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With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.

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The path to your perfect career begins with planning and support. Career Development has resources for you to help you make the most of your time at Barry. Guidance is just an appointment away.

Service-learning integrates relevant community service with course work and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience, foster social responsibility and civic engagement, and strengthen communities.

Service-Learning

The Honors Program at Barry is designed to challenge, enrich, and prepare especially motivated students to pursue their fullest potential. By participating in a rigorous curriculum rounded out by an array of edifying and interactive events, students explore crucial issues that we face in our daily lives. Students are given the space for discussion and debate and the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields. The Office of Financial Aid can assist with determining eligibility for the Honors Program.

The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is located in the center of the beautiful Miami Shores campus of Barry University. The Library is named in loving memory of Monsignor William Barry, one of the founders of Barry University and an inspirational figure in the Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Miami. The extensive Library research collections include more than 950,000 physical items, over 40,000 print and on-line journal subscriptions, and several thousand on-line books and streaming video resources.

At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

Continuing Education (CE) offers a variety of courses and non-credit programs designed to respond to the diverse educational interests and lifelong learning needs of individuals of all ages. We offer certificate, credential exam preparation, and licensure programs for professional and personal enrichment.

High school students: Get a jump-start on your college education with dual enrollment courses from Barry University! You can earn high school and college credit at the same time, right at your own school.

Dual Enrollment

Barry University is committed to provide you with a dynamic and flexible approach to your degree pathway through our online courses and degree programs. We understand that balancing academics, work, and personal commitments can be challenging. That's why our online offerings are designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule, allowing you to pursue your educational goals without compromising on other important aspects of your life.

Distance Education

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

Campus Life

For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.

Masters of Arts in Photography

College of Arts and Sciences

Program Overview

Barry's MA degree in Photography can help you develop your personal aesthetic. While in the program, you will work side-by-side with faculty members, whom are all recognized working artists.  The mentoring relationship in Independent Study courses closely resembles the real-life scenario which working artists/photographers face in the production of art.

In Barry’s MA program, you will take a minimum of 36 credit hours and a maximum of 48 credit hours. You may be able to complete your MA in as little as 3 semesters (9 credits per semester is considered full time).  The maximum length of time you can take to complete the MA is seven years, including a successful thesis exhibition.

Outline of the MA Curriculum:

  • Photography, Communication, and Art graduate courses: PHO, COM, ART (18)
  • Independent Study in Photography: PHO 559/659 (9)
  • Art History graduate courses: ART/PHO (6)
  • MA Grad. Thesis Exhibition: PHO 690 (3)

Total: 36 cr. Minimum or 48 cr. Maximum

Opportunity to pursue the MFA: If you as an MA student wish to pursue the more rigorous MFA, you will need to notify the Department, formally apply to the MFA program, submit a portfolio for committee review, and be officially accepted. If you are accepted, your coursework from the MA will transfer to the MFA. Since the coursework may be applied to only one degree, you must be accepted into the MFA prior to completing the MA degree.

Independent Studies

As part of the graduate photography curricula, you will be involved in directed independent study. In addition to fostering a mentoring relationship with the faculty, independent study most closely resembles the real-life scenario which working artists/photographers must face after graduation, in that you will be involved in independent production of art.

Program Standards

  • Full time study may not exceed 12 credits per semester.
  • Maximum length of time to complete the MFA degree is seven years, to include a successful written thesis and solo thesis exhibition.
  • Maximum length of time to complete the MA degree is seven years, to include a successful thesis exhibition.
  • Students wishing to change from the MA to the MFA program must notify the Department, formally apply, submit a portfolio for committee review, and be officially accepted.  Students changing from the MA program into the MFA must do so prior to receiving the MA degree. Coursework may be applied to only one degree.
  • Students wishing to change from the MFA to the MA program must give formal notice 3 months in advance and be formally approved.
  • Assessment of the MFA candidate’s creative and technical outcomes will be through faculty evaluation and approval of a substantial one-person thesis exhibition. The MA candidate will be similarly judged, but as part of a group exhibition.
  • MFA candidates should express their artistic intentions and philosophies in a written formal thesis.
  • If the graduate student’s work or performance is unsatisfactory, the University may remove the student from the graduate program.
  • Individuals with an undergraduate degree may take a maximum of nine graduate credits as non-degree-seeking students.
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