Doctor of Fine Arts
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Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) is a doctoral degree in fine arts, may be given as an honorary degree (a degree honoris causa) or an earned professional degree (in the UK).
Description[edit]
Doctoral programmes leading to DFAs are of equivalent level to a PhD/JD/MD/DO, with the same requirement to demonstrate new knowledge, but typically contain a practical component and a more structured programme of learning than a PhD/JD/MD/DO. DFA programmes are offered by universities including University of Hertfordshire and University of East London.
The honorary degree is typically conferred to honor the recipient who has made a significant contribution to society in the arts. Notable individuals who have received the honor include Taylor Swift,[1] Frank Stella,[2] Richard Serra,[3] Stephen Colbert,[4] Carmen De Lavallade,[5] Anna Deavere Smith,[5] Jacques d'Amboise,[6] Bill Pullman,[7] Abelardo Morell,[8] Twyla Tharp,[9] Gordon Parks,[10] Jack Nicholson,[11] Jodie Foster,[12] and Meryl Streep.[13]
At Yale University, the DFA is an earned degree conferred on students who hold a Master of Fine Arts degree in dramaturgy and dramatic criticism from the Yale School of Drama, and who have "completed MFA qualifying comprehensive examinations, and have written a dissertation of distinction whose subject has been approved by the DFA committee" of faculty.[14]
In 2016 ELIA (European League of the Institutes of the Arts) launched The Florence Principles on the Doctorate in the Arts.[15] The Florence Principles relating to the Salzburg Principles and the Salzburg Recommendations of EUA (European University Association) name seven points of attention to specify the Doctorate / Ph.D. in the Arts compared to a scientific doctorate / Ph.D. The Florence Principles have been endorsed and are supported also by AEC, CILECT, CUMULUS and SAR.
See also[edit]
- Doctor of Arts (D.A.) – sometimes an honorary and sometimes an earned degree
- Doctor of Humane Letters (D.H.L.) – typically an honorary degree
- Doctor of Music (D.Mus., D.M. or Mus.D.) – sometimes an honorary and sometimes an earned degree
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – typically an earned degree
References[edit]
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- ^ "Frank Stella to Receive Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts - BU Today - Boston University".
- ^ Williams College – Commencement – Honorary Degree Citation 2008[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Top 10 Commencement Speeches". 16 May 2009. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009 – via www.time.com.
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- ^ "Facts & Figures". Princeton University.
- ^ Honorary Degrees Awarded by Princeton Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Some Wisdom from Jack... and Binder!" Archived 2021-02-24 at the Wayback Machine – BlogDailyHerald. June 3, 2011.
- ^ "COMMENCEMENTS; At Yale, Honors for an Acting Chief".
- ^ "30 celebrities who received doctorate degrees without ever stepping foot in class".
- ^ Yale School of Drama Archived May 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "THE 'FLORENCE PRINCIPLES' ON THE DOCTORATE IN THE ARTS" (PDF). www.elia-artschools.org.