Maestría en Artes (MA) en Historia del Arte

Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Art Historical Knowledge

• Demostrar conocimiento especializado avanzado de un período o campo específico de la historia del arte, incluido el proceso creativo y las cuestiones intelectuales relacionadas, a través de una tesis final escrita.

Research and Analysis

• Investigar y analizar/argumentar de manera persuasiva una cuestión de historia del arte y/o una posición teórica.
• Aplicar enfoques teóricos y metodológicos a la interpretación del arte y la arquitectura occidentales.
• Realizar investigaciones académicas independientes, destacando una comprensión conjunta de las cuestiones históricas del arte y el proceso creativo a través de una tesis escrita en el área de especialización elegida por el estudiante.

Communication Skills

• Expresar claramente sus ideas a través de escritos académicos y presentaciones investigadas.
• Demostrar dominio de la lectura en al menos un idioma de Europa occidental.

Professional Readiness

• Aplicar conocimientos adquiridos especializados y más amplios sobre historia del arte y habilidades de investigación en una variedad de contextos (académicos, educativos, curatoriales, conocedores).

Academy of Art University Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Academy of Art University will demonstrate the ability to:

• Produce a body of work suitable for seeking professional opportunities in their chosen field of art and design.
• Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
• Communicate their ideas professionally and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
• Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
• Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
• Recognize the influence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on art and design products.
• Learn the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the global marketplace for art and design.

Academy of Art University offers some of the best training and guidance to help students accelerate toward their chosen art history careers. We pride ourselves in doing an exceptional job preparing you to excel as a professional art historian. Our degree programs are designed to give graduates a comprehensive toolbox of marketable skills that lead to success in the field.

Appraiser

As an art appraiser, you'll work in an auction house appraising a variant of art pieces to help collectors and galleries grow their collections. With your knowledge of historical and artistic significance, you'll set the pace for the art world and its value in the cultural landscape.

Corporate Consultant

As a corporate art consultant, you'll work with private corporations as an art buyer, assessor, and art investor to assess potential additions to the collection. Understanding works of art as both a financial investment and as part of a growing collection, you'll create a portfolio of art that speaks to a specific message.

Curator

As a museum or gallery curator, you'll work as the content specialist in charge of the institution's collection. Interpret the material, organize its exhibition, and provide historical context through materials, catalogs, and labels.

Instructor

As an art history teacher, you'll teach a variety of topics including everything from survey courses to focused seminars at the high school or university level.

Researcher

As an art researcher, you'll work in a publishing house, museum, gallery, or institution studying and compiling information on a specific subject to be used in publications, presentations, or exhibitions.

Writer/Reviewer

As an art writer/reviewer, you'll work in a publishing house reading and reviewing art-related materials. Working in teams, you'll fact-check, revise, and edit everything from articles to books.

Unit Requirements

Degree Requirements

• Successful completion of Final Thesis Project
• Minimum 2.0 GPA
• Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and the following Academic Study requirements:
  • 1 Art Historical Awareness & Aesthetic course
  • Dominio de la lectura en uno de los siguientes idiomas:
  • Francés, alemán, italiano, portugués, griego o español*

* Si domina otro idioma europeo que no figura en la lista, consulte con la Oficina de Admisiones.

NOTA: Los estudiantes deben demostrar dominio de la lectura en al menos un idioma europeo antes del punto medio. Los cursos de Idiomas Europeos no pueden aplicarse al Máster.

Curriculum

Semester 1

• AHS 600: Teoría y metodologías de la historia del arte (especialidad)
• GLA 601: Estética Clásica y el Renacimiento (Mayor)
• GLA 602: El arte y la ideología del siglo XX (principal)

Semester 2

• AHS 612: Arte y arqueología egipcios - Hasta la muerte de Cleopatra VII (mayor)
• AHS 613: Arte medieval: del carolingio al gótico (principal)
• GLA 606: Cruzando fronteras: arte y cultura en una sociedad global (especialidad)

Semester 3

• AHS 620: Arte del Renacimiento italiano (principal)
• AHS 634: Dadá y surrealismo (principal)
• AHS 750: Tesis e investigación de punto medio (especialidad)

Semester 4

• AHS 636: Pintura y escultura modernas desde 1850 hasta la década de 1960 (principal)
• AHS 800: Estudio Dirigido (Estudios Dirigidos)
• FA 600: Estudio de figuras (Estudio)