M.A. Programs

Art Practice (M.F.A.)

The Department of Art Practice at UC Berkeley offers a two-year Masters of Fine Arts Degree headed by our faculty of internationally-recognized artists, and enriched by a roster of affiliate faculty from multiple departments across campus. We offer professional art training in the context of a rich and distinguished liberal arts and sciences university.

UC Berkeley’s Art Practice MFA program is committed to artistic innovation and intellectual rigor. The program aims to broaden the productive, conceptual, and critical faculties of students in their pursuit of careers as professional...

South and Southeast Asian Studies (M.A.)

This program is designed for students exclusively seeking a Master’s Degree in South and Southeast Asian Studies, as well as for those who would like to acquire the foundation necessary for applying to doctoral programs in their chosen fields. Emphases in the program include the languages and literatures of Hindi, Indonesian, Khmer, Sanskrit, Tamil, Tibetan, and Urdu.

Prerequisites for Admission to the M.A. Program

Two years of study in the language of emphasis or the equivalent, as determined by the Head Graduate Adviser; Five undergraduate courses concerning South and...