Art History and Curatorial Studies - Brigham Young University - Provo

Art History and Curatorial Studies from Brigham Young University - Provo is a Campus Master Art History degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. The MA in art history and curatorial studies is designed to prepare students for advanced graduate study at the PhD level and to provide a foundation for students desiring a career in a museum or art gallery. Admission and Entry. * Semesters of entry and application deadlines: fall, February 1 (U.S. and international). * Application requirements: minimum 3.5 GPA for last 60 hours. * Prerequisite: baccalaureate degree in art history or related field, including at least 18 credit hours in art history above the introductory survey levels. * Entrance examination: GRE. Requirements for Degree. * Credit hours (30 hours): minimum of eight ArtHC 500-level seminars (three theory and five topical) plus 6 thesis hours (ArtHC 699R). One 3-hour curatorial museum internship may be taken in place of a topical seminar. Topical seminars beyond the art history area of the Department of Visual Arts and all internships must be approved through the student's committee chair. * Required courses: the theory core (ArtHC 500, 505, 510) is required. Other seminars will be selected in consultation with the graduate coordinator and graduate committee chair. The MA program is designed to allow maximum exposure to the various areas of art history and curatorial studies. * Language requirement: reading knowledge of at least one foreign language, preferably French, German, or Italian; similar competency required in a second language by end of program. * Select major area of emphasis: ancient, early Christian/Byzantine, medieval, Renaissance, baroque, eighteenth-century, nineteenth-century, American, European modernism, contemporary, curatorial studies. * Select a graduate committee based on your major area during first semester of studies. * Examinations: (A) comprehensive exam; (B) oral defense of thesis. * Thesis. View more details on Brigham Young University - Provo, UT . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Art History courses.