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, fabrication, printing, software, equipment, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)