# Any suggestions for an MFA program

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/any-suggestions-for-an-mfa-program/16382>\
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**Created:** [December 13, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/any-suggestions-for-an-mfa-program/16382 "2019-12-13T18:26:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![wsnicol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@wsnicol](https://discourse.processing.org/u/wsnicol)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/any-suggestions-for-an-mfa-program/16382/1 "2019-12-13T18:26:46Z")

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Not sure if this is an appropriate post and I apologize if it isn’t. I am considering going back to school for an M.F.A.  
I have a B.S. degree in Mathematics and a B.F.A. with a concentration on Drawing and Painting and would like to merge my two interests now that I’ve discovered Processing and pursue a creative coding, art and technology, computer art, type of Masters degree. Any suggestions about where to study would be very appreciated. (I live in the U.S. but wouldn’t turn down an opportunity to study overseas).  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/any-suggestions-for-an-mfa-program/16382/2 "2019-12-14T18:49:25Z")

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One suggestion that I have is, in addition to shopping MFA in digital arts and creative coding programs, look at the cvs of people associated with the Processing community – for example, the MFAs of people working for the foundation or who have participated in the Fellowship Program. This will give you some ideas about where they studied, and in some cases where they are now teaching.

> **[People](https://processingfoundation.org/people)**
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> Our mission is to promote software literacy within the visual arts, and visual literacy within technology-related fields — and to make these fields accessible to diverse communities.

  

> **[Fellowships](https://processingfoundation.org/fellowships)**
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> Processing Foundation Fellowship Program Open Call for 2020 Fellowships The Processing Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Fellowship Program. Application Deadline: Thursday, December 19, 2019,11:59PM PST Apply here. Five...

For example, Dan Shiffman (among others) teaches at ITP at NYU. Lauren McCarthy is at UCLA Design Media Arts. Et cetera.

[https://tisch.nyu.edu/itp](https://tisch.nyu.edu/itp)  
[http://dma.ucla.edu/](http://dma.ucla.edu/)

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**Author:** ![wsnicol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@wsnicol](https://discourse.processing.org/u/wsnicol)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 4:26am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/any-suggestions-for-an-mfa-program/16382/3 "2019-12-15T04:26:29Z")

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I’ll do that, thanks for the advice, its much appreciated