MA in Art History: Full-time or Part-time Enrollment
MA students may enroll full-time or part-time. Both full-time and part-time students are required to complete 10 courses, including 2 sections of the MA thesis course. All students must accumulate 2 Residence Units.
Full-time
Full-time students must have completed all required coursework for the MA degree by the end of their first year and be given a favorable first–year evaluation to continue to the MA thesis stage. The MA thesis must be completed within the second and final year in the program.
Sample program for full-time students:
- Semester 1
1 Full-Time Residence Unit - MA Methods Colloquium
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture or Seminar - Semester 2
1 Full-Time Residence Unit - Practices of Art History Colloquium
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture or Seminar - Semester 3
1 Extended Residence Unit - MA Thesis I: Research
Lecture or Seminar (optional) - Semester 4
1 Extended Residence Unit - MA Thesis II: Writing
Lecture or Seminar (optional)
Part-time
Part-time students must have completed all required coursework for the MA degree by the end of their third year and be given a favorable first, second, or third-year evaluation to continue to the MA thesis stage. The MA thesis must be completed no later than the fourth year in the program.
Sample program for part-time students (2-year option):
- Semester 1
0.5 Residence Unit - MA Methods Colloquium
Lecture
Lecture - Semester 2
0.5 Residence Unit - Practices of Art History
Colloquium
Lecture
Lecture or Seminar - Semester 3
0.5 Residence Unit - MA Thesis I: Research
Lecture or Seminar - Semester 4
0.5 Residence Unit - MA Thesis II: Writing
Lecture or Seminar
Sample program for part-time students (3-year option):
- Semester 1
0.5 Residence Unit (or 0.25 Residence Unit) - MA Methods Colloquium
Lecture - Semester 2
0.5 Residence Unit (or 0.25 Residence Unit) - Practices of Art History Colloquium
Lecture - Semester 3
0.5 Residence Unit (or 0.25 Residence Unit) - Lecture
Lecture or Seminar - Semester 4
0.5 Residence Unit (or 0.25 Residence Unit) - Lecture
Lecture or Seminar - Semester 5
0.25 Residence Unit - MA Thesis I: Research
- Semester 6
0.25 Residence Unit - MA Thesis II: Writing
Sample program for part-time students (4-year option):
- Semester 1
0.25 Residence Unit - MA Methods Colloquium
Lecture - Semester 2
0.25 Residence Unit - Practices
of Art History Colloquium
Lecture - Semester 3
0.25 Residence Unit - Lecture or Seminar
- Semester 4
0.25 Residence Unit - Lecture or Seminar
- Semester 5
0.25 Residence Unit - Lecture or Seminar
- Semester 6
0.25 Residence Unit - Lecture or Seminar
- Semester 7
0.25 Residence Unit - MA Thesis I: Research
- Semester 8
0.25 Residence Unit - MA Thesis II: Writing