MFA in fine arts…?

The first thing you’ll want to have is your BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) or at the very least … your BA.

It depends on the program you’re going for and what you have intended your major to be. If it’s in Art History, then you’ll need a skill set and marks that will back up that discipline such as writing, research, photography would be a good thing as well as a very well honed aptitude for drawing and illustration.

If you are going for your BFA or MFA in visual arts, then a set of skills that would include drawing, painting, art history knowledge, understanding style and composition, full knowledge of color and texture and the ability to explain and present a rationale for work your are doing.

If you are thinking about Visual as it pertains to film and/or video … then you’re going to require an understanding and working knowledge of cameras, shooting, scheduling, budget, various forms of the art.

I have never heard of applying for a Masters Degree in anything. Around here, they are earned by completing your Associates Degree, your Bachelors Degree, and then taking the GRE-passing it, and finishing Grad School.