Art History PhD, Application Deadline: January 11, 2011
The Master of Fine Arts Program at UC San Diego is designed to provide professional training for the student who proposes to pursue a career within the field of art—including art-making, criticism, and theory. The scope of the MFA Program includes painting, sculpture, performance, installation, environmental art, photography, film, video, and computing for the arts. The program is unique in that the course of study provides for and encourages student mobility within this range of traditional and media-based components and offers opportunities for collaborative work.
To apply to the MFA program please submit an online graduate application to the Office of Graduate Studies, including academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose about your research interests, and a resume. Once you have submitted your online application, you will be contacted by the Visual Arts Department via email with more information on how to access our department portfolio site to upload a portfolio.
A GPA of at least 3.00 overall is required. The Test of English Language (TOEFL) is required for international applicants. For more information about the MFA program please contact B.J. Barclay at [email protected] or 858 534-2862
The PhD Program in Art History at UC San Diego offers a unique curriculum that places art objects and practices at the center of inquiry. The program encompasses the study of both past and present. Students will select one of the following concentrations in their first year of study: ancient art, medieval art, renaissance art, early modern art, modern art (nineteenth and twentieth centuries), contemporary art, media studies (film, video, photograph, digital media), meso-american art, or art practice. The art practice concentration is designed specifically for artists that would like to pursue doctoral level research to enrich their studio practice.
To apply to the PhD program please submit academic transcripts, scores on the Graduate Record Examination, three letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and a sample of written work online at the Office of Graduate Studies. A GPA of at least 3.00 overall and 3.50 in a student’s undergraduate major are required. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for international applicants and applicants must have reading knowledge of at least one language other than English at the time they enter the program.
Once you have applied via the Office of Graduate Studies Graduate Application you will be contacted with more information on how to access our Visual Arts department portfolio site.
For more information about the PhD program please contact [email protected] or 858-822-3882.