Graduate
Graduate Students
Welcome to graduate studies at the Savannah College of Art and Design! With more than 40 degree programs, SCAD encompasses the spectrum of art and design disciplines, offering a wide variety of career paths and opportunities. The admission office and the faculty look forward to assisting you in finding the best fit for your talents and interests. Individual attention will continue once you enroll thanks to SCAD's commitment to small class sizes and one-on-one professor and peer interaction. All programs feature professors with extensive industry experience as well as guest lectures and artists-in-residence to enhance the quality of your SCAD education.
SCAD offers accredited degree programs at locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia; and online via SCAD-eLearning. Coursework also is offered through SCAD-sponsored off-campus programs in various locations throughout the world, including the SCAD study-abroad location in Lacoste, France.
Graduate programs at SCAD are designed for dedicated, self-motivated students who are committed to the pursuit of excellence through advanced study. Graduate curricula are structured to include knowledge of the literature of the discipline and to ensure ongoing student engagement in research and/or appropriate professional practice and training experiences. Graduate courses require students to analyze, explore, question, reconsider and synthesize old and new knowledge and skills. The graduate experience culminates in student teaching or in a thesis or final project demonstrating a mature and resolved body of work and/or research. Graduates are prepared to hold leadership positions, to enter a variety of professional disciplines, to teach, or to accomplish other personal and professional goals.
- M.Arch: Master of Architecture Degree (Professional)
- M.Arch: Master of Architecture Degree (Postprofessional)
- M.A.: Master of Arts Degree
- M.A.T.: Master of Arts in Teaching Degree
- M.F.A.: Master of Fine Arts Degree
- M.U.D.: Master of Urban Design Degree
- Graduate Certificate
- Accessory Design (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Advertising (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Animation (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Architectural History (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Architecture
Professional M.Arch.
Postprofessional M.Arch. - Art History (M.A.)
- Arts Administration (M.A.)
- Cinema Studies (M.A.)
- Commercial Photography (M.A.)
- Design for Sustainability ( M.A.)
- Design Management (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Digital Photography (M.A.)
- Documentary Photography (M.A.)
- Dramatic Writing (M.F.A.)
- Fashion (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Fibers (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Film and Television (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Furniture Design (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Graphic Design (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Historic Preservation (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Illustration (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Illustration Design (M.A.M.F.A.)
- Industrial Design (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Interactive Design and Game Development (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Interior Design (M.A., M.F.A.)
- International Preservation (M.A.)
- Luxury and Fashion Management (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Metals and Jewelry (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Motion Media Design (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Painting (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Performing Arts (M.F.A.)
- Photography (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Printmaking (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Production Design (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Sculpture (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Sequential Art (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Service Design (M.F.A.)
- Sound Design (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Teaching (M.A.T. in art or drama)
- Urban Design (M.U.D.)
- Visual Effects (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Writing (M.F.A.)
Professors with extraordinary credentials
All courses at SCAD are taught by full professors with the credentials and experience to prepare students for professional careers. The extraordinary SCAD faculty of more than 600 professors—89 percent of them full-time—is drawn from throughout the world. While many continue to publish, exhibit, design and consult, they are dedicated to teaching and sharing their expertise and professional connections with SCAD students and alumni.
SCAD faculty continuously encourage students to refine their work, to enter competitions, and to perform, screen, exhibit and publish through university organizations, events, galleries and partnerships. Student work is featured in shopSCAD, student media, industry partnerships, signature events, galleries and SCAD publications, and is often shown to visiting artists.
All courses at SCAD are taught by full professors with the credentials and experience to prepare students for professional careers. The extraordinary SCAD faculty of more than 600 professors—89 percent of them full-time—is drawn from throughout the world. While many continue to publish, exhibit, design and consult, they are dedicated to teaching and sharing their expertise and professional connections with SCAD students and alumni.
SCAD faculty continuously encourage students to refine their work, to enter competitions, and to perform, screen, exhibit and publish through university organizations, events, galleries and partnerships. Student work is featured in shopSCAD, student media, industry partnerships, signature events, galleries and SCAD publications, and is often shown to visiting artists.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Savannah College of Art and Design is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone number 404.679.4500) to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
National Architectural Accrediting Board
The five-year, professional Master of Architecture degree offered by the Savannah College of Art and Design is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board, which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards. Master’s degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized by the NAAB as an accredited degree. The Savannah College of Art and Design professional M.Arch. degree program holds the maximum six-year term of accreditation from the NAAB.
Council for Interior Design Accreditation
The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Ave., Suite 350, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503.
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
The Master of Arts in Teaching degrees offered by the Savannah College of Art and Design are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, a body created by the Georgia General Assembly to assume full responsibility for the certification, preparation, and conduct of certified, licensed, or permitted personnel employed in the public schools of the State of Georgia. The Commission is also responsible for the development and administration of teacher certification testing.
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
SCAD is licensed by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (1333 Main St. Suite 200, Columbia, S.C. 29201; telephone number 803.737.2260). Licensure indicates only that minimum standards have been met; it is not an endorsement or guarantee of quality. Licensure is not equivalent to or synonymous with accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Savannah College of Art and Design is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone number 404.679.4500) to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
National Architectural Accrediting Board
The five-year, professional Master of Architecture degree offered by the Savannah College of Art and Design is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board, which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards. Master’s degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree, that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized by the NAAB as an accredited degree. The Savannah College of Art and Design professional M.Arch. degree program holds the maximum six-year term of accreditation from the NAAB.
Council for Interior Design Accreditation
The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, www.accredit-id.org, 206 Grandville Ave., Suite 350, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503.
Georgia Professional Standards Commission
The Master of Arts in Teaching degrees offered by the Savannah College of Art and Design are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, a body created by the Georgia General Assembly to assume full responsibility for the certification, preparation, and conduct of certified, licensed, or permitted personnel employed in the public schools of the State of Georgia. The Commission is also responsible for the development and administration of teacher certification testing.
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
SCAD is licensed by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (1333 Main St. Suite 200, Columbia, S.C. 29201; telephone number 803.737.2260). Licensure indicates only that minimum standards have been met; it is not an endorsement or guarantee of quality. Licensure is not equivalent to or synonymous with accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Application checklist
- Completed application
- Nonrefundable application fee
- Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
- Demonstration of English Proficiency
- Recommendations
- Statement of purpose
- Portfolio, audition or writing submission
- Résumé
Portfolio requirements
Financing your education
A college education is a major investment. However, you may qualify for some form of financial assistance.
Contact Admission
Events
Hong Kong Interest Meeting in Savannah for Current Students
Feb. 12, 2010
Hong Kong Interest Meeting in Atlanta for Current Students
Feb. 12, 2010
Portfolio Preparation Presentations
Feb. 20, 2010
SCAD Atlanta Day for Juniors
Feb. 27, 2010
News
- Feb. 09, 2010
Atlanta community art and design workshops - Feb. 03, 2010
SCAD presents "Storytellers Weekend" - Jan. 29, 2010
Check out SCAD during SCAD Days - Jan. 28, 2010
SCADDY Awards held Jan. 22
Recognition
- Owen St. Gelais interns at Suckerpunch Studio
- Katie Cantrell wins Threadless competition
- Katie Cantrell finalist in Green contest
- Abercrombie & Fitch hires Lauren Mills
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- Cost
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- Financial Aid
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