Doctor of Philosophy in Visual Arts

The Ph.D. in Art and Visual Culture provides advanced training in art history, visual culture, and creative practices in contemporary art and new media. The program prepares its graduates for professional careers in galleries, museums and other art world contexts; for university teaching and research; and for arts administration in the private and public sectors. The program is unique in that it emphasizes the interrelationship between art historicalvisual culture scholarship and studio practice by fostering academic and creative research beside and in connection with each other.Program Length12 Terms

An MA degree in art history visual culture or curatorial studies or an MFA or MVA with an average of at least 80 percent A - Students with equivalent qualifications in relevant visual fields such as film or media studies will also be considered if they can demonstrate significant professional experience and accomplishments in the field