The Graduate Program

Graduate programs of study in the Department of Art History and Archaeology include the PhD program (with sequential MA–MPhil–PhD degrees) and two free-standing MA Programs: the MA in Modern Art: Critical & Curatorial Studies (MODA) and the MA in Art History. The Department's free-standing MA programs lead only to the MA. A separate application is required for admission to the PhD program.

As of fall 2010, the approximate number of students in the PhD program is 150, more than half of whom have completed coursework and are researching and writing their dissertation. In spring 2011 the faculty of the department considered about 264 applications for fall 2011 admission to the PhD program and made an offer of admission to about 7%. All accepted applicants were offered fellowships. The number of students in the PhD entering class for fall 2011 is 18.

The faculty considered about 130 applications for fall 2011 admission to the Modern Art: Critical & Curatorial Studies program (MODA) and made an offer of admission to about 20%. The faculty considered about 60 applications for fall 2011 admission to the MA in Art History program and made an offer of admission to about 14%. The approximate number of students in all free-standing MA programs is 60. The number of students in the MODA program entering class for fall 2011 is 15. For fall 2011 we welcome 4 students pursuing a free-standing MA in Art History with a faculty mentor.