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PhD Art History at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Art History at Penn State University Park trains students in visual arts and material culture across periods and regions, preparing scholars, educators, museum curators, public advocates of cultural heritage and arts administrators. Faculty specialise in African, Asian, European and Americas art.

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Department: Art History  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

18 credits excluding dissertation research (at least 12 in art history), including ARTH 560 Methods of Research in Art History; reading competency in two foreign languages; qualifying exam, comprehensive exam, dissertation and final oral exam.

Career pathways

Scholars and educators, museum curators, public advocates of cultural heritage, arts administrators.

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Entry requirements

Applicants apply for admission to the program via the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School application for admission . Applicants with a 3.00 junior/senior grade-point average and a minimum of 21 credits in art history will be considered for admission to the master's program. Lacking these, a promising applicant may be provisionally admitted on condition that deficiencies be remedied, but without graduate degree credit. Applicants to the Ph.D. program must have an M.A. in art history or a closely related field. The best-qualified applicants will be accepted up to the number of spaces that are available for new students. GRE scores will not be accepted.

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