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Course Overview

Courses are offered in art from antiquity to the present. We see art history as an integral part of social and cultural history in a global context and our classes are interdisciplinary in scope. The major is unique in featuring small, intensive seminar-style courses. Students receive individual attention from an active, award-winning research faculty, who expose students to the most recent approaches in the field. Course work can be supplemented by international travel and study-abroad programs sponsored by the School of Art and Art History. The Contemporary Art Museum, Graphicstudio Institute for Research in Art and the Kennedy Family Visiting Artist/Scholar program are all valuable resources contributing to course content, study and possible internship opportunities in the program.

The degree provides an excellent foundation in graduate-level art-historical analysis, research, and writing, an outstanding springboard for either continuing graduate studies (Ph.D.) to become a university professor, or professional work in a variety of arts fields including museums, non-profit and commercial galleries, libraries, education and publishing. Some of the positions in the arts held by our graduates include museum curator, museum registrar, non-profit art gallery director, commercial art gallery director or administrator, museum educator, museum director, art critic, art librarian, visual resources professional, corporate art collection curator, state arts agency administrator, university administrator and program director, art history instructor K-12 and college, and after further graduate work, the tenured university professor.

Entry Requirement 

Application Requirements:

  • A GRE General Test Score, taken within five years preceding application, is required. Applicants who have graduated from USF with a major in art history in the last five years are exempted from this requirement. Official GRE scores must be sent to USF’s Office of Graduate Admissions by the test administrator
  • A CV/Resume
  • A research paper dealing directly with Art History or a related discipline (literature, political history, psychology, philosophy or classical studies).
  • Three letters of recommendation from people who can professionally assess the applicant’s ability to do scholarly and academic work.
  • A short essay of one to two pages explaining the applicant’s research interests and goals for graduate study in art history. A personal interview by the Art History faculty may be requested.
  • Admission is competitive. Fulfillment of the above-listed minimal admissions requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program. All submitted materials of each applicant, including the Research Paper, statement of research goals, and the letters of recommendation, are reviewed by the Art History Faculty to assess academic potential.

Fees

Total Cost :

Florida Resident: $23446

Out-of-State Resident: $34360

This information was accurate on : 14/12/2020
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