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MA Visual Arts at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

The one year MA in Art History and Curatorial Studies offers training in the histories and theories of art and visual culture. The MA degree requires full-time study for three terms (fall, winter, summer) and has three streams, a course-based stream, a thesis-based stream, and a project-based (curatorial) stream. It prepares its graduates for advanced study in the field, as well as for careers in museums, galleries, and other areas of the arts. In first semester, all MA and MFA students take a core course in art theory and research methods together, thereby providing opportunities for exchange between historical and contemporary perspectives.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Duration: 3 Terms  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Course-based, project-based or thesis-based programme, full-time, 3 Terms in length.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours BA degree in art history or visual arts with a minimum B+ standing. Students with equivalent qualifications in relevant visual fields such as film or media studies will also be considered. Additional Requirements. Students must submit a sample of written work (normally an essay in art history). Application deadline: January 15 - Acceptance notification in March

Graduate programmes charge Fall, Winter and Summer terms; Ivey MBA Direct has a July intake, the Accelerated MBA a November intake, and the Executive MBA September and February intakes. Deadlines and intake terms vary by programme.

Each graduate programme sets its own application deadlines, which may differ for domestic and international applicants. Applications are made through Western's online graduate application. The application fee is $185 CAD for most graduate programmes; $290 for Communication Sciences and Disorders (MClSc), Occupational Therapy (MSc OT) and Physical Therapy (MPT); $150 for Ivey MBA and Ivey MSc; $350 for Orthodontics.

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