MA Art History at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The MA degree in Art History is offered cooperatively with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). This program prepares students for study at the doctoral level or to have a career in an art museum or gallery, among other fields. The MA degree in Art History at The University of Alabama currently offers two plans for completion: thesis and museum studies.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Art And Art History | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 30 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include ARH 550 Literature Of Art, MUSM 501 Museum Administration, MUSM 502 Museum Collections Management, MUSM 503 Museum Education & Exhibition.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission an application must include: A writing sample. It is also highly recommended that applicants submit a CV or resumé. Applicants to the Plan 2 non-thesis degree program must meet all the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the MA program in Art History, as well as those for the Museum Studies Certificate Program. See the Admission Criteria section of this catalog for more information. Graduate School information about applying for graduation.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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