The Master’s programme is intended for the best selected graduates of the Bachelor’s programme at FAMU or another tertiary art school. The graduates of the Master’s programme are expected to create high quality original work pursuing new approaches and contributions to the development of photography in a chosen area, based on a combination of theory and practical work. The MgA. degree is bestowed on students who create and defend a Master’s graduation set of art works, a pictorial publication and write a theoretical thesis as well as pass a state examination in the history and theory of photography.