Program Streams
Art & Architectural History Graduate Program
The MA program in Art and Architectural History offers three streams. All streams require credit for a reading knowledge of a second language.
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Course Work Stream Requirements
ARTH 5010 (1.0 credit)
3.0 credits in Course Work
– no more than 1.0 credits in 4000 level or 4000/5000 level courses
– no more than 0.5 credit outside ARTH
Major Research Project Stream Requirements
ARTH 5010 (1.0 credit)
2.0 credits in Course Work
-no more than 1.0 credits in 4000 or 4000/5000 level courses
-no more than 0.5 credit outside ARTH
ARTH 5908 (Major Research Project 1.0 credit)
The Major Research Project is approximately 40 pages in length and is written under the supervision of a faculty member with both expertise and an interest in the student’s topic. The topic for the Major Research Project may develop from or be independent of Course Work.
ARTH 5010 (1.0 credit)
1.5 credits of Course Work
-no more than 1.0 credits in 4000 or 4000/5000 level courses
-no more than 0.5 credit outside ARTH
-required to take 0.5 credit outside your field of specialization
ARTH 5900 (MA Thesis 1.5 credits)
The thesis is 60 to 80 pages and is written under the supervision of a faculty member with both expertise and an interest in the student’s topic. To enter the thesis stream, students are required to notify the Graduate Supervisor of their intent to enter this stream at the beginning of their first term of study. The Graduate Committee will determine the student’s eligibility for this stream after one term of study in the case of full-time students and after two terms of study in the case of part-time students. For those admitted to the thesis stream, the deadline for the submission of the thesis proposal to the Graduate Committee is normally no later than April 15 of the first year of study in the case of full-time students and no later than the middle of the fifth term of registration for part-time students.
The MA program in Art and Architectural History offers a specialization in Digital Humanities.
Art and Architectural History, in conjunction with the MA in Digital Humanities, offers a program designed to add value to the existing MA by offering courses focused on the rapidly growing field of digital humanities. Courses include an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of the Digital Humanities, including the historical and ongoing debates over its boundaries, methodologies, objectives and values.
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Course Work Stream Requirements
Major Research Project Stream Requirements
Graduate Diploma in Curatorial Studies
Many of our students complete a Diploma in Curatorial Studies concurrently with their MA in Art and Architectural History.
For further information on the Graduate program in Art History, please contact Ming Tiampo, Graduate Supervisor.