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Art History 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.

Requirements

Certificate Coursework

18 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 55400Nineteenth-Century Art

3
ARTH 55600Baroque Art

3
ARTH 55700Ancient Art

3
ARTH 55800Medieval Art

3
ARTH 56100Twentieth-Century Art/Modern

3
ARTH 56200Twentieth-Century Art/Contemporary

3
ARTH 56300Early Modern Gender Studies

3
ARTH 56400Non-Western Art

3
ARTH 56500History of Photography

3
ARTH 56900History of Graphic Design

3
ARTH 57000History of Games and Critical Theory

3
ARTH 57001/COM 57000History of World Cinema

3
ARTH 57200History of Costume and Fashion to 1900

3
ARTH 57300History of Costume and Fashion from 1900

3
ARTH 58000History of Digital Art

3
ARTH 58300Renaissance Art

3
ARTH 58400Classical Myth

3
ARTH 58600-58699Special Topics

3
ARTH 58900Art Theory and Criticism

3

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.

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.