perpetual beta

The VCFA MFA in Graphic Design Program Blog

Silas Munro and Jason Alejandro on Through Process

Let’s get Caddywhompus!

June 2, 2014

Should you get an MFA? And if so, what kind of school should you go to? On Through Process, an exciting graphic design-oriented podcast, co-hosts Mitch Goldstein and Joshua Namdev Hardisty speak with Silas Munro, faculty chair of the Vermont College of Fine Arts’ low-residency MFA program in Graphic Design, and Jason Alejandro, who is currently enrolled in the program. Together they discuss pros and cons of full-residency vs. low-residency schools, the nature of graduate education, and what you can gain from attending a graduate program.

Download the episode in mp3 format here!url clone | adidas Yeezy Boost 350

The Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design is one of the nation’s first low-residency programs in graphic design that is built around a student’s individual interests and goals.

The MFA in Graphic Design is an immersive two-year graduate program that synthesizes five intense, one-week residencies with four six-month semesters of independent study with a range of faculty mentors. We educate students towards the broader context of design in order to investigate and reveal relationships. We see Graphic Design as a social tool and design education as a process of social transformation.

Our innovative, highly effective pedagogical model has its roots in the progressive educational philosophies of John Dewey. Our student-centered approach allows students to develop individualized study plans, addressing design issues that support their particular interests, values, and goals.

MFA students in our Graphic Design program will develop skills in form, content and craft, deepen and expand critical ability, build fluency in contemporary design discourse, and expand their ability to drive content with their work.

Graduates emerge with new research methods, critical acumen, and a body of design work that is personal and relevant; one which enhances their professional and academic path. They will have learned to continuously rethink design by considering cultural context, relationships between designers and their work, and the nature of education within design.