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MA History of Art at The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, United States

Programme overview

The Department of History of Art awards the MA in partial fulfilment of the PhD and does not admit students seeking only the master's degree. The PhD is designed to be completed in six years, and PhD students may add a 14-16 credit hour Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practice.

Department: Department of History of Art  |  Intake: Autumn  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

The first two years are intensive coursework and the MA writing requirement (a thesis or two qualifying papers). Years three and four add coursework, candidacy exams and a dissertation prospectus; years five and six are dissertation research and writing. Interdisciplinary options include religion, medieval and Renaissance studies, film studies, East Asian languages and literatures, women's gender and sexuality studies and ethnic studies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE not required. Only applicants whose ultimate degree objective is the PhD are considered. Official TOEFL, Duolingo or IELTS Academic scores required from applicants whose native language is not English, who were educated primarily outside the US, or who have held US permanent resident, asylee or refugee status for less than one year. Application deadline Autumn 2027: Aug 3, 2026 (US) and Nov 5, 2026 (international) as listed. The department does not permit AI text-generation software for personal statements.

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.

Intake: Autumn

Apply through the official page: https://gpadmissions.osu.edu/

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