Graduate Certificate in Portrait and Figurative Art
Effective Spring 2021
The Certificate in Portrait and Figurative Art is designed to give interested students the knowledge and skills necessary to have a successful professional career in portrait and figurative art. The Certificate is offered to graduate students in FIU’ s Department of Art + Art History.
Only students majoring in a graduate degree program at FIU’s Department of Art+ Art History may enroll in the Certificate program. The course titled Classical Drawing (ART 5395C) must be taken during the first two semesters of the program. In addition, a grade of B or better in the first two (2) studio courses is a prerequisite for continuing in the Certificate program. Students must receive a grade of a B- or better in all the required courses in order to graduate.
For more information contact the Academy Director: Prof. David Chang changd@fiu.edu
For a complete list of graduate courses and programs offered by the Department of Art + Art History: Graduate Art + Art History 2020 Course Catalog
To apply to the Graduate Certificate in Portrait and Figurative Art download the Graduate Certificate Application
Portfolio requirement for consideration into the program:
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5-8 Observational Drawings (any medium)
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3-5 Observational Paintings (any medium)
Program Requirements: (18 credits)
Required Academy Studio Courses: (15 credits) Select from the following:
ART 5395C Graduate Classical Drawing
ART 5396C Graduate Portrait Drawing
ART 5588C Graduate Portrait Painting
ART 5584C Graduate Figure Painting
ART 5582C Graduate Landscape Painting
*These graduate courses are repeatable.
Art History Requirement: (3 credits) Select from the following:
ARH 5325 Graduate Art in Renaissance Florence
ARH 5362 Baroque Art
ARH 5421 Enlightenment and Romanticism
ARH 5440 Graduate Nineteenth Century European Art
ARH 5465 Modern Art
*Other art history courses may satisfy the requirement with approval from the Academy Director.
For more information contact the Academy Director: Prof. David Chang changd@fiu.edu
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Department of Art + Art History or the FIU University Graduate School:
Department of Art + Art History
Florida International University
VH 216, Modesto A. Maidique Campus – Miami, Florida 33199
Tel: (305)-348-2897

David Y. Chang
MFA Director
Department of Art + Art History
Office: 305-348-2897 Email: changd@fiu.edu

Christopher Rodriguez Barake
Coordinator of Academic Support Services
Department of Art + Art History
Office: 305-348-6648 Email: crodri@fiu.edu
University Graduate School
Modesto A. Maidique Campus, MARC 240
11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-2455 | Fax: (305) 348-3433
Email: ugs@fiu.edu Website: gradschool.fiu.edu