Art History
Degree: PhD
Objectives: The doctoral program aims at preparing students to be productive scholars and effective professors and curators. The program is designed to take five or six years, depending on the student's preparation. The Department of Art History offers a graduate program that explores cultural, formal, and theoretical concerns central to the visual arts. Academic concentrations include the history of architecture; the art and architecture of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque studies; modern and contemporary art and architecture in Europe and the United States; and the art and architecture of Africa, the African diaspora, and the ancient Americas. Through the department's close relationship with programs in American studies, African-American studies, African studies, women's studies, anthropology, history, and comparative literature, among others, students can readily incorporate an interdisciplinary focus into their coursework and research. The program emphasizes both broad education in the history of art and highly developed specialization.
Additional Information: Students complete three years of coursework (six semesters of three courses each semester or 72 hours), including the required seminar in theory and methodology. Students entering in advanced standing complete two years of coursework. All students participate in a three and one-half day teacher training workshop conducted by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a departmental teaching tutorial (2 credits per semester) during the first year in which they serve as teaching assistants. Reading knowledge of two research-related languages (usually French, German, Spanish, or Italian) is required of all PhD candidates, and, for specific subfields, additional language facility may be required.
Application Information
Program Application Deadline: January 3, 2008
Faculty: 15
Students: In residence 30; average in entering class 5
Mailing Address:
Emory University
Art History Department
571 South Kilgo Street
Atlanta, GA 30322
U.S.A.
Telephone: +1 404.727.6282
Fax: +1 404.727.2358
Email: Kathleen.carroll@emory.edu
