Columbia, in New York, offers a master's and Ph.D. in art history.
In the humanities, which typically comprise intellectually stimulating subjects with few job prospects outside of academia, art history is an exception. With an advanced degree in the field, you have the option of entering a variety of jobs, such as museum director, curator, editor of an art magazine, art journalist or teacher.
Columbia University
Columbia University offers a two-year master's degree program in art history. While the first year involves course work, the second year is devoted to research and writing of the master's thesis. In addition, Columbia offers a Ph.D. program in the subject. Those who wish to pursue the Ph.D. finish the M.A. portion in one year, rather than two. Areas of concentration include architectural history, the Italian or Northern Renaissance, ancient art and Asian art.
Department of Art History and Archaeology
Columbia University
826 Schermerhorn Hall
Mail Code 5517
1190 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10027
212-854-4505
columbia.edu/cu/arthistory/html/dept_grad_ma_ahis.html
Williams College
Williams College has a two-year program in history of art leading to the Master of Arts degree. Students have the opportunity to do not only standard classroom work in art history, but also to pursue internships in the field, travel and participate in symposiums related to the field. Each winter, students are required to go on a class trip to Europe, where they get to see original works of art in museums. The trip lasts three weeks and most of the expenses are covered by the university, with the exception of lunch, dinner and entrance to museums. Possible areas of study include violence and artistic representation, portraiture, methods of art history and criticism, arte povera and history painting.
Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art
Clark Art Institute
225 South St.
Williamstown, MA 01267
413-458-0596
williams.edu/gradart/
Emory University
Emory University's graduate program in art history allows students to explore a range of topics, including the art and architecture of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt; the ancient Americas; medieval Europe; Renaissance and Baroque Europe; modern and contemporary art; Western architecture; and African art. In addition, Emory offers an exchange program with the Art History Institute at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Every student accepted into the art history program is given financial support, which covers tuition and provides a stipend for five years.
Art History Department
Emory University
581 S. Kilgo Circle, 133 Carlos Hall
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6282
arthistory.emory.edu/programs/graduate.html
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