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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

MA/MFA

Spanish translation:

MA - Maestría en Bellas Artes/MFA - Maestría Avanzada en Bellas Artes

Added to glossary by teju
Dec 19, 2012 21:42
11 yrs ago
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English term

MA/MFA

English to Spanish Other Education / Pedagogy Art exhibit introduction
Back to the essay writen by the art museum curator. He mentions that the artist got his BFA, then his MA and his MFA. For MA, I normally use "maestría", but considering that MFA follows, I need to be more specific. I think "maestría en arte" sounds misleading, since it's really in "humanidades" or "letras". Your opinion, please. The whole sentece says:

"He received his BFA in printmaking in 1992 from the University of X and his MA (1995) and MFA (1996) in printmaking from the University of Y.

Gracias a todos.
Proposed translations (Spanish)
3 +1 Máster en Bellas Artes/Maestría en Bellas Artes o MFA

Discussion

teju (asker) Dec 21, 2012:
Tienes toda la razón Charles, no sé cómo no me di cuenta antes. Muchísimas gracias por tu contribución. Feliz Navidad!
Charles Davis Dec 20, 2012:
As I understand it, these two master's degrees were both in fine art, in fact they were both in printmaking. You certainly can take an MA in fine art. It isn't that the MA was in humanities and the MFA in fine art. The difference is that the MFA is more advanced and more professionally-oriented. I think you should say something like "MA (Maestría, 1995) y MFA (Maestría Avanzada en Bellas Artes, 1996) en la especialidad de Grabado".

Since this person took the MFA just one year after the MA, maybe what happened is that he/she took some further practical modules and upgraded his/her MA to an MFA.
Charles Davis Dec 20, 2012:
Hi teju As far as I can tell, the point is that an MA is a standard master's degree (as you know), which can be in any of a wide range of subjects, not even just Humanities, but also Social Sciences, for example (at least in many universities). So I think you just put "maestría" or "máster" (the former is more usual in Latin America, I think).

The MFA is a more advanced degree than the MA (reflected in the fact that this person took it afterwards) and of a different character. It also takes longer: 2-3 years for the MFA versus 1-2 years for the MA, typically. The MFA is the highest practical art degree, focused on advanced artistic practice in a specialized field for future professional artists. It has a higher proportion of art courses and a lower proportion of liberal arts courses than the MA. The MFA is regarded as a terminal degree, which the MA certainly isn't.
http://www.allartschools.com/art-careers/article/masters-deg...
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-be...

So I wonder whether you could call the MFA a "maestría avanzada en Bellas Artes".
Taña Dalglish Dec 19, 2012:
@ teju Me parece bien. Pero, yo pondría en mayúsculas:

"Se licenció en Bellas Artes con una especialización en Grabado en 1992 por la Universidad de X obteniendo luego dos maestrías, una en Humanidades en el año 1995 y otra en Bellas Artes con especialización en Grabado en 1996 de la Universidad de Y." Eso es mi opinión.
teju (asker) Dec 19, 2012:
De momento he puesto: "Se licenció en bellas artes con una especialización en grabado en 1992 por la Universidad de X obteniendo luego dos maestrías, una en humanidades en el año 1995 y otra en bellas artes con especialización en grabado en 1996 de la Universidad de Y." ¿Qué os parece? las minúsculas están bien?
Taña Dalglish Dec 19, 2012:
Hi teju Sorry, I appear to have misunderstood then... I think that it varies from University to University, but have a look here. I am inclined to agree with your observation.

Maestrias Arte, Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales Debrecen
www.master-maestrias.com/...maestrias.../Arte-Hu... - Translate this page
Encuentra Master y Maestria en Arte, Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales. ... University Of Debrecen, Centre of Arts, Humanities and Sciences. Campus ...
teju (asker) Dec 19, 2012:
What I meant to say is that I think Master of Arts is a misnomer, it's really not a degree in "arts", it's "humanidades" and that can lead to confusion.
teju (asker) Dec 19, 2012:
Prozianos Fíjense por favor que mi pregunta es cómo traducir MA en este caso para diferenciarlo de la otra licenciatura que sacó después en Bellas Artes. Maestría en Humanidades? en Letras?

Proposed translations

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4 mins
Selected

Máster en Bellas Artes/Maestría en Bellas Artes o MFA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Fine_Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA, M.F.A.[1]) is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree (BFA), although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts. Coursework is primarily of an applied or performing nature with the program often culminating in a major work or performance.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Máster_en_Bellas_Artes
Máster en Bellas Artes
Maestría en Bellas Artes o MFA es un posgrado en un área de las artes visuales, plásticas, literarias o escénicas que se otorga en Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido. Típicamente requiere de dos a tres años de estudio más allá de la licenciatura.

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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2012-12-21 16:24:02 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you Teju. Charles deserves all the credit for solving your dilemma! Un abrazo.
Note from asker:
Hola Taña, gracias por contestar. Lo que obtuvo el artista es un simple MA, o sea, una maestría en humanidades, fue luego que obtuvo su MFA, en bellas artes. Por eso mencionaba que cuando ponen solo MA lo acostumbro a traducir simplemente como "maestría", sin más, pero como luego se sacó otra maestría, esta vez en Bellas Artes, tengo que ser más específica.
Peer comment(s):
agree David Hollywood : me parece también
15 mins
Thank you David. Happy holidays! Saludos.
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