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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /mnt/web_root/html/zion.umc.utah.edu/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114The MA in Art History and Visual Studies is a competitive two-year program of study that prepares students to be broadly knowledgeable about the fields of art, art history, and visual studies, to develop a specific scholarly focus, and to acquire research and communication skills. The University of Utah offers a focused graduate degree path with a rigorously interdisciplinary emphasis, which draws on a variety of contemporary and critical theories of art. With an MA degree in Art History, students should be prepared for\u00a0a range of careers in the public, private, or nonprofit sectors, or to undertake further graduate study in an academic or professional program.<\/p>\n
Director of Art History Graduate Studies: Professor Lela Graybill<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div> The Art History Program welcomes applicants with an outstanding scholastic record. We expect that you will have a BA degree in Art History or a cognate discipline suitable to the study of art history and visual culture and a sincere commitment to the demands of graduate study. For questions about the MA Program in Art History, please contact the Director of Art History MA Graduate Studies,\u00a0Prof.\u00a0Lela Graybill<\/a>, at\u00a0lela.graybill@utah.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 5, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The University of Utah uses an online graduate application process through \"ApplyYourself.\" Please begin your application\u00a0here<\/a>. Questions regarding the application procedure may be directed to the Graduate Assistant, Sandie Crook at\u00a0s.crook@utah.edu<\/a>. In addition to\u00a0basic information required of all applicants to the Graduate School at the University of Utah<\/a>, the Art History MA Program requires the following supplementary materials of its applicants. The online application system will prompt you to upload them at the appropriate time:<\/p>\n The Art History MA Program does not require GRE scores as any part of the application. The Department of Art and Art History offers some scholarship assistance to incoming students. There are also opportunities for students to serve as graduate assistants or teaching assistants during the two-year residential program. Graduate students in good standing are eligible to apply for a graduate research fellowship for their second year. You may consult the\u00a0<\/em>Graduate School website<\/a>\u00a0for further information on this and other financial aid resources. Please see also the\u00a0Financial Aid Office<\/a>.\u00a0Transfer credit of graduate work in art history from other accredited institutions (maximum six semester credit hours, subject to Graduate School conditions) may qualify for acceptance by the Art History program. You should address your petition to the Director of MA Graduate Studies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t The Department of Art & Art History offers financial aid for incoming and second-year students in the form of teaching assistantships, fellowships, research and conference travel grants, and summer language study. The teaching assistantships provide students with both a stipend and at least 50% off of in-state tuition. Assistantships are dependent upon departmental needs and are made on either a semester or annual basis. Other sources of graduate funding include the\u00a0Top Off Award \/ Diversity Recruitment Bonus<\/a>\u00a0from the Diversity Office and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships in\u00a0Asian Studies<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Latin American Studies<\/a>. The University of Utah Graduate School has additional opportunities\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t After acceptance into the program, you should speak with the Director of MA Graduate Studies to plan your first semester of coursework. All art history faculty members are available for consultation about the academic program, and we encourage you to meet with each of us to discover areas of mutual interest. We look forward to working with you as you navigate the more intense academic environment of the graduate experience.<\/p>\n The MA degree in Art History is comprised of a minimum of 30 credit hours. This must include 24 credit hours of graduate-level coursework in art history or related disciplines (8 courses at 3 credit hours per course) plus 6 credit hours of Thesis Research (3 credit hours per semester after advancing to candidacy). Remedial courses in art history or foreign language instruction fall outside the 30-hour requirement. All coursework used to fulfill the MA degree requirement must be numbered at the 5000-level and above. Students in their first year normally enroll in 3 graduate courses per semester (9 credit hours).<\/p>\n In your first semester, you will enroll in\u00a0ARTH 6800 Critical Theory and Methodology of Art History<\/strong>\u00a0(meets with ARTH 4000 Good Looking), a class that investigates differing approaches to and perspectives on the study of art history and visual culture, as well as\u00a0ARTH 6810 Visual Intersections<\/strong>, an interdisciplinary graduate seminar, addressing selected problems, issues, and methods of interpreting and writing about images and objects. You will also enroll in the ARTH 6000-level course that meets with the Art History Seminar (varies by semester: ARTH 6830, 6840, 6860, 6850, 6870, or 6880).\u00a0Towards the end of the first semester and by no later than Spring Break, you should form the Supervisory Committee that advises you on the remainder of your coursework and MA research.<\/p>\n In your second semester, you will again enroll in ARTH 6810 Visual Intersections and the ARTH 6000-level course that meets with the Art History Seminar. You may select your third course from any graduate-level course in art history or a related discipline, with the approval of your advisor.\u00a0By June 15th (if not sooner) you must notify your advisor of which paper completed during your first year you will be revising and submitting to your supervisory committee as your qualifying paper. Your qualifying paper must initially be approved by your advisor and should be submitted to your committee by August 1. After your qualifying paper has been approved by your entire committee, you will be advanced to candidacy. At this same time, you should discuss with your advisor possible topics for your MA research. Your advisor will determine whether the topic is suitable to pursue as an MA Project or an MA Thesis. Working in consultation with your advisor, you should submit a prospectus of your MA research to your committee no later than September 15.<\/p>\n In your second year (third and fourth semesters), you will enroll in a combination of graduate-level courses, directed study credit hours, and a total of 6 credit hours of Project\/Thesis Research (ARTH 6970). Please note that after advancing to candidacy, you must enroll in a minimum of 3 Project\/Thesis Research credit hours per semester.\u00a0Students receiving a Teaching Assistantship and participating in the\u00a0<\/em>Tuition Benefit Program<\/a>\u00a0must enroll in a minimum of 9 credit hours.<\/p>\n At the end of your fourth semester, you will defend your MA research in a public oral examination. A \"B\" average must be maintained to satisfy the MA requirements, and Credit\/No Credit is not an option for any coursework in art history.<\/p>\n Students are encouraged to check their degree progress periodically, using the\u00a0Electronic Graduate Record File<\/a>. Please bring any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to the Director of MA Graduate Studies.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n
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