Art History Graduate Certificate

18 credit hours

Admission Requirements

Applications are initially reviewed by the Office of University Admissions to ensure all university admissions standards are met. An admissions decision will be made once all steps have been completed.

In addition to the requirements of all graduate students, applicants to the College of Arts and Humanities should complete and/or submit the following documents and information:

Transcripts demonstrating completion of undergraduate degree in related field with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in all major coursework.
The official results from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) may be required if GPA is below 3.0.
Contact information for three academic and/or professional references.
1,000-word statement of purpose describing applicant’s goals.
Specific deliverables depending on area of study, such as a writing sample and/or portfolio of work.

Students completing a certificate program must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their certificate coursework in order to earn the graduate art history certificate. Certificate programs must be completed within three years of enrollment in the first course.

Requirements

Certificate Coursework

18 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 55300 - Eighteenth Century Art Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 55400 - Nineteenth-Century Art Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 55600 - Baroque Art Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 55700 - Ancient Art Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 55800 - Medieval Art Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 56100 - Twentieth-Century Art/Modern Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 56200 - Twentieth-Century Art/Contemporary Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 56300 - Early Modern Gender Studies Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 56400 - Non-Western Art Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 56500 - History of Photography Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 56900 - History of Graphic Design Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 57000 - History of Games and Critical Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 57001 - History of World Cinema Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 57200 - History of Costume and Fashion to 1900 Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 57300 - History of Costume and Fashion from 1900 Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 58000 - History of Digital Art Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 58300 - Renaissance Art Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 58400 - Classical Myth Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 58600-58699 - Special Topics Credit Hour(s): 3
ARTH 58900 - Art Theory and Criticism Credit Hour(s): 3
CINE 54000 - History of World Cinema Credit Hour(s): 3

Notes:

Those pursuing certification with 18 credit hours of graduate coursework in the field of art history should see if specific electives are approved by their institution or accrediting body.