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Graduate Art History Studies

General Overview

At the graduate level, the Art History area offers the MA degree with specializations in l9th century, Modern and Contemporary Western art, US/Mexico border art, American art, Japanese art, Buddhist art, and History of Museums. Prospective applicants must have a BA in Art History and meet University graduate application criteria. Our M.A. program currently has two areas of strength: Modern and contemporary western art and Asian art.

Coursework Overview

The MA program consists of taking 30 units of 500, 600 and 700 level courses, passing a qualifying examination, submitting a written thesis and making a public presentation of the written thesis. The MA program also requires three semesters of a language other than English; if a student has the requisite three semesters of language study, but undertakes an area of specialization that requires another language, one year of that language will be required.

Please download the Graduate Information Document, which includes necessary checklists, program info, and information on qualifying exams.

Please visit our graduate admission page specific to the Master of Arts in Art History for additional degree process information.

Admissions and Financial Assistance

You can learn more detailed information about the admissions process on the Graduate Admissions page. For more information on financial assistance, please visit our Financial Aid page or our student scholarships page to find scholarships available through the School of Art, Design, and Art History.

Area Facilities and Resources

SDSU Love Library holdings, supplemented by holdings at local and regional libraries, provide faculty and students with good research facilities.

Regional and local resources include the San Diego Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; the Museum of Photographic Art; Sushi Performance Space; the Los Angeles Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles); the Norton Simon Museum, and a lively Southern California gallery scene.

The Faculty

To contact or learn more about individual faculty in this department, please refer to the Art History department directory listing.

This page was last updated at 5:22PM on September 5, 2008