Dual Degree: MA in Arts Administration & Policy & MA in Modern Art History, Theory, & Criticism: Curriculum Requirements

Students must qualify and be accepted by both the Art History and the Arts Administration programs before admission can be granted to the dual degree program. Admission to either of the degree programs does not guarantee admission to the other. Applicants to the dual degree program must fulfill the application requirements for each program.


Critical and Policy Studies   15  
  • Communication/Rhetoric/Modes of Presentation* (3)
  • Graduate seminar (5000 level only) that focuses on art worlds outside of Eurpore and North America or focuses on Global Art Theory. A list of courses that satisfies this requirement is available from the department every year. (3)
  • ARTSAD 5005 Arts Organizations in Society (3)
  • ARTSAD 5007 History of Art History (3)
    or
    ARTHI 5008 History of Art Criticism (3)
  • ARTSAD 5010 Colloquia and Visiting Artist Programs (3)
  
Management Studies 
Choose three courses from:		 9  
  • ARTSAD 5012 Communications and Marketing (3)
  • ARTSAD 5017 Financial Management (3)
  • ARTSAD 5019 Organizational Management (3)
  • ARTSAD 5025 Project Development Lab (3)
  • ARTSAD 5039 Development and Fundraising (3)
  
Fieldwork  6  
  • ARTSAD 5030 International Field Study (3)
  • ARTSAD 5050 Arts Administration Internship (3)
  
Art Historical Studies   24  
  • 5000-level Graduate seminars in Art History, Theory, and Criticism (12)
  • Additional courses or seminars in Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the 4000–6000 level (12)
  
Interdisciplinary electives at the 4000–6000 level or additional courses or seminars in Art History, Theory, and Criticism 6  
Thesis research and writing  6  
  • ARTHI 5999/ARTSAD 6085 Thesis I (3)
  • ARTHI 6999/ARTSAD 6095 Thesis II (3)
  
Completion of the thesis   
Total Credit Hours66 

* Consult advisor for appropriate courses.

Degree requirements and specifications

  1. Completion schedule: Students have a maximum of five years from entry into the program to complete coursework and submit a final, approved thesis. This includes time off for leaves-of-absence. If the thesis remains incomplete after the end of Thesis II, the student must pay a continuation fee each subsequent semester in order to retain active status. Thesis in Progress: Students who have not submitted a finished thesis for review and approval by the end of the final semester of enrollment are given a Thesis in Progress grade (IP). All students with a Thesis in Progress grade (IP) will be charged the Thesis in Progress Fee in each subsequent full semester until the thesis is completed and approved and the grade is changed to Credit (CR). If the statute of limitations is reached without an approved thesis, the grade will be changed to No Credit (NCR).
  2. Art History requirements: From the Graduate Seminars and additional courses in Art History, at least one course (3 credit hours) must be taken from the list of courses designated nineteenth-century art history and at least one course (3 credit hours) designated early-twentieth-century art history. A list of courses that satisfies this requirement is available from the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism every semester.
  3. Critical and Policy Studies courses: A list of courses that satisfy the requirements for Communication/Rhetoric/Modes of Presentation and Current Issues are available each semester from the Departments.
  4. International Field Study: ARTSAD 5030 International Field Study is a crucial component of the Arts Administration and Policy graduate curriculum, and all program students are strongly encouraged to enroll in it. A student must consult with the Arts Administration Program Chair to waive the class and arrive at a suitable alternative.
  5. Full-Time Status Minimum Requirement: 9 credit hours

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