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PhD Art History and Criticism at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Art History and Criticism focuses on interdisciplinary study of modern and contemporary art and visual culture, with access to New York Inter-University Doctoral Consortium courses at Columbia, NYU, CUNY and Princeton. It ends with an oral defence of a dissertation.

Department: Department of Art  |  Duration: 60 credits total (24 beyond an MA); 7-year time limit; full-time only  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

Required ARH 540 Methodologies and ARH 602 Advanced Teaching Practicum, 24-36 credits of art history electives, 6-12 credits of humanities and social science electives, a written qualifying exam, prospectus, dissertation research and defence.

Career pathways

Advanced academic research, teaching and publishing, and museum and gallery professions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum B average in undergraduate work and Graduate School standards including English proficiency; ordinarily a bachelor's with an art history major or minor (may be waived); written work sample encouraged. Students are not accepted part-time.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

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