Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30, or 36 if the optional concentration in Arts Management is pursued
Required Courses:
MA with a Focus on Research
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| ARTH 5601 | Historiography of Art History 1 | 3 |
| Electives 2 | 12 | |
| Art History Distribution Courses | ||
| In at least three distribution areas, select a total of four courses from the following: | 12 | |
| Earliest to 1400 | ||
ARTH 5510 | Topics in Ancient Art | |
ARTH 5520 | Topics in Medieval Art | |
ARTH 5621 | Archeological Program | |
ARTH 8610 | Seminar in Ancient Art | |
ARTH 8620 | Seminar in Medieval Art | |
ARTH 9183 | Archaeological Program | |
| 1400-1800 | ||
ARTH 5530 | Topics in Renaissance Art | |
ARTH 5540 | Topics in Early Modern Art | |
ARTH 5630 | Topics in Renaissance Art II | |
ARTH 8630 | Problems in Renaissance Art | |
ARTH 8635 | Problems in Northern Renaissance Art | |
ARTH 8640 | Seminar in Global Baroque Art | |
| 1800-Present | ||
ARTH 5097 | Graduate Design: Graduate Design Theory | |
ARTH 5350 | Topics in Arts Administration | |
ARTH 5351 | Introduction to Arts Management Practice: Mission, Values and Community | |
ARTH 5370 | Topics in Contemporary Art | |
ARTH 5403 | History of Modern Crafts and Design | |
ARTH 5405 | History of Photography | |
ARTH 5460 | Topics in Contemporary Art | |
ARTH 5550 | Topics in 19th-Century Art | |
ARTH 5560 | Topics in 20th-Century Art | |
ARTH 5660 | Topics in Modern and Contemporary Art | |
ARTH 5665 | Modern and Contemporary Art in Latin America | |
ARTH 5670 | Topics in Contemporary Art | |
ARTH 8401 | Text + Image: Framing the Modern Illustrated Book | |
ARTH 8402 | Introduction to Critical Thinking and Practice | |
ARTH 8460 | Seminar in Contemporary Art | |
ARTH 8470 | Seminar in Modern Art | |
ARTH 8475 | Seminar in 19th-Century Art | |
ARTH 8480 | Seminar in Early Modern Art | |
ARTH 8500 | Seminar in Arts Management | |
ARTH 8560 | Seminar in Modern and Contemporary Art | |
ARTH 8660 | Seminar in 20th-Century Art | |
ARTH 8665 | Seminar in 21st-Century Art | |
ARTH 8872 | Arts Management Capstone | |
| Transhistorical | ||
ARTH 5408 | The History of Printmaking and Print Culture | |
| Research Course | ||
| ARTH 9995 | Research for Qualifying Paper | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Upon admission to the MA program, students are expected to complete ARTH 5601 during their first Fall term.
- 2
With approval from the Graduate Director, 6 credits of electives may be taken outside of Art History.
OR MA with Optional Concentration in Arts Management
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ARTH 5351 | Introduction to Arts Management Practice: Mission, Values and Community | 3 |
| ARTH 5601 | Historiography of Art History 1 | 3 |
| Art History Electives | 9 | |
| Open Electives | 12 | |
| Culminating Courses | ||
| ARTH 8872 | Arts Management Capstone | 3 |
| ARTH 9585 | Internship Seminar | 3 |
| ARTH 9586 | Internship Seminar | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
- 1
Upon admission to the MA program, students are expected to complete ARTH 5601 during their first Fall term.
Language Examination: All MA students must demonstrate a reading knowledge of one foreign language.
Culminating Events:
Qualifying Paper:
For the research-focused master's degree, students enroll in ARTH 9995. The qualifying paper engages the student in acquiring an understanding of how to conduct research using primary and secondary sources; a knowledge of art history that is rooted in historical, cultural, stylistic and ethical analysis; and the skills to write critical evaluations of artwork in their historical, cultural and stylistic contexts.
Selection of the research project requires the approval of the student’s primary advisor, who is chosen by the end of a student's first year of study. The primary advisor guides the student in writing the qualifying paper, which is to be 25-30 pages in length. The qualifying paper entails rethinking, elaboration and expansion of a research project already composed for a class, with the addition of concentrated research time and/or a different methodological framework to extend the scope of the paper, producing a product that contains original work. The qualifying paper requires the approval of two readers.
Internship:
The Arts Management concentration requires 6 credits of internship supervised by the Arts Management Concentration Advisor. Three of these credits are taken in the second academic term of study, and three credits are taken in the last academic term concurrent with the required capstone class.