Savannah College of Art and Design
Graduate School
An Overview
The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, coeducational college, preparing students for careers in the visual and performing arts, design, the building arts, and the history of art and architecture. The College emphasizes individual attention in a positively oriented environment.
Approximately 5,500 students with various backgrounds and career objectives who are from all regions of the United States and more than eighty countries are enrolled. Most are full-time. The ratio of men to women is about equal.
The Community
The College is situated in the center of Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, only minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. Savannah has one of the largest urban National Historic Landmark districts and provides a stimulating environment for students. A symphony orchestra, theater and dance companies, museums, and many ethnic and arts festivals make Savannah both a cultural and a visual delight. Restaurants, movie theaters, clubs, and shops are easily accessible. Savannah's international airport, as well as train and bus service, links the city to domestic and overseas travel.
Programs of Study
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) offers graduate programs leading to three different master's degrees: a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), a Master of Arts (M.A.), and both professional and postprofessional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) degrees. The M.F.A. program is a two-year course of study requiring 90 credit hours: 70 in the major program and 20 of electives. The M.A. program is a one-year course of study requiring 45 credit hours. These degrees are offered in architectural history, art history, computer art, fashion, fibers, furniture design, graphic design, historic preservation, sequential art, and video/film. M.F.A. students are required to participate in two internships as part of their course of study. Field internships and teaching internships are available. The professional M.Arch. program (with a B.F.A. in passing) is a course of study requiring at least 225 quarter hours (180 undergraduate and 45 graduate). The postprofessional M.Arch. degree requires 45 graduate quarter hours in the program of study. It is designed for students who have earned an accredited professional architecture degree and who elect to pursue a graduate degree with emphasis on computer-aided design. The programs are designed for the dedicated, self-motivated student who is committed to the pursuit of excellence in the visual and performing arts, design, the building arts, or the history of art and architecture.
Facilities and Resources
Studios and classrooms with state-of-the-art equipment are available in each area of concentration. A restored 1946 performing arts theater is part of the campus facilities, as is a four-story building that houses the media and performing arts department and a 150-seat, black box theater. Architecture, interior design, and historic preservation facilities include a network system, which connects a large number of PCs configured with a diverse range of electronic design software, including AutoCAD, DataCAD, Microstation, PhotoShop, 3D Studio Viz, Form Z, SurfCAM, and Alias. A fully integrated intranet system offers downloadable 3-D models, building use maps, and other information. A video microscope is also available, as are architectural conservation, metals conservation, and paint analysis labs and photography and wood and metal shops. Art and architectural history students have many resources, including several campus galleries that provide constant stimulation for students who are invited to critique exhibitions by internationally renowned artists for the student newspaper. A number of campus galleries also exhibit student and faculty work. Professional internships with heritage organizations or museums provide valuable practical experience for students in these majors. Lecture series and symposia sponsored by the departments offer students opportunities to meet visiting professionals and leading scholars. The College library is also an excellent resource; it contains approximately 295,000 slides, 75,000 volumes, 900 periodicals, 2,500 microforms, and 2,100 audiovisuals. Computer art facilities consist of an intranet of Macintosh G4, Pentium IV, and SGI workstations configured with a diverse range of graphics software: high-end 2-D, 3-D, interactive, and compositing tools, including Alias/Wavefront, Maya Unlimited, Houdini, Pixar's Renderman, Softimage XSI, Discreet Logic Effect, Flint, Combustion, Mayafusion, Animo, ToonBoom, and the Adobe product line. Fashion and fibers students have a dedicated lab equipped with CAD workstations and scanners; sewing studios equipped with Juki industrial sewing machines and sergers; a heat transfer press; weaving facilities, including a variety of four- and eight-shaft floor looms, two AVL CompuDobby looms, an AVL electronic Jacquard loom, and equipment for screen printing, papermaking, felting, and book-binding. Furniture design and product/industrial design facilities include an extensive woodworking and metal and plastics fabrication lab, bench rooms, a plastic working area, a welding facility, CNC milling, spray booths, and a finishing room as well as an intranet of PCs configured with a diverse range of design software, including Alias Studio, Ashlar Vellum, AutoCAD, PhotoShop, Rhino, and 3Dstudio Max. Graphic design and illustration facilities include Macintosh computers with Zip drives, CD burners, scanners, and black and white laser printers. Quark Xpress, FreeHand, Illustrator, PhotoShop, Director, and other graphics packages are available. Students also have access to a Wacom Tablet and a digital camera for digital illustration. Metals and jewelry studios include equipment for anodizing, plating, etching, precision casting, finishing, and silversmithing. Students also have access to a kiln and an art foundry and use a network of PCs with a wide range of software. Photography students may utilize digital imaging labs, group and individual black and white darkrooms, and individual color darkrooms. Resources include professional color print processing machines for both negative and reverse papers, E-6 and C-41 color film processing machines, an alternative processes lab, studios, lighting equipment, and view and medium format cameras. For video/film, facilities include a Mark III Rank Cintel telecine and transfer suite, a leading AVID-certified training center consisting of Media Composer workstations with interactive CD-ROM/DVD technology, linear and nonlinear editing systems, digital audio workstations, high-end production equipment (such as the Steadicam EFP and Super Panther Dolly), a chromakey/green screen studio, three sound stages, individual postproduction suites, an audio-for-video mixdown suite, a surround sound studio, and an audio production studio that supports Mozart, a twenty-four-track digital recording console. There are forty computer labs across campus, including homework, Internet, and major-specific labs.
Expenses and Aid
The College offers fellowships and participates in federal financial aid loan programs. Many employment opportunities exist in the area, and the College refers students to part-time or freelance jobs when they are available. Information about financial aid programs and application forms may be obtained from the Office of Financial Aid.
Tuition for the 2005-–06 academic year is $2645 per course. Tuition and fees for a full-time student total $21,405.
The housing fee for the academic year ranges from $4800 for dormitory style to $4900 for apartment style, including a $750 nonrefundable deposit. Off-campus housing is available in a variety of locations. The basic meal plan rate per quarter is $940.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit an application form and fee, a transcript from each college attended, three letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose. Additional requirements include: for all studio and design field majors, a portfolio of studio work with an inventory sheet; for art history, architectural history, and historic preservation, a ten-page paper; for media and performing arts, a live audition or an audition tape. Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree before the intended enrollment date. Portfolio requirements vary by department; candidates must consult the College catalog or the College Web site (listed below, where students may also apply online). International applicants whose first language is not English must have a TOEFL score of 450 or better or other proof of English proficiency. ESL classes are available for students with slightly lower TOEFL scores. Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis; early application is advised.
Who to Contact
Director of Graduate Enrollment
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia 31402-2072
912-525-5100
800-869-7223 (toll-free)
Fax: 912-525-5985
E-mail: admissions@scad.edu
http://www.scad.edu
GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATORS
Trudy Abadie-Fail, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Famia Ablo, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Hector Abreu, M.S., Pennsylvania. Emad Afifi, D.Arch., Michigan. Manuel Aja-Herrera, M.A., Manchester Metropolitan (England), M.A., London Institute. Marie Aja-Herrera, M.A., Krakow (Poland), M.A., London Institute. Matthew Akers, M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago. Randy Akers, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Judith Ott Allen, Ph.D., Ohio State. Margo Ames, M.Mus., Florida State. Pierre Archambault, M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago. Rhonda Arntsen, M.F.A., Illinois at Chicago, M.F.A., Minnesota. Heather Bailey, M.I.D., Auburn. Louis Baker, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Fathi Bakkoush, M.F.A., East Tennessee State. Anne Parker Ballance, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Frank Barber, M.Ed., Florida. Edward Barbier, M.F.A., Illinois. Curtis Bartone, M.F.A., Northwestern. Ravinder Basra, M.A., Central England in Birmingham. Mehran Basti, Ph.D., Cambridge. Avantika Bawa, M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago. Robin Beauchamp, Ed.S., Georgia Southern. David Bedingfield, M.F.A., Savannah College of Arts and Design. Dennis Befeler, M.F.A., Nebraska–Lincoln. Nancy Beiman, B.F.A., California Institute for the Arts. Cynda Benson, Ph.D., Kansas. Margaret Betz, Ph.D., CUNY. Rebecca Blass, Ph.D., Essex (England). Steven Bliss, M.F.A., Ohio. Scott Boylston, M.S., Pratt. Kenneth Brandt, Ph.D., Florida State. Michael Brown, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Paul Brown, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Adriana Burgos, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Sandra Burke, M.F.A., New Mexico. Patricia Butz, Ph.D., USC. Kimberley Byrd, Ph.D., Rutgers. Peter Calandruccio, M.Arch., Colorado. Catherine Cardarelli, M.F.A., Georgia. Mary Anne Casem, B.F.A., Kansas. Michael Chaney, M.F.A., Tufts. Peter Christman, M.F.A., Syracuse. Linda Cohn, M.A., Bradley, M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago. Diane Cole, M.F.A., Ohio. Kevin Conlon, M.F.A., Ohio State. Jaclyn Cori, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Wesley Crosby, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Tracy Crow, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Catherine Cupps, Ph.D., Ohio State. Mohamed Danawi, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Liz Darlington, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Gillian Davies, M.A., Southampton (England). Karen Davies, M.F.A., South Carolina. Henry Dean, M.A., St. Andrews (Scotland). Sherran Deems, M.F.A., Virginia Commonwealth. Gustavo Delao, Maestriaen Artes Visuales, Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, M.F.A., Pratt. Alison Denyer, B.A., M.F.A., Southern Illinois at Carbondale. Jeffrey DeVincent, M.F.A., Pittsburgh. Robert Dickensheets, M.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Gar Day Ding, M. Tech., New South Wales (Australia). Larry Dixon, M.F.A., Florida. Mary Dole, M.F.A., Oregon. Mary Aswell Doll, Ph.D., Syracuse. Craig Drennen, M.F.A., Ohio. John Drop, M.A., Ohio State. Matthew Eberle, M.F.A., Wisconsin–Madison. Nancy Emmeluth, Ph.D., SUNY at Albany. Victor Ermoli, M.Env.D., Calgary. Katharine Evans, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Denise Falk, M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago. Daniel Fantauzzi, M.A., SUNY at Albany. Robert Fee, B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute. Cheryl Cookmeyer Fell, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Sachiko Honda Fernandez, M.Ed., North Carolina at Greensboro. Deborah First, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Thomas Fischer, M.F.A., Stanford. Tommy Fitzpatrick, M.F.A., Yale. Joy L Flynn, M.F.A., North Dakota. Larry Forrest, Ph.D., Indiana. Andrew Fulp, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Martha Furlong, Ph.D., Southern Mississippi. Maureen Furniss, Ph.D., USC. Ana Galindo, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Antoinette Galotola, Ph.D., CUNY. Stephen Gardner, M.F.A., Parsons School of Design. Maureen Garvin, M.F.A., Temple. Thomas Gattis, M.S., Bemidji State. Thomas Gensheimer, Ph.D., Berkeley. Richard Gere, M.F.A., Tennessee. David Gildersleeve, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. David Gobel, Ph.D., Princeton. Eleanor H. Goodman, Ph.D. NYU. Teresa Griffis, Ph.D., Southern Mississippi. Jeffrey Hamilton, Ph.D., Delaware. Kate Hammersley, M.A., Wales. Krista Harberson, M.F.A., Florida State. Carol Harris, B.T.E.C. Dip., Cert. Ed., Wales. Traci Haymans, M.F.A., Memphis State. Jeffrey Scot Hicks, M.F.A., Winthrop. Wynne Hodges, M.F.A., Radford. John Hopkins, M.A., St. Martin's School of Art. Lucilla Hoshor, M.A., NYIT. Desire Houngues, Ph.D., Boston University. Hsu-Jen Huang, Ph.D., Glasgow (Scotland). Paul Hudson, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Cynthia Huff, M.F.A., Notre Dame. Chin-Cheng Hung, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Alessandro Imperato, Ph.D., Keele (England). Laurie Jackson, M.F.A., Temple. Suzanne Jackson, M.F.A., Yale. Zig Jackson, M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute. Cherylnn Jacobs, Ph.D., Maryland, College Park. James T. Janson, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve. Celina Jeffery, Ph.D., Essex (England). Gregory Johnson, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Pernell Johnson, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Gareth Jones, M.A., Royal College of Art, London. Stefani Joseph, M.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Geoffrey Jowett, M.S., SUNY at Buffalo. David Kaul, M.F.A., Ohio State. Malcolm Kesson, M.A., London, M.A. Middlesex Polytechnic (England). Lanelle Keyes, M.F.A., Washington (Seattle). Masoom Khawaja, M.F.A., Punjab (India), M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Edward Kinney, M.F.A., RIT. Mark Kneece, M.A., South Carolina. Stephen Knudsen, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Susan Krause, M.F.A., Yale. Richard Krepel, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Curtis Krick, M.F.A., Purdue. Jenny Kuhla, M.F.A., School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston). Roy Lagrone, M.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. John Larison, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Larry Lauria, B.F.A., Art Center College of Design. Fiona Lebrun, Ph.D., Keele (England). Gregory Lemon, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Yvonne Leonard, M.F.A., Texas at Austin. Josephine Leong, M.Sc., Essex (England). Amy Lerner, M.F.A., NYU. Daniel Levine, Ph.D., Indiana. Jeanine Pardey Levine, M.Mus., Hartford. Julie Lieberman, M.F.A., School of Visual Arts. Lorri Lindberg, M.F.A., North Carolina at Greensboro. Ellen Lindemeier, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Jun Ling, Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo. H. Winslett Long, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. John Longworth, M.Ed., Auburn. Chercy Lone Lott, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. D. Leroy Lottmann, M.F.A., Arizona State. Doris Louie, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Lea Ann Lucas, Psy.D., Wright State. David Mackie, Ph.D., Edinburgh. Robin Maconie, M.A., Wellington. Michael Mark, M.F.A., Tufts. Jeff Markowsky, M.F.A., School of Visual Arts. Lesa Mason, Ph.D., Indiana. Stephen May, M.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Kelley McClung, M.F.A., Minnesota. Jay McClure, M. Arch., Georgia Tech. Eileen McGonigal, Post Grad. Dip. Arch., Heriot-Watt (Edinburgh). K. Thomas McPeek, M.Arch., Texas A&M. Simone Medio, M.Phil., Cambridge. Angela Merta, M.F.A., Minnesota. Dominique Mertens, M.F.A., Southeastern Massachusetts. Samantha Miller, M.Arch., Catholic University. John M. Mitchell, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Randy Moffett, Ph.D., West Virginia. Taweesak Molsawat, M.A., Texas Woman's, M.F.A., Kansas. Barbara Lewis Moore, M.F.A., Pratt. Debra Smith Moorshead, M.A., Royal College of Art, London. Jeremy Moorshead, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Deborah Mosch, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Steven Mosch, M.F.A., RIT. Fernando Munilla, M.Arch., Virginia Tech. Steven Myers, M.A., CUNY, Hunter. Alexi Natchev, Diploma of Higher Education, Nikolai Pavlovich Higher Institute of Fine Arts. Andrew Nedd, Ph.D., USC. Suzy Nelson, M.F.A., Louisiana Tech. Judy Nichols, Ph.D., North Texas. Rebecca Nolan, M.F.A., Oregon. Marlborough Packard, M.A., Hofstra, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Periklis Pagratis, M.F.A., George Washington. Laraine Papa-Gassner, M.Arch., North Carolina State. Yves Paquette, M.F.A., Ohio. Susan K. Parker, M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Joe Pasquale, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Robert Pendarvis, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. George Perez, M.F.A., Massachusetts Dartmouth. Patricia Perrone, M.F.A., Carnegie Mellon. Dawn Peterson, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. John Pierson, M.A., San Diego State. Richard Prisco, M.F.A., RIT. Osmud Rahman, M.Des., Royal College of Art, London. Nan Rainey, M.F.A., Pratt. Catherine Ramsdell, Ph.D., Auburn. Sandra Reed, M.F.A., George Washington. Ken Reker, M.F.A., Art Institute of Chicago. Judith Reno, M.Arch., UCLA. Farzan Riazati, Ph.D., Florida. Don Rogers, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Frederique Rolland-Mills, Ph.D., Kentucky. Karla Rosenthal, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. E. G. Daves Rossell, Ph.D., Berkeley. Andrea Rountree, M.A., M.F.A., Northern Illinois. Eric Ruggiero, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Katherine Sandoz, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Morgan Santander, M.F.A., Chicago. Alan Schechner, M.A., Coventry. Karl Schuler, Ph.D., NYU. Charles Shami, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Jose Luis Silva, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Jim Simmonds, Ph.D., Central Florida. Denise Smith, Ph.D., New Mexico. Hyun Jong Song, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Dorothy Spradley, M.F.A., Georgia. Clarke Stallworth, M.F.A., Syracuse, M.F.A., Ohio State. Ted Stearn, M.F.A., School of Visual Arts. Craig Stevens, M.F.A., Ohio. Ian Stewart, Design Dip., Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology; M.E.S., York (England). Anne Swartz, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve. Heather Szatmary, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Catherine Tabor, M.Arch., Catholic University. Durwin Talon, M.A., Syracuse. Tan Tascioglu, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Kimberlie Tatalick, M.F.A., Temple. Lewis Tate, M.S., Nova. Dawn Testa, M.S., Emerson. Marie Timberlake, Ph.D., UCLA. Gloria Underwood, Ph.D., South Carolina. Mark Uzmann, A.B., Western Kentucky, M.A., Spalding. John Valentine, Ph.D., Vanderbilt. Larry Valentine, M.F.A., SUNY at New Paltz. Joel Varland, M.F.A., SUNY at Buffalo. Ashley C. Waldvogel, M.F.A., Pratt. Roger Walton, M.F.A., CUNY, Brooklyn. Becky Wible, M.F.A., Pratt. Pamela Wiley, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art. Adebayo Williams, Ph.D., Ife (Nigeria). Barbara Williams, M.F.A., Pittsburgh. Emlyn Williams, Diploma, Coventry (England). George Williams, Ph.D., Houston. Robin Williams, Ph.D., Pennsylvania. Kelly Wittenberg, M.F.A., Syracuse. Timothy Woods, M.Arch., Virginia Tech. Lynn Wright, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Maher Yacoub, M.S., SUNY at Oswego, M.F.A., Syracuse. Woon Yong, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Josh Yu, M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.