Graduate Degree Offerings and Concentrations

Policies + Disclosures

Rhode Island School of Design offers graduate degrees at the Masters Degree level, including the Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Architecture (M.ARCH.), Master of Industrial Design (MID) Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA),, Master of Design in Interior Studies (MDes/2year) Master of Arts in Interior Architecture (MA/1 year),Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), and Master of Arts in Art Education (MA).

RISD’s History of Art + Visual Culture Department offers the opportunity to enhance advanced degree studies with a graduate concentration in this area. This concentration, which requires additional time to complete, is described in a separate section of this book (see Special Programs). Students are governed by college-wide and departmental graduation policies in place and published when they enter RISD. Readmitted students who have been away from RISD for four years or more will be required to satisfy graduation requirements that are in effect at the time of their readmission.