MA Art History Application
Applicants to the M.A. Art History program must submit an application to the Graduate School and satisfy both the basic graduate school requirements for admission into a master's program and the department-specific requirements. Please review the Graduate School’s minimum admissions requirements, and prepare your supporting documents before beginning your application. You will need to upload and submit all of the documents at the same time.
For detailed information about the MA in Art History degree please review the and the Art History Graduate Handbook.
We offer two-year funding packages to full-time incoming students that consist of a combination of Teaching Assistantships (TA), Graduate Part-Time Instructor (GPTI), fellowships, tuition remission, and stipends. Each year, we provide approximately six Teaching Assistantships, which equip students withimportant training in the classroom.
Funding is subject to renewal each year.Financial awards are offered to the most outstanding and eligible, new and continuing students in the MA program. Award recommendations are made by faculty. Factors considered include academic performance and potential. The Department and the University also offer modest grants to support conference travel or research trips. Please see theGraduate School Fundingfor more information.
Graduate Professional Certificate in Museology
Our M.A. Program offers an outstanding opportunity to earn a Graduate Professional Certificate in Museology which students can complete concurrently with their M.A. degree.
Offered through the Museum & Field Studies (MFS) Program, the Graduate Professional Certificate requires 12 credit hours (4 courses) of Museum & Field Studies coursework and a 75-hour museum internship. Classes in the Museum & Field Studies Program emphasize participatory learning and include: Introduction to Museum Studies; Collections Management; Museum Education; Exhibit Development; Museum Administration; and advanced seminars and practica that provide hands-on experience in the collections of the ֱ Art Museum and ֱ Museum of Natural History.
Application Deadlines
Domestic applicants: January 15
International applicants: December 15
*Applications received after the deadline and/or incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
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Art History Faculty
If you would like to write a thesis, itis important to indicate within your application an art history faculty member with whom you would primarily like to work during your time at ֱ Boulder, based on your research interests. This faculty member will help mentor you and guide you through the comprehensive exams and written thesis. If you wish to pursue the course-based MA track, then you can signal this in your statement of purpose and do not need to indicate a specific faculty member with whom you would like to work.
- Brianne Cohen, Contemporary Art
- James Cordova, Latin American Art (Pre-Columbian & Colonial Latin American)
- Sonja Gander, Latinx Art
- cam nelson,African Diasporic/Visual Studies
- Stephanie Su, History of Asian Art
Contact
For all general inquiries, application questions, and/or to schedule a tour, contact:
- Graduate Program, art.grad@colorado.edu
Department of Art and Art History
University of ֱ, 318 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0318
General email: finearts@colorado.edu
General ֱ Boulder Graduate School Admission Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an approved university or college, with a minimum 3.0 GPA and extensive background in art history
- Statement of purpose
- Writing sample
- GRE & TOEFL/IELTS
- Permanent US residents: The Department of Art and Art History will not review GRE scores in its evaluation of permanent US residents’ graduate student applications. However, if you wish to be considered for certain merit-based fellowships through the Graduate School, you must submit GRE scores with your application.
- International students: International students applying to our graduate program must submit GRE scores and also meet the English Proficiency Requirements as outlined by the Graduate School.
- Transcripts (including all undergraduate and graduate work)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Application fee