The CAA Directory 2017 Art History Arts Administration Curatorial & Museum GRADUATE Studies Library Science PROGRAMS Financial Aid Special Programs in art history Facilities & More 978 1 939461 44 5 INTRODUCTION iv About CAA iv Why Graduate School in the Arts v What This Directory Contains v Program Entry Contents v Admissions v Curriculum CONTENTS vi Students vi Faculty vi Resources and Special Programs vi Financial Information vii Kinds of Degrees vii A Note on Methodology GRADUATE PROGRAMS 1 Art History with Visual Studies and Architectural History 140 Arts Administration 157 Curatorial and Museum Studies 184 Library Science INDEXES 190 Alphabetical Index of Schools 191 Geographic Index of Schools ABOUT WHAT THIS DIRECTORY CONTAINS TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score, bachelor’s degree, college transcripts, letters of recommendation, a personal Graduate Programs in Art History is a comprehensive directory of statement, foreign language proficiency, writing sample or under- programs offered primarily in the English language that grant graduate research paper, and related work experience. a graduate degree in the study of art. (For graduate programs in the practice of art, please see the companion volume, Graduate Programs in the Visual Arts.) Programs offering an advanced degree The CollegeCollege Art Association CURRICULUM WHY GRADUGRADUATEATE in art history and related disciplines are included here. This section lists information about general or specialized courses represents the professional SSCHOOLCHOOL of study, number of courses or credit hours required for gradua- interests of artists, art historians, Listings are divided into four general subject groups: tion, and other degree requirements. IN THE ARTS • Art History COURSES: Institutions usually include the number of courses museum curators, educators, (including the history of architecture and visual studies) that the department offers to graduate students each term and • Arts Administration students, and others in the United the number whose enrollment is limited to graduate students. A graduategraduate degree in art history • Curatorial and Museum Studies Information about average class size and specialized curriculum States and worldwide. is the traditional pathpath toto a career • Library Science (programs with a visual arts emphasis) FoundedFounded in 1911, the the College College requirements may also be found in this section. If a program as a professor of artart history, an art museum offers both master’s and doctoral degrees, curriculum information Art Association (CAA) provides The directories published by the College Art Association contain an curator, or a museum educator. The options for abundance of facts. To make browsing easier, programs are listed may be listed separately for each. numerous services to its members and to the those withwith anan advanced degreedegree inin thethe artsarts havehave alphabetically by school name within each of the four subject areas. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: This does not refer to a student’s arts community at large. CAA serves the visual Two indexes in the back of the volume list all schools geographi- housing, but to the length of time a student must be on campus grown broader and richer inin recentrecent years.years. TheThe cally by state and country, and alphabetically across sections. (that is, enrolled in courses), as opposed to conducting indepen- arts with activities and programs that shape art- student opting forfor a master’s oror doctoraldoctoral degreedegree Individual program entries differ depending on what informa- dent research elsewhere. The residency requirement may vary for tion is applicable to an individual program, and what information historical discourse, arts programs, training and in artart historyhistory andand visualvisual studies studies can can consider consider full-time and part-time students. each program or school has chosen to provide. You are encouraged MASTER’S PROGRAM: Master’s degree requirements may curriculum development, and public arts policy.policy. to visit the websites and campuses of programs that interest you. a career in art law,law, artart education,education, journalism,journalism, include foreign language competency, a master’s thesis, and/or CAA publishes threeinfluential influentialinfluential journals journalsjournals of art ofof artart writing andand editing,editing, artart therapy,therapy, oror librarieslibraries qualifying (final) exams. Many graduate programs in art history history,history, theory,theory, and criticism: The Art Bulletin, and archivearchivess— —toto name only a few of the manymany PROGRAM ENTRY CONTENTS require students to demonstrate reading proficiency in at least one foreign language. Typical languages are German, French, Art Journal, and caa.reviews, as well as athe weekly website Contact information for the program is listed directly below the possibilities. Today mostmost of these careerscareers requirerequire or Italian, or other languages relevant to the field of research (for Art Journal Open, a weekly newsletter, directories school and program name. In addition to a mailing address, there newsletter,newsletter, directories of graduate programs, and an advanced degree oror certificationcertification beyondbeyond thethe example, Chinese for a concentration in East Asian art). Some is a primary contact for the program and the program or school’s publicationsof graduate programs, related to andits Annual publications Conference,Conference, related programs require a minimum number of art history courses or bachelor’s level. website. This section also notes whether the school is a public or seminars, or offer information about minor areas of concentration. whichto its Annual draws betweenConference, four which and seven draws thousand between private institution, college or university, or other type of program. Choosing the right institution andand programprogram forfor The MA thesis or paper is typically the culmination of the master’s Many respondents chose to include a brief description that high- participantsfour- and six-thousand each year.year. participants each year. your graduate education is important. Curricula degree. In some programs, particularly in combined MA/PhD pro- lights aspects of their program, and to list degrees the institution CAA provides career counseling and advocates grams, there may be no master’s thesis requirement. This section range from the generalgeneral toto thethe highlyhighly specializedspecialized awards and how the program is accredited. for national issues in the visual arts. It honors can also include recommended requirements, such as internships and technical, and from the traditional ACCREDITATION: Educational accreditation is a process in and teaching requirements, among others. which an institution’s services and operations are examined by a the accomplishments of artists, art historians, and research-based to thethe experimentalexperimental andand In the United Kingdom and elsewhere, graduate education third-party agency that determines if applicable standards are met. and critics with its prestigious annual awards, (usually called “postgraduate education”) may be structured theoretical. TheThe program listings in thisthis volumevolume Schools and programs are accredited by a variety of recognized differently. In place of the MA/PhD degree system, there may be and also confers monetary grants and fellowships organizations. The process in the United States differs from that provide guidance to the scopescope andand focusfocus ofof 250250 an MPhil (Master of Philosophy) and a PhD (doctoral) degree. In in many non-US countries. CAA does not confirm accreditation to artists and art scholars, and to publishers of academic250 academic programs, programs, allowing allowing you toyou review to review some cases, a doctoral program outside of the United States may information published here. scholarly art books. be more focused on independent research and less on coursework. a wide range of choices. FactorsFactors suchsuch as cost, DEGREES AWARDED: Typical degrees include the Master DDOCTORALOCTORAL PROGRAM: This section lists curricular require- If you plan to earn a graduate degree in of Arts (MA), also called a master’s degree, and the Doctor of geographic location, lengthlength ofof thethe program,program, ments for the doctoral degree. The kinds of information provided the arts, CAA invites you to join now to take Philosophy (PhD), also called a doctorate or doctoral degree. See faculty specializations, availabilityavailability of of financial financial here are similar to those for a master’s program described above, the section Kinds of Degrees, below, for a detailed list of degrees advantage of the many benefitsbenefits ofof membership,membership, though certain requirements are more stringent for a doctoral aid, and otherother features will inform youryour decision.decision. that appear in this directory, and what the abbreviations mean. including reduced conference fees, networking, program than for a master’s. The qualifying exams in a doctoral program may be written, oral, or both. Comprehensive knowledge and career opportunities. ADMISSIONS of the discipline is usually tested, as well as grasp of the field of ForFor more information about CAA and to join, This section includes a program’s application deadlines, fees, and concentration. Doctoral exams are usually preparatory to begin- please visit www.collegeart.org,www.collegeart.org, call 212-691-1051, requirements for admission.