The Master of Arts (MA) program is a course-based degree designed to prepare art history students for doctoral research, curatorial work, art consultation, heritage programs, cultural journalism, and secondary school teaching.
MA students do not complete a thesis and are not assigned a supervisor. The MA program can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.
MA Program
Minimum Admission Requirements
Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Graduate Department of Art History's additional admission requirements stated below.
Strong overall grade average in art history and closely related subjects and at least a B+ average in recent senior art history courses. Outstanding applicants with other backgrounds may be considered.
Completion Requirements
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Coursework. Students must successfully complete a total of 3.0 graduate full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
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Coursework must be chosen from at least three of four time periods: 1) Ancient, 2) Medieval, 3) Early Modern, 4) Modern and Contemporary. No more than 2.0 FCEs may be taken in any one of the four time periods.
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Coursework must also be taken in at least two of the following areas: Europe/United States/Canada; East Asia; South Asia; Africa; Islamic; Diasporic; Indigenous. A course designated as Global — or any other category without a specific area of focus — may count toward the distribution requirement if the student's final paper is on an appropriate topic.
- A maximum of two seminars (1.0 FCE) may be reading courses or special topics courses (course codes beginning with FAH30XXH).
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The equivalent of 1.0 FCE may be taken in another graduate department (for example, Medieval Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations), subject to approval of the Department of Art History and the other department concerned.
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Reading knowledge of a language other than English (normally French, German, Italian, Arabic, or Chinese); tested in the first session.
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A research methods workshop.
Program Length: 3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS); 6 sessions part-time
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time