Dual degrees MA Modern Art History requirement at Art Institute of Chicago
Curricular requirements
Please note that these curricular requirements are effective for Fall 2008. Total Credit Hours 66
Critical and Policy Studies 15
Communication/Rhetoric/Modes of Presentation (3) (See below for details.)
Current Issues: one graduate seminar (5000 or above) from either Art History or Arts Administration that concerns contemporary issues in one of the following areas: theory, issues in criticism, or historiography (3) See below for details.
ARTSAD 5010 Colloquia and Visiting Artist Programs (3)
ARTSAD 5005 Arts Organizations in Society (3)
ARTSAD 5007 History of Art History or ARTHI 5008 History of Art Criticism(3)
Management Studies 9
Choose from:
ARTSAD 5017 Financial Management (3)
ARTSAD 5012 Marketing for Arts Organizations (3)
ARTSAD 5019 Managing Arts Organizations (3)
ARTSAD 5039 Fundraising and Proposal Writing (3)
ARTSAD 5025 Project Management (3)
Fieldwork 6
ARTSAD 5050 Arts Administration Internship (3)
ARTSAD 5030 International Field Study (3) (See below for details)
Art Historical Studies 24
5000-level Graduate seminars in Art History, Theory, and Criticism (12)
19th- and 20th-century Art History courses or seminars at the 4000-6000 level (12
Electives (studio, seminar, or art history) 6
Thesis research and writing
ARTHI 5999/ARTSAD 6085 Thesis Tutorial I (3)
ARTHI 6999/ARTSAD 6095 Thesis Tutorial II (3) 6
Completion of the Thesis
Additional requirements and specifications
1. Critical and Policy Studies courses: A list of courses that satisfy the requirements for “Communication/Rhetoric/Modes of Presentation” and “Current Issues” are available each semester from the Departments.
2. International Field Study: ARTSAD 5030 International Field Study is a crucial component of the Arts Administration and Policy graduate curriculum, and all program students are strongly encouraged to enroll in it. A student must consult with the Arts Administration Program Chair to waive the class and arrive at a suitable alternative.
3. Art History Distribution Requirements: From the Graduate Seminars and Additional Courses in Art History, at least one course (3 credit hours) must be taken from the list of courses designated nineteenth-century art history and at least one course (3 credit hours) designated early-twentieth-century art history. A list of courses that satisfies this requirement is available from the Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism every semester.
4. Completion schedule: Students have a maximum of five years from entry into the program to complete coursework and submit a final, approved thesis (this includes time off for leaves-of-absence). If the thesis remains incomplete after the end of Thesis II, the student must pay a continuation fee each subsequent semester in order to retain active status.
5. Full-time status minimum requirement: 9 credit hours per semester.