M.A. in art history
HEGIS code 1003
NYS SED program code 02017

The M.A. in art history is taught by a distinguished faculty whose publications have received international recognition and numerous prizes. Areas of study include ancient and medieval art, Byzantine and Islamic art, renaissance and baroque art, nineteenth-century European art, and modern and contemporary art and theory. Architecture is taught throughout the curriculum. Most of the faculty is active in the doctoral program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and bring the very latest in art historical research and methodologies to their M. A. classes at Brooklyn College.

We prepare students to take jobs in museums and cultural organizations and also provide a gateway for those interested in pursuing a doctoral degree. Study is facilitated and enriched by the department's Meier Bernstein Art Library and the program of guest lectures that it sponsors. The College's main library also houses a large collection of art and art history books, periodicals, and digital materials. The program takes full advantage of New York's great museums and galleries and its numerous art-related events, lectures, symposia, and other cultural opportunities. Teaching internships are available in the department for advanced students.

Program/Department Advisors

Advisor Name Title Phone Location Email Office Hours Hadler, Mona Graduate Deputy 718-951-5181 5107 Boylan Hall hadlerm aol.com call/email for appointment

Building codes:    A-Whitehead;   B-Boylan;   J-James;   N-Ingersoll;   NE-Ingersoll Extension;   R-Roosevelt;   RE-Roosevelt Extension;   WEB - West End Building

Students choose as an area of concentration one of the periods or specializations of art history.

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Matriculation requirements
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Applicants must offer a spread of advanced art history courses, each in a different major period or specialization of art history acceptable to the department.

The department may require an interview.

General matriculation and admission requirements of the Division of Graduate Studies are in the section "Admission."

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Degree requirements
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Thirty credits are required for the degree.

Students must complete thirty credits in art history. Students are required to take Art 783G. Up to six credits can be taken out of the department, as a substitution for art history credits, provided that the student has the permission of the art history deputy chairperson.

During the first two years, a minimum of one course each term is required. This requirement may be waived by the art history deputy chairperson.

Within the first year, students must pass an examination to determine their general knowledge of art history.

Students must submit a thesis of publishable quality acceptable to the department.

Students must pass a reading examination in French or German. The examination for a required language may be waived for a native speaker with permission of the art history deputy chairperson.

Information about requirements for the thesis is in the section "Academic Regulations and Procedures."

Courses in the Art Department offered toward the degree must be 700-level courses.

The program of study must be approved by the art history deputy chairperson.

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Recommendations
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Students should audit courses in related fields in other departments.

For experience in college-level teaching, students may work with the instructor of an undergraduate course in their area of concentration. Collaboration is encouraged in preparing lectures, making up exams, and reading papers.