It is this required residency that sets the pattern for the work you do on your own, and allows you to establish important relationship with your professors and fellowing students. A residency normally begins with a day of advising and registration, during which you are placed at the appropriate level within your course of study. The remainder of your residency is a stimulating concentration of classes, assignments, readings, and research. Methods of instruction vary according to subject material and the individual interests of faculty and students. Generally speaking, residency sessions involve daily lectures and seminars, though M.A. students focus more on studio and project work during their time on campus.
Evaluation methods vary as well.
You may have to take a final exam for one course, and complete a research project for another. When you leave Syracuse you'll take with you all the study materials you need to work at home independently. You'll also have the addresses and telephone numbers of your professors and fellow students, to whom you can turn for help whenever needed. Briefly, the residency schedule for the individual programs is as follows. The MA degrees in Illustration and Ad Design begin with a two-week residency in August and meet for two additional weeks during the academic year.