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History of Art – (M.A.)
University of York
Department of History of Art
| Application Deadline: | March 31 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,560 - ≈ € 15,305 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | York / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of York
York's taught MA in the History of Art provides a stimulating transition from undergraduate study to postgraduate work. It will train you in advanced methods of art-historical research, raise your level of intellectual engagement, instill an awareness of your own scholarly procedures, and improve your writing skills. The MA exposes you to the latest scholarship in your areas of interest and equips you to pursue independent research at the highest level.
Degree structure
Taken full-time, the one-year taught MA consists of:
* Autumn and Spring Terms: A core module focusing on Research Skills in History of Art.
* Autumn Term: Two taught modules of your choice; an option is always offered on historiographical and theoretical approaches to art history.
* Spring Term: Two further modules of your choice.
* Summer Term and vacation: A dissertation of 15,000 words.
Taken part-time over two years, you would do one option in each of the Autumn and Spring terms, and work on your dissertation during the Summer terms and summer holidays.
Each option is taught by weekly two-hour seminars and assessement is in the form of a 5,000 word essay. Field-trips to view art and architecture are included in the programme, as appropriate. The Research Skills in History of Art module culminates in the production of a dissertation synopsis, on which the module is assessed.
Contents
Pathways
Our flexible degree structure enables a great degree of choice in how you construct pathways through your taught MA in the History of Art.
You can pursue:
* A general MA programme
This ranges widely across the History of Art, choosing modules that deal with very different periods, regions, themes and topics. This provides a well-rounded training in the History of Art, and is designed to cater to those students who come to the degree with a wide range of interests.
* A specialized MA programme
For this, you would select a coherent set of modules on related topics. Such a pathway can provide a comprehensive foundation for PhD research in a particular area, or a specialized career, and is enabled by the world-class expertise we offer in particular areas of art-historical study. We offer designated MA degrees in:
* Architectural History and Theory
* British Art
* Medieval Art and Medievalisms
* Sculpture Studies
Module choices
Our aim is always to generate a diverse, innovative and stimulating range of options, covering art history and architecture from the early medieval period to the contemporary. The list of options offered each year will vary according to staff availability, but will always include a module taught by a member of the curatorial or research staff from Tate Britain.
As well as choosing from the many modules run by the History of Art department, our students can also choose from those offered by other humanities departments at York and by our world-class Interdisciplinary Centres in the Humanities:
* Centre for Medieval Studies (CMS)
* Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies (CREMS)
* Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies (CECS)
* Centre for Modern Studies (CModS)
2012-13 Modules
Please note that the following is a provisional list of the modules the department is hoping to offer in 2012-13 and may, therefore, be subject to change. Further details will appear here as they become available.
* Art and Imagery in York Minster
* Art and Imperialism in India c. 1750-1920
* Domestic Interiors in Italy 1400-1550
* Early Modern Habsburg Women and their Material Legacy
* Installation/Participation
* Interpreting Northern Renaissance Art
* 'Painting on Light': Stained Glass in the Medieval Tradition
* Reconsidering Romanesque Spain
* Scrolls & Serpents: The Arts of the Early Insular World
* Sir Christopher Wren
* Tate module
* The Bauhaus and Weimar Culture
* The Work of Art c.1550-c.1750: Redeeming Matter
* Theory and Historiography
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
We are used to receiving applications from all over the world, and so take a flexible view to the wide variety of academic qualifications that are offered. If you have any doubt over the validity of your qualifications or would like some general advice, do not hesitate to email us and we will be very happy to help. As regards English language competence, for those for whom English is not their first language, evidence of proficiency in English will be required. We normally look for an IELTS score in the region of 6.5. However, if an applicant is taking their academic qualifications in the English language, then we may decide that we do not require a separate IELTS qualification.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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