MA Art History at University of Colorado Boulder

Programme overview

The MA in Art History gives students an interdisciplinary foundation in the history of art for careers as scholars, museum professionals and related creative professions. It uses graduate seminars, teaching opportunities, museum internships and fieldwork, and a Visiting Scholars programme that brings four to six scholars to campus each year.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Art and Art History | Duration: Two years; minimum 30 credits | Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 30 credits, 21 in residence: the Methods/Theories of Art History seminar, five 3-credit art history electives drawn from four areas of specialization, one course outside the department, and either a 6-credit thesis (research plan) or 6 further credits at the 6000 level (course-based plan). Students show proficiency in a language relevant to their field.

Career pathways

Scholars, museum professionals and related creative professions in the history of art.

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Application information

Entry requirements

CU Boulder Graduate School: international applicants must meet the English proficiency minimums of the university and the programme, with the all-programme minimum at TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS 6.5 or Duolingo 115.

Requirements published at faculty level.

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 programmes set their own entry terms and deadlines on their programme pages; all deadlines are 10:00 pm Mountain Time. Fall, spring and summer terms are billed for graduate students.

Graduate applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants, payable online. GRE or GMAT requirements and deadlines vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/admissions

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