Art History and Visual Culture, MA

The Master of Arts in art history and visual culture provides students with a broad foundation and exploration of the visual arts and culture in various eras. Students develop a greater knowledge of the salient works of art through the exploration of diverse approaches and the examination of varied materials. Traditional and contemporary approaches to the discipline are introduced with a firm grounding in research and methods. The program seeks to reveal the structures within which works of art were produced, how they were utilized, and the manners in which visual culture communicates meaning.