MA
Program in Art History
Program Requirements:
 The
program for the Master's Degree in Art History requires a total
of 30 hours of graduate work. A maximum of nine of the 30 hours
may be taken outside the department with departmental approval.
Students are individually advised by a graduate advisor to determine
an appropriate program.
European
& American M.A. students must take as graduate students at least
one art history course numbered 500 or above in each of the following
four broad areas: Ancient/Medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, Modern/American,
and East Asian/African art. The East Asian or African requirement
may be satisfied by taking any college level East Asian or African
art history course including undergraduate courses, but any courses
numbered lower than 500 will not count toward the 30 hours required
for the M.A. degree. A course in East Asian/African art history
taken at some other institution must be approved by the graduate
advisor to satisfy the East Asian/African requirement.
Asian
M.A. students should take a balanced distribution of graduate level
(500 level or above) courses in Chinese and Japanese art history
and show evidence of at least one course in the history of Western
art. The Western art history requirement can be fulfilled with any
college level course in Western art history. Undergraduate courses
may be used to satisfy the requirement but any courses numbered
lower than 500 will not count toward the 30 hours required for the
Master's degree. A course in Western art history taken at some other
institution must be approved by the graduate advisor to satisfy
the Western art history requirement.
All
M.A. students must take at least five art history seminars, two
of which must be numbered 800 or above. Seminars numbered at the
600 and 700 level will be taught as proseminars, that is, classes
in which reading, gathering knowledge and critical thinking are
emphasized rather than research. Papers are generally shorter. Seminars
numbered 800 or 900 will include research and require a long paper.
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