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A masters degree in Art history is a university program that seeks to impart knowledge to students who wish to obtain a higher understanding of the history of art, and the historical periods that bear great significance to the creativity of art. In this masters program, students have an opportunity to examine the different historical periods in art as well as their social contexts. Apart from the… Read more

A masters degree in Art history is a university program that seeks to impart knowledge to students who wish to obtain a higher understanding of the history of art, and the historical periods that bear great significance to the creativity of art. In this masters program, students have an opportunity to examine the different historical periods in art as well as their social contexts. Apart from the history of art, one gains critical visual skills that should help them widen their perspectives in their practice of art and appreciating art in general.

Most universities offering a masters program in art history also do offer a bachelors program of art history. While some universities may insist on one having a bachelor in art history before pursuing a masters degree, most universities do allow enrollment for students whose first degrees are not of art history origin. However, for these cases, a special exam to examine some proficiency in the art programs may be required.

This masters program is wide and has a variety of possible areas where a student enrolling for the masters program may decide to venture towards. African art, East Asian art, architecture and photography are some of the examples of fields that a masters degree student in Art history may opt to take. A student’s career goals and personal intellectual interests should be the guiding factor in making a choice of the field to pursue.

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MA in Art History and Visual Culture
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Richmond The American International University in London
Kensington, United Kingdom

The MA in Art History and Visual Culture programme prepares students for advanced research in the visual arts and an exciting creative career in the art world. This programme ... +

The MA in Art History and Visual Culture programme prepares students for advanced research in the visual arts and an exciting creative career in the art world. This programme focuses on intercultural issues in art history and visual culture, and professional practice in the visual arts, which prepares graduate students for further education and careers in the arts and creative cultural industries. -
MA
Full-time
English
Campus
 

MA in Art History
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John Cabot University
Rome, Italy

John Cabot University’s MA in Art History guides students toward professional mastery of the materials and methods of art history with an emphasis on first-hand research in th ... +

John Cabot University’s MA in Art History guides students toward professional mastery of the materials and methods of art history with an emphasis on first-hand research in the museums, monuments, and archaeological sites of Rome. -
MA
Full-time
Part-time
15 months
English
Aug 2020
01 Feb 2020
Campus
 

MA in Art History
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The George Washington University - Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Washington, USA

The Master of Arts degree in Art History offers students a curriculum that covers a range of historical, theoretical, geographic, and transcultural topics. For some students, ... +

The Master of Arts degree in Art History offers students a curriculum that covers a range of historical, theoretical, geographic, and transcultural topics. For some students, the Master of Arts degree is a terminal degree in preparation for curatorial or education careers in galleries and museums; for others, it is the preparation to enter a Ph.D. program elsewhere. -
MA
Full-time
English
Sep 2020
Campus
 

MA in Art History
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Tufts University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Medford, USA

The master’s program in Art History is designed to provide a broad historical and theoretical understanding of the visual arts, in addition to developing critical thinking and ... +

The master’s program in Art History is designed to provide a broad historical and theoretical understanding of the visual arts, in addition to developing critical thinking and methodological skills. Students engage these issues through course work, seminars independent research, and teaching experience. -
MA
Full-time
2 years
English
Aug 2020
Campus
 

M.A. in Aesthetics and Visual Cultures
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Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Bengaluru, India

The MA in Aesthetics and Visual Cultures enables students to engage with a range of artistic and cultural practices including the visual arts, performance arts, film, and vide ... +

The MA in Aesthetics and Visual Cultures enables students to engage with a range of artistic and cultural practices including the visual arts, performance arts, film, and video. It enables you to understand the histories and theories of these practices in an Indian as well as the international context so that students are equipped to work within the wider field of arts and culture as museum/gallery/festival curators, researchers, policymakers, consultants or entrepreneurs. -
MA
Full-time
2 years
English
Campus
 

MLitt in History of Photography
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University of St Andrews
Saint Andrews, United Kingdom

The MLitt in History of Photography offers a range of innovative modules that cover from the origins of photography to contemporary practices and debates, including modernist ... +

The MLitt in History of Photography offers a range of innovative modules that cover from the origins of photography to contemporary practices and debates, including modernist art photography, documentary approaches, photographic collections, and technological advances up to the digital era. -
Master
Full-time
Part-time
English
14 Sep 2020
15 Apr 2020
Campus
 

MA History of Art
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University of Kent, School of Arts
Canterbury, United Kingdom

It includes a term in Rome where we run the MA with the American University of Rome. A range of themes and approaches are considered in this MA with a particular focus on medi ... +

It includes a term in Rome where we run the MA with the American University of Rome. A range of themes and approaches are considered in this MA with a particular focus on medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art in Italy. The first term is taught in Canterbury. -
MA
Full-time
English
Campus
 

Master in Art History
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Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands

Our specialised and intensive Master's programme immerses you in traditional and innovative approaches to the history of art.

Our specialised and intensive Master's programme immerses you in traditional and innovative approaches to the history of art. -
MA
Full-time
2 years
English
Sep 2020
Campus
 

MA in Arts and Culture: Art History
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University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands

The MA in Arts and Culture: Art History is a unique curatorial program, with a combination of historical and theoretical depth. The faculty of our masters is specialized in th ... +

The MA in Arts and Culture: Art History is a unique curatorial program, with a combination of historical and theoretical depth. The faculty of our masters is specialized in the fields of Italian Renaissance and Baroque art, Northern Renaissance and Baroque art, including pre-modern globalization, the art of the Enlightenment, twentieth-century art, art criticism, new media, and materials and techniques. -
MA
Full-time
12 months
English
01 Sep 2020
01 May 2020
Campus
 

Master in Archaeology and History of Art
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University of Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy

Graduates will be qualified to work at levels of high competence in museums, Superintendents, specialized libraries in Archaeology and Art History, local authorities and vario ... +

Graduates will be qualified to work at levels of high competence in museums, Superintendents, specialized libraries in Archaeology and Art History, local authorities and various institutes engaged in research and enhancement of archaeological, historical and artistic ... -
Master
Full-time
2 years
Italian
Oct 2020
Campus
 

Master of Arts in Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art
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Aalto University
Helsinki, Finland

ViCCA explores emerging knowledge and practices at the intersections of visual cultures, curating and contemporary art. We facilitate students to develop and contextualize the ... +

ViCCA explores emerging knowledge and practices at the intersections of visual cultures, curating and contemporary art. We facilitate students to develop and contextualize their own practices within and in between these contexts. The programme is open to artists, curators, scholars and practitioners with different backgrounds and experience, who are looking for opportunities to understand, challenge and shift the paradigms of contemporary art and the world around us. -
MA
Full-time
2 years
English, Finnish, Swedish
Campus
 

Master in Advanced Research in Humanistic Studies
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Tarragona, Spain +1 More

Up to now, there has been a lack of a specific master's degree that provides future researchers with the training they need to undertake a research career in the Humanities. I ... +

Up to now, there has been a lack of a specific master's degree that provides future researchers with the training they need to undertake a research career in the Humanities. In this regard, providing specialist scientific training addresses an important social and employment need among the scientific community at both national and international levels. -
Master
Full-time
Part-time
English, Spanish, Catalan
Oct 2020
15 Jun 2020
Campus
 

Master in Humanities: Critical Studies in Art & Culture (research)
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Research Master's programme Critical Studies in Art and Culture (formerly known as VAMA), specialization of the Humanities Research Master, focuses on the study of current ... +

The Research Master's programme Critical Studies in Art and Culture (formerly known as VAMA), specialization of the Humanities Research Master, focuses on the study of current developments in visual arts, architecture, design and media, from a theoretical and historical perspective. In a globalizing cultural world in which art, architecture, design and media are ever more closely integrated and packaged as “creative industries,” disciplinary boundaries need questioning and challenging, yet a thorough grounding in older and newer disciplines such as art history, architectural history, design culture, and media studies is a prerequisite for doing so. In your studies, you will focus on the analysis of “visual objects”: of artifacts in various media that function (primarily or in part) as images. This ranges from landscapes, cities and buildings to artworks in various media, as well as film, television, design and games. Notions such as inter-, cross- and transmediality play an important role in the program. Since artifacts, media and forms of intermediality can only exist in specific social, institutional, economical and ideological frameworks and networks, Critical Studies in Art and Culture will equip you with the analytical and critical tools necessary for analysing these. Each of the four main disciplines that inform the specialization brings specific theories and methods to the table, and the programme seeks to highlight their interconnectedness, with reference to their specific potential as well as possible limitations. If you are interested in pursuing a PhD after your MA, but also if you generally cherish critical attitude and original lines of questioning based on a profound knowledge of your research subject, and wish to develop your research skills, this programme will be a perfect choice. -
Master
Full-time
2 years
English
Sep 2020
Campus
 

MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia
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SOAS University of London
London, United Kingdom

This programme is an unrivalled opportunity to study the arts of China, Korea and Japan. Students consider a wide range of East Asian arts, from Chinese archaeology to Japanes ... +

This programme is an unrivalled opportunity to study the arts of China, Korea and Japan. Students consider a wide range of East Asian arts, from Chinese archaeology to Japanese prints, Korean installation works to Buddhist monuments, exploring their specificity and the links between them, in historical and contemporary periods. In many parts of East Asia, archaeological evidence is key to understanding early societies. The programme, therefore, relates excavated materials to the history of art. -
MA
Full-time
Part-time
English
28 Sep 2020
30 Jun 2020
Campus
 

Master's degree in art history and visual culture
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Jaume I University (Universitat Jaume I)
Castellón de la Plana, Spain

Studies have ambition to transmit to the graduates in art history and related disciplines legacy of knowledge and skills developed by the discipline in his century of academic ... +

Studies have ambition to transmit to the graduates in art history and related disciplines legacy of knowledge and skills developed by the discipline in his century of academic institutionalization, whose acquisition is essential to understand and critically evaluate both the artistic object as its creation process. -
Master
Full-time
Spanish
Sep 2020
Campus
 

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