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Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and Performing Arts

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The PhD in visual and performing arts program is designed primarily for individuals who wish to conduct advanced research and to teach at the college level, and can lead to a wide variety of non-academic careers as well. It is open to qualified candidates who desire to enhance their knowledge and skills.

The program provides students with a flexible, interdisciplinary context within which to pursue their studies, built on connections among specific courses and areas of interest. Each student plans an individual program of studies in consultation with an assigned advisor.

Visual and performing arts is an interdisciplinary program of study, so students take the majority of their coursework in visual and performing arts courses, but must also take two seminars each in both history of ideas and literature. Students pursuing the PhD in visual and performing arts may submit a creative project as part of their dissertation.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program seek positions such as: artists, performers, teachers, researchers, arts administrators, arts entrepreneurs, arts writers/critics, editors, museum staff, consultants, archivists and other positions in research or professional practice. Career settings may include higher education, non-profits, cultural and historical organizations, publishing houses, government agencies, international development organizations, museums and archives, business/corporate entities and independent consulting.

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Application Requirements

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Applicants to the Doctoral degree program should have:  

• A baccalaureate degree (BA or MA) or its equivalent from an accredited institution of higher education, normally in an arts and humanities field.  
• Letters of Recommendation: Applicants must submit 3 letters of recommendation from faculty, or other individuals, able to judge the candidate’s potential for success in the program.  
• Admissions Essay: Applicants must submit a 650-word narrative essay, which should be reflective rather than factual. The essay should address the applicant’s academic interests and goals and indicate how the program would enable such pursuits.  
• A writing sample: Submit an academic writing sample (e.g., a seminar paper or a critical essay). 
• International applicants must submit a TOEFL score of at least 80 on the internet-based test.  Scores must be less than two years old. See the  Graduate Catalog  for additional information regarding English proficiency requirements for international applicants.  
• Each application is considered holistically on its individual merits. You must submit all supporting documents before the Graduate Admissions Committee can review your application. 
• The Graduate Record Examination is not required. 

Deadline:  The application deadline is January 15. All applications completed by the deadline will be reviewed for admission. Applications submitted or completed after January 15 may be reviewed for admission only if spaces remain within the upcoming cohort and will be reviewed in order by the date the application file became complete.

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• Ph.D. in Art History & Visual Culture

The Ph.D. Program in Art History & Visual Culture is committed to preparing you for advanced research in the global visual cultures of the past and present. The Department recognizes that visual literacy plays an increasingly important role in contemporary society. Art, architecture, mass media (television, video, film, internet), and urbanism all work through reference to visual and spatial conventions. We strive to provide you with the necessary tools to understand objects and archives and with the skills to interpret visual and material culture for the benefit of the broader community. We invite applications from highly qualified students interested in careers in research, teaching, and criticism.

Requirements for a Ph.D.

• 12 to 15 courses (excluding language courses), of which at least 10 are taken from the Art, Art History & Visual Studies department
• 2 to 4 courses taken from other departments at Duke
• Language proficiency in at least two foreign languages
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Welcome to the Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies

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Visual Studies investigates the histories, meanings, and implications of the image, art work, representation, and their media. Wide-ranging and theoretically rigorous in approach, our faculty work across diverse cultures, geographies, and periods, with strong interests in photography, performance, illustration and design histories, archaeology, architecture and the built environment, site-based installation, museum studies and exhibition histories, manuscripts, sculpture, and painting. We welcome students exploring new lines of inquiry into the visual and who seek academic community and close mentorship.

Students who are admitted into the program, whether with BAs or MAs, enter directly into the PhD program in small cohorts and with multi-year funding packages. We strongly recommend prospective students contact and speak with faculty members with whom they are interested in working before applying.

Students are required to complete fourteen courses. These courses include four method and writing practicum seminars, as well as ten electives chosen from Visual Studies and other fields of study. During coursework, students have the opportunity to encounter a wide range of theoretical and thematic approaches, including studies in race, diaspora, and migration, gender and sexuality, materiality and the environment, medicine and science, design and the museum, to archival and archaeological practices, postcolonial and decolonial approaches. Once they complete coursework, language requirement, oral exams, and degree prospectus, students advance to candidacy at the end of their third year. Students who enter the program with a BA will also complete an MA paper and degree by the end of their second year.  After advancing to candidacy, students undertake their dissertation, with a normative time to completion of three years.  

Because of Visual Studies’ interdisciplinary nature, during their coursework students are required to take a number of electives in other departments and programs. Through their coursework, students may concurrently earn an interdisciplinary Graduate Emphasis or Specialization in areas such as Critical Theory, Feminist Studies, Asian American Studies, Ancient Iran and the Premodern Persianate World, and Latin American Studies, among others.

Students admitted into the program receive five-year funding packages which cover tuition, stipend, and health insurance through a combination of fellowship, teaching assistantship, and research assistantship support. Once admitted, students may pursue further funding opportunities for research, conference travel, and/or language studies through Graduate Division, the School of Humanities, and other campus centers and programs.

Students benefit from our location near Los Angeles and the rich cultural institutions and offerings of southern California, such as the Getty Museum and Research Institute, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Disneyland, San Diego Museum of Art, Museum of Latin American Art, UCI Special Collections, the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art, and Huntington Library and Museum, among others. Graduate students also have the opportunity to take classes from other nearby UCs through the UC intercampus exchange program.

Prospective students interested in the Film and Media Studies PhD Program can find more information here: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/filmandmediastudies/phd

The application deadline is December 15.

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• Ph.D. in Visual Arts

The PhD in Visual Arts programme is designed for research scholars who are interested in exploring the intrinsic areas of Visual Arts, including Graphics, Printing Technology, Sculpture, Painting, Aesthetics, Digital Arts, Animations, Advertising, Branding, Information Design, UI/UX and related subjects. The programme provides opportunities for scholars to acquire advanced knowledge and develop their research skills through a blend of detailed coursework offered either via online platforms or classroom sessions. The research culture of the programme encourages scholars to engage in critical inquiry, independent thinking, and rigorous scholarship. Scholars are encouraged to identify and address these problems through innovative research, using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

The programme also recognizes the rich cultural heritage of India and the unexplored areas in the field of Visual Arts. Scholars are encouraged to explore these areas and develop new insights that contribute to the advancement of the field. Overall, the PhD in Visual Arts programme provides a unique opportunity for scholars to engage in innovative research, acquire advanced knowledge, and develop their research skills in a vibrant and intellectually stimulating environment. Graduates of the programme are well-equipped to pursue careers in academia, research institutions, government agencies, and private organizations.

The Ph.D. in Visual Arts programme is an advanced academic journey tailored for research scholars keen on delving into the intrinsic areas of visual arts. This comprehensive programme covers a broad spectrum of subjects, including Graphics, Printing Technology, Sculpture, Painting, Aesthetics, Digital Arts, Animations, Advertising, Branding, Information Design, and UI/UX. It is designed to provide scholars with a robust platform to acquire advanced knowledge and hone their research skills through online and classroom-based coursework.

The programme emphasizes a rich research culture, encouraging scholars to engage in critical inquiry, independent thinking, and rigorous scholarship. This environment nurtures the development of innovative research methodologies, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Scholars are motivated to identify and address complex problems within the visual arts realm, employing creative and evidence-based solutions.

One of the unique aspects of the Ph.D. in Visual Arts is its recognition of India's rich cultural heritage and the myriad unexplored areas within the field. Scholars are encouraged to explore these dimensions, uncovering new insights and contributing to the advancement of visual arts. This exploration spans various domains, including traditional practices like Sculpture and Painting and contemporary fields such as Digital Arts and Animations.

The programme's interdisciplinary approach also covers modern applications like Advertising, Branding, and Information Design, ensuring scholars can bridge the gap between traditional art forms and contemporary digital practices. Motion graphics, a key component of digital arts, offer dynamic ways to convey stories and ideas, further expanding the scope of research and application in visual arts.

Graduates of the Ph.D. in Visual Arts programme are well-equipped for diverse career paths, including academia, research institutions, government agencies, and private sector roles. The skills and knowledge acquired during the programme prepare them to contribute significantly to the field of visual arts, driving innovation and fostering a deeper understanding of historical and modern artistic practices.

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The following candidates are eligible to seek admission to the Ph.D. programme

Candidates who have completed:

i) A 1-year/2-semester master’s degree programme after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institutions accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institutions.

A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/differently-abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the commission from time to time.

Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of commission from time to time.

ii) Candidates who have completed the M. Phil programme with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of commission from time to time.

Reservation is applicable only to Maharashtra domicile candidates provided they submit the necessary documents for reservation before interview. Outside Maharashtra candidates will be considered in open category.

1. Candidates satisfying eligibility criterion shall be called to appear for the Ph.D. entrance test conducted by MITWPU. The exemption will be given from Ph.D. entrance test for those students who qualify UGC-NET /UGC-CSIR NET /GATE (valid score)/CEED/GPAT (valid score)and similar national tests.

2. PhD entrance test shall be qualifying with qualifying marks as 50% provided that relaxation from 50% to 45% shall be allowed for the candidates belongs to SC/ST/OBC (Non creamy layer)/Differently abled category, Economically Weaker section (EWS) and other category of candidates. The syllabus of entrance test shall consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% shall be subject specific.

3. The interview/viva-voce will be conducted by the university for test qualifying candidates. For selection of candidates a weightage of 70% to the entrance test and 30% to the performance in the interview/Viva-voce shall be given. For GATE/NET/JRF /SET/GPAT/CEED qualified students, the selection will be based on Interview/Viva Voce

4. The recommended candidates will be intimated through email about their selection and the candidates will be offered Ph.D. provisional admission.

5. The eligibility of a candidate is provisional as per information provided by the candidate in his/her application form and is subject to verification of minimum eligibility conditions for admission to the program, educational documents and reservation documents (if any).

6. University keep rights to cancel admission of the Ph.D. scholars in the case of misconduct by the scholar, unsatisfactory progress/absent for consecutive two progress seminars, failure in any examination related to Ph.D., fabrication found in educational and reservation documents, candidate is found ineligible, involved in plagiarism in paper publications and thesis.

7. Provisional eligibility to appear in the selection process is no guarantee for admission to the program.

8. Candidates who will join PhD program full time, they will be provided with the stipend as per MITWPU norms.

9. PhD admission will be confirmed after successful completion of the course work with 55% or more as per UGC norms. Ph.D. programme should be minimum of three years including course work and maximum of six years from the date of admission to the Ph.D. programme.

10. A maximum of an additional two years (2) years can be given through the process of re-registration provided, however, that the total period for completion of a Ph.D. programme should not exceed eight (8) years from the date of admission in the Ph.D. programme.

11. Provided further that, female Ph.D. scholars and persons with Disabilities (having more than 40% disability) may be allowed an additional relaxation of two years(2) ; however the total period for completion of a Ph.D. program in such cases should not exceed ten (10) years from the date of admission of the programme.

12. Female candidates may be provided Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave for up to 240 days in the entire duration of Ph.D. programme.

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The Institute of Fine Arts is dedicated to graduate teaching and advanced research in the history of art and archeology and in the conservation and technology of works of art. The Institute strives to give its students not only a sound knowledge in the history of art, but also a foundation in research, connoisseurship, and theory as a basis for independent critical judgment and research. The student following the PhD course of study gains a deeper understanding of a subject area, beyond what is normally acquired at the master’s level and develops a capacity for independent scholarship. The PhD Program at the Institute of Fine Arts is a course of study designed for the person who wants to investigate the role of the visual arts in culture through detailed, object-based examination as well as historical and theoretical interpretation. The degree program provides a focused and rigorous experience supported by interaction with the leading scholars of the Institute, and access to New York area museums, curators, conservators, archaeological sites and NYU’s global network. The program is designed for up to six years of full-time funded study. A total of 18 courses (72 points) are required for the PhD degree. Each student registers for three courses per semester for the first five semesters. One course in the fifth semester is dedicated to developing the dissertation proposal. In the sixth semester students register for 12 points devoted preparing for the oral exam and beginning work on the dissertation. Exceptions to full-time study are made only for urgent financial or medical reasons and must have the approval from the Director of Graduate Studies.

Distribution Requirements

Students must take at least one seminar in four fields outside of their area of specialization. The Proseminar may count as one of these seminars. Students are required to take one course in technical studies of works of art. The minimum total seminars for PhD students is six. Students may take courses in other relevant disciplines in consultation with their advisor, and subject to the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies.

Distribution requirements are met by choosing courses in the following fields:

• Pre-modern Asia
• Pre-modern Africa and the Middle East
• The Ancient Mediterranean and Middle East, including
• Pre-modern Europe and the Americas
• Post-1750 Global
• Museum and Curatorial Studies
• Technical Studies of Works of Art
• Architectural History

Course Definitions and Requirements

Proseminar : The purpose of the Proseminar is to introduce students in the doctoral program to advanced research methods in the history of art. Because it is a dedicated course for the entering PhD student, it will serve to consolidate the cohort. It is taken during the first semester and is taught by a rotation of the Institute faculty, with a different faculty member chosen each year. Emphasis is placed on the specific practices of art-historical analysis in relation to visual and textual interpretation. The contents of the seminar vary each year according to the research interests of the chosen instructor. The class is structured around specific problems in the history of art rather than broad conceptual paradigms, with an emphasis on historical interpretation. Colloquium: A colloquium provides an analysis or overview of the state of the literature on a given art historical topic or problem, with extensive reading, discussion, and presentations. There may be a final paper.

Seminar: A seminar is a focused advanced course that explores a topic in depth. Seminars are often based on an exhibition in the New York area. Students are expected to produce a substantive paper that demonstrates original research. Lecture: Lecture courses explore topics or historical periods, giving overviews of major issues as well as detailed analysis of specific problems and works of art. Students are responsible for assigned and recommended reading, and may produce short papers and/or take an exam.

Curatorial Track

This doctoral-level program is offered jointly by the Institute of Fine Arts and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, under the supervision of the Joint Committee on Curatorial Studies composed of faculty, curators, and the Directors of both institutions. The purpose of the program is to prepare students for curatorial careers in specialized fields. Students are required to take two courses in Curatorial Studies, which are taught at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, before being offered an internship at the Museum.

Language Requirement

PhD students must demonstrate proficiency in reading two modern research languages other than English that are relevant to their studies. Proficiency is demonstrated by passing an examination administered by the Institute of Fine Arts. International students focusing on a field of study in which their native language is relevant may be granted an exemption from the language requirement pending submission of an exemption form signed by their advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies.

Qualifying Paper

The Qualifying Paper may be developed from seminar work or might be on a topic devised in consultation with the student’s advisor. Normally, the student will be advised to produce a detailed study on a subject that leads towards the dissertation. It should be no longer than 10,000 words (excluding bibliography and footnotes).

Students are examined on a major field consisting of two contiguous areas and a third component that can be in a related field providing skills for their dissertation.

Students are encouraged to teach after passing the second year review. Opportunities for teaching at NYU and at other New York area colleges and universities will be coordinated by the Director of Graduate Studies.

PhD students are funded for up to six years, depending on the transfer of previous graduate work. The program is normally divided into three years of course work, exams, and submission of a dissertation proposal and three years for dissertation research and writing. Variations to this pattern might occur according to opportunities for students to develop skills or experience in their specialist fields, as approved by the student’s advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies. Students are encouraged to compete for outside fellowships. The award of such fellowships might extend the number of years taken to complete the program. Institute funding will be suspended during the period of outside fellowship support.

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To receive the PhD degree, all Institute requirements must have been fulfilled, including a Master’s thesis (of copy of which is submitted with the application), and a distribution of courses within areas of study that correspond to those outlined in Distribution Requirements. No credits will be automatically transferred; credit will be awarded based upon evaluation by the Institute Faculty at the First Year Course Review. In addition, at least one written comprehension exam in a foreign language must have been passed. The student entering with a MA degree must pass an exam in a second language, if not yet attained, by the end of his/her first year of study. Entering students who have been awarded an MA at the Institute will begin as third year PhD students. They are expected to have a distribution of courses that meet the Course Distribution for the PhD and are required to pass a written comprehension exam in a second language.

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The Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education degree is designed for students who want to make a scholarly contribution to the Art Education field.

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At the University of Illinois, faculty and graduate students build a vibrant community of inquiry within the context of a Research 1 university. This community, including faculty whose breadth of interests span topics including contemporary art and visual culture in education, formal and informal learning, cultural policy and urban studies, and teacher training and identity, provides an intellectually stimulating environment for graduate students to stretch themselves intellectually and become world authorities on the particular topic of their dissertation.

Some doctoral students receive funding and support as teaching assistants for 4 years, and this funding is conditional upon academic standing. This funding includes a tuition waiver, a salary, health insurance, annual conference funding, plus many opportunities to gain competitive grants. Students complete coursework, consisting of 5 courses in art education, courses in research methodology and writing, courses in a minor that complements individual student interest, and courses that prepare students for the qualifying exam (taken after one year of full-time study) and the preliminary exam (at the conclusion of coursework). Examples of minors include Asian Studies, Art History, New Media, Museum Studies, and Women’s Studies. Following the conclusion of coursework, students write a dissertation that contributes new knowledge to the field of art education. Finally, students defend their dissertation.

During this course of study, there are numerous resources available to graduate students in Art Education, both within our program and across the University of Illinois:

• At our major comprehensive research university, students have access to the broadest possible range of elective courses.
• Visual Arts Research is a scholarly, refereed journal and has been published through the Art Education program for over 40 years. It is edited by Art Education faculty.
• The Everyday Arts Lab offers an excellent local site for graduate research for those interested in arts and social practice.
• With a total of 14 million titles the University of Illinois Library houses the largest collection of any public university in the world. The Ricker Library of Architecture and Art has 120,000 titles and 33,00 serials.
• The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory is a program that promote conversations among a range of departments in the humanities, social sciences, and performing arts by organizing lectures, panel discussions, and conferences, as well as the Modern Critical Theory lecture series.
• The Krannert Art Museum includes an archive of over 8,000 works of art and rotating exhibitions of traditional and innovative art works.
• The Spurlock Museum highlights the diversity of cultures around the globe.
• Illinois is host to the  International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry , which brings a large contingent of art education scholars to campus.
• Regular visiting speakers from other institutions including Kevin Tavin, Amelia Kraehe, David Darts, Olivia Gude, Luis Camnitzer, Matthew Goulish, Marjorie Manifold, and Stephanie Springgay.
• Devoted room for Art Education PhD students including carrels for your use.

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Integrate study and practice in the arts with academic enrichment from the humanities.

The graduate programs in the visual and performing arts provide an interdisciplinary context to pursue research and practice across a wide range of creative and academic traditions. You can focus your studies in film, visual art, performing arts or art history. You’ll also have the opportunity to enrich your practice in the performing and visual arts and to participate in seminars in other disciplines including history, philosophy and literature.

Doctor of Philosophy in Visual and Performing Arts

The PhD in Visual and Performing Arts degree program is designed primarily for individuals who wish to conduct advanced research and to teach at the college level, and can lead to a wide variety of non-academic careers as well. It is open to qualified candidates who desire to enhance their knowledge and skills.

The program provides students with a flexible, interdisciplinary context within which to pursue their studies, built on connections among specific courses and areas of interest. Each student plans an individual program of studies in consultation with an assigned advisor.

Visual and Performing Arts is an interdisciplinary program of study, so students take the majority of their coursework in Visual and Performing Arts courses, but may also take seminars in History of Ideas and Literature. Students pursuing the PhD in Visual and Performing Arts may submit a creative project as part of their dissertation.

Coursework: 42 semester credit hours

Forty-two semester credit hours of which at least 21 are taken as organized graduate-level courses in Visual and Performing Arts (VPAS).

Required Courses: 30 semester credit hours 

VPAS 6300  Proseminar in Visual and Performing Arts 1

ARHM 6310  Team-Taught Interdisciplinary Seminar

15 semester credit hours of organized graduate-level  VPAS  courses

9 semester credit hours of  VPAS 8305  Field Exam Preparation

Elective Courses: 12 semester credit hours

12 semester credit hours of electives in any graduate-level courses.

Students in all PhD programs in the Bass School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology are expected to demonstrate intermediate-level reading proficiency in a foreign language (equivalent to two years of foreign-language study at the undergraduate level). Students must fulfill the language requirement before scheduling doctoral field examinations.

As part of its approval of a dissertation proposal, the Graduate Studies Committee will consider the appropriateness of a candidate’s language preparation for the research or creative project. Faculty members chairing field examinations and dissertations should ensure that students possess the necessary language proficiency to carry out their proposed doctoral research.

The requirement can be satisfied upon enrollment in a PhD program by demonstrating evidence of one or more of the following:

• Completion of a second-semester, intermediate-level foreign language course or higher (e.g., an undergraduate literature course in a foreign language) with a grade of B or better.
• Completion of a graduate course taught in a foreign language or with more than 25% of its required readings in a foreign language.
• An undergraduate major, graduate degree, or certificate in a foreign language.
• Successful completion of graded coursework at a foreign university at which the primary language of instruction is not English.
• A degree in any discipline from a foreign university at which the primary language of instruction is not English.

The requirement can be satisfied during graduate study at UT Dallas in one of the following ways:

• Completion of a second-semester, intermediate-level foreign language course or higher at UT Dallas or elsewhere with a grade of B or better.
• Successful completion of  LIT 6326  Translation Workshop with a grade of B or better.
• Successful completion of one of the following:  HUMA 6330  French Workshop;  HUMA 6331 Spanish Workshop;  HUMA 6333  German Workshop with a grade of B or better.
• Passing a written translation exam in an approved foreign language at UT Dallas.

The doctoral field examinations consist of three written sections and an oral defense. The examining committee, composed of three members of the faculty (at least two of whom are faculty in the Visual and Performing Arts Program), oversees definition and preparation of the three examination fields. Initial committee formation must take place during the semester in which students complete 36 semester credit hours of coursework, which will typically be followed by nine semester credit hours of  VPAS 8305 : Field Exam Preparation. Exams normally should be completed before completion of 60 semester credit hours.

Students are formally advanced to PhD candidacy when they have successfully completed the doctoral field examinations and received final approval for dissertation topics. Students should submit a preliminary dissertation proposal for consideration during the oral section of the doctoral field examination. After that examination, a four-person supervising committee is formed, normally from the examining committee plus an additional faculty member, to oversee dissertation work. The supervising committee must then approve a formal dissertation proposal before the student submits it to the Graduate Studies Committee for final approval.

Each candidate then writes a doctoral dissertation, which is supervised and defended according to general University regulations.

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Master of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts

The Master of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts offers either a professional option or a research option. Students pursuing the research option for the MA in Visual and Performing Arts may submit a creative project as part of their portfolio.

Visual and Performing Arts is an interdisciplinary program of study, so students take the majority of their coursework in Visual and Performing Arts courses, but may also take seminars in History of Ideas and Literature.

Coursework: 33 semester credit hours

Thirty-three semester credit hours of which at least 18 semester credit hours are taken as organized graduate-level courses in Visual and Performing Arts.

Required Courses: 21 semester credit hours

Free Electives: 12 semester credit hours 

Twelve semester credit hours of electives in any graduate-level courses.

Students in the professional option must complete 33 semester credit hours of coursework. They are not required to complete a portfolio or meet the foreign language requirement.

Students in the research option must complete 33 semester credit hours of coursework, fulfill a foreign language requirement, and complete a portfolio.

The research option MA degree requires demonstrated proficiency in an approved foreign language. The requirement can be satisfied upon enrollment in the MA program by demonstrating evidence of one or more of the following:

• Successful completion of  LIT 6326 : Translation Workshop with a grade of B or better.
• Successful completion of one of the following:  HUMA 6330 : French Workshop;  HUMA 6331 : Spanish Workshop;  HUMA 6333 : German Workshop with a grade of B or better.

Two research papers or a creative project plus a scholarly essay originating in or completed for graduate courses are revised and presented in a portfolio for evaluation by a master’s committee.

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Since our school combines the humanities and the arts, many faculty members are engaged in the creation and performance of artistic works in creative writing and the visual and performing arts. 

Six centers and institutes affiliated with the Bass School promote interdisciplinary research:

• The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies
• The Center for Asian Studies
• The Center for Translation Studies
• The Center for U.S.-Latin-America Initiatives
• The Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology 
• The Edith O-Donnell Institute of Art History

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“I was among the first arts and humanities faculty at UT Dallas in 1975. My students and colleagues have brought me many joys, especially the former students who have kept in touch over the past 36 years. I have particularly enjoyed the opportunity to make music on campus with my Musica Nova ensemble and to have several of my works performed and sometimes premiered here. After the next 36 years, I will be 101, at which point I hope I can afford to retire.”

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Catherine Parsoneault Visual and Performing Arts Program Head, Clinical Professor, Director of Music, and Assistant Dean for Assessment Phone: 972-883-2140 Email: [email protected] Office:  JO 4.120

Pia K. Jakobsson Graduate Academic Advisor Phone: 972-883-4706 Email:  [email protected] Office:  JO 4.128

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Requirements:

• Admission to the Ph.D. program requires either an M.A. in art history, visual culture or curatorial studies or an M.F.A. or M.V.A. with an average of at least 80% (A-).

• Students with equivalent qualifications in relevant visual fields such as film or media studies may also be considered.

• Students must submit a completed application form, a statement of their research interests, and samples of their work. In the case of art history or museum & curatorial students this will likely be a sample term paper, thesis chapter or publication. In the case of studio students this would consist of photographic, video or digital documentation of their studio practice as well as a writing sample.

• Applicants do not have to secure a supervisor in advance of submitting an application, but they should include sufficient information about research plans to enable the program to identify possible supervisors.

Documentation Required:

• To support your application, you must upload one unofficial academic transcript from each post-secondary institution attended. If the transcript and degree certificate are not in English, a certified translation must also be included. (Non-English transcripts from institutions within Canada do not require a translation.) If you are offered a spot in our program, you will be required to submit to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies hard copy official transcripts from each postsecondary institution attended.

• Two letters of reference. Applicants are required to enter the names and contact information (including e-mail address) of their referees into the online application. Once the application is processed, the referee will receive a request via e-mail to complete an electronic recommendation form on the applicant's behalf. A link to the form will be included in the e-mail. The referee will receive a reminder in two weeks if the recommendation is not received. The applicant will receive an e-mail when Western receives the referee's letter of recommendation.

• A well considered statement of intent regarding the applicant's work in art history, museum & curatorial, visual culture, or visual arts. The statement of intent should outline your background preparation for the PhD and indicate how you view the direction of your work. Also consider how Western's program could facilitate your goals. Suggested length of 1000-2000 words.

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For Art History and Museum & Curatorial Applications:

• Two samples of written work, normally essays or articles in your area of study.

For Studio Applicants:

• One writing sample of at least 2000 words.

• Twenty images representing, as far as possible, a body of work, accompanied by a list indicating date, title and medium; or items that illustrate multidisciplinary work (e.g. performance) such as installation documentation, scripts, video, audio, photographs, websites, etc., accompanied by a description of the work. 

Guidelines for Submitting Digital Images:

• Supporting materials (including statement of intent, writing sample, CV, images, videos, etc.) must be submitted through SlideRoom.com after November 1. Do not send materials to the department.

• Access to SlideRoom will open November 1st.  Applicants may upload images (jpg, png, gif) or video (mov, wmv, flv, mp4), music (mp3) and one PDF document. For good image quality and fast upload, your image files should be sized around 1024 x 768px @ 72 dpi.  Please keep video files under 120MB each and 2 - 3 minute clips.  Our SlideRoom portal offers additional instruction for submitting your work. For technical assistance, contact [email protected] .

• SlideRoom will allow you to log in and edit your portfolio as much as you like; however, once you click on the submit button, you will no longer be able to make changes. REMEMBER you must click the submit button if you want us to review your portfolio, unsubmitted or pending portfolios will not be reviewed. A $12 USD fee will be charged at the time of submission. Please note that there are several programs listed at our SlideRoom portal; it is very important that you upload your images into the correct program that you are applying for.

• Occasionally, art history applicants do submit visual material (for example, curatorial images). If this is the case, please submit images through SlideRoom.com . 

Further Information:

All applications are due by January 15 . Applications open October 1 and must be submitted online through the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. You can find more information about applying to Western University here .

Supporting materials (i.e. images, videos, etc.) must be submitted through SlideRoom .

There is a $150.00 application fee (payable through the online application process). Unfortunately, we cannot grant waivers for the application fee.

For detailed information about the structure of the degree  click here .

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Call for Applications: PhD programme in visual art and design • PhDArts

Application deadline: October 1, 2021

PhDArts offers an international, high-level doctorate in artistic research for visual artists and designers. PhDArts is a collaboration between the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) at Leiden University and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The PhDArts research trajectory consists of two elements: supervision of individual research and participation in the doctoral study programme. The doctoral programme includes seminars, trainings, lectures, and workshops by PhDArts staff and guest lecturers, as well as presentations of their individual research projects by fellow doctoral students. Students are expected to attend this programme as it constitutes an essential part of the research environment in which the students undertake their research.

Artistic research In artistic research, artistic practice plays a central role. Research questions derive from the artistic practice of the researcher and the results of the research – comprising both an artistic and a (discursively) written component – contribute to artistic practice and the growing body of artistic academic discourse.

Admission Applicants must have a Master's degree or proof of study at a comparable level. As PhDArts is a practice-as-research doctorate, applicants must first and foremost demonstrate that they are highly accomplished practitioners in some aspect of the visual arts and/or design. On a theoretical level, applicants have to demonstrate that their ideas are already quite well-formed and that they can position their contribution within the context of a particular field of research. The applicant will need to be able to justify the urgency of the research proposal.

The application process consists of two phases. The first phase comprises the assessment of a research dossier that is uploaded via the online application form on our website. In the event of a positive assessment by the Advisory Group, the applicant enters the second phase of the application process and is invited for an Entrance Examination in December 2021. The Entrance Examinations take place at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts in Leiden. The final decision on admission rests with Leiden University, which will also award the PhD. Please visit our website for more information about admission requirements, the admission procedure, and the online application form.

Application deadline : October 1, 2021

PhDArts c/o Suzanne Knip-Mooij Prinsessegracht 4 2514 AN The Hague The Netherlands T +31 70 315 4755 [email protected]

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The PhD in Art History offers doctoral supervision to students focused on art history and theory from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Indigenous cultures. 

In the art history PhD program, you are encouraged to pursue high scholarly achievement, original research, and a firm theoretical grounding. Alumni of the program have made considerable contributions to teaching and research in universities, museums, and galleries worldwide.

The PhD in art history maintains links with geography, history, anthropology, European studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies, First Nations studies; and gender, race, sexuality, and social justice among others.

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Program Structure

The Art History PhD program opens with a required, rigorous, two-term methodology seminar led by two specialists in divergent areas. Additional seminar offerings are broad and diverse. Students are encouraged to take seminar coursework outside the department and pursue their specialization or extend the scope of their studies. 

During the program, a doctoral committee of faculty and their doctoral thesis research supervisor advise students. In addition, the graduate advisory committee is available at all times to assist with course selection and the general direction of studies. Members of this committee meet routinely with every graduate student at the beginning of the academic year. Students are in charge of assembling their committee initially in preparation for the required comprehensive examination. 

The comprehensive examination is intended to test the PhD student's knowledge of the objects and discourse of their field of doctoral research. After completing coursework, the comprehensive examination, and the language requirement, the thesis proposal is established with the student's thesis committee's guidance.

A successful PhD thesis is founded on high academic achievement, original research, and firm theoretical grounding. At the mid-stage of thesis research, PhD candidates share their findings with peers, faculty, and the public through a roundtable presentation to receive critical feedback.

  PhD Requirements

• Full-time residency requirement:  two years
• Foreign language requirement : two foreign languages; note that courses taken to fulfill the language requirement do not count toward the PhD degree's required credits
• Thesis required: yes
• Minimum number of courses:   15 credits
• Number of courses required outside of the major area/hemisphere: there is no requirement for this, but three credits out of 15 allowed outside the department
• Minimum number of art history seminars:  12 credits
• Minor area of concentrations required : no
• Qualifying exams required: yes; comprehensive examination, including written and oral exam
• Additional requirements: dissertation proposal, roundtable presentation, defense

Dissertation

Number of PhD dissertation readers

Three, two of which must be from the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory.

Dissertation process

PhD students advance to candidacy following completion of:

• Five graduate seminars
• Two foreign language exams
• Dissertation proposal

Completion of the degree includes 

• A roundtable presentation of methodology and research in progress 
• An oral defense, a public display of the candidate's dissertation, followed by questions from examiners and audience members

Graduate courses

• ARTH 531 (3/6) Early Medieval Art
• ARTH 533 (3/6) Medieval Art
• ARTH 535 (3/6) Art of the Renaissance
• ARTH 537 (3/6) 17th and 18th-Century Art
• ARTH 539 (3/6) 19th-Century Art
• ARTH 540 (3/6) 20th-Century Art
• ARTH 543 (3/6) Canadian Art
• ARTH 548 (3/6) North American Architecture
• ARTH 550 (3) Art in the Islamic World
• ARTH 551 (3/6) Chinese Art
• ARTH 553 (3/6) Japanese Art
• ARTH 555 (3/6) South & Southeast Asian Art
• ARTH 561 (3/6) Indigenous Arts of the Americas
• ARTH 571 (6) Methodology of Art History
• CCST 500 (3) Seminar in Interdisciplinary Frameworks in Museum and Curatorial Studies
• CCST 501 (3) Seminar in Contemporary Contextual Issues for Museums and Curatorial Practice
• CCST 502 (3) Case Studies in Museum and Gallery Exhibitions

Please note, not all courses are offered every year.

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  Mission The Academy has never changed its purpose - to educate young artists. From the very beginning, the basis of this education has been a harmonious methodical system. This system has changed and improved, reflecting the new growing needs of the time. The Academy gives versatile, deep knowledge that enables our students to develop their artistic voice and work in various directions, from classical to contemporary art.

Saint Petersburg Art Academy in Florence is the first institution in Italy that represents the Classical Renaissance Traditions in figurative art.

Didactics are based on both the original accredited state program of Russian institutions, specialized in Culture and Art, and also on modern European academic programs.

 Academy offers a wide range of programs for Students of all levels of preparation occupied in different fields of Art: 

- Double Degree in Fine Arts; - Bachelor's Degree; - Master's Degree; - PhD Degree; - Professional Development Course; - Evening Course; - Summer School; - Workshops/ plein air/ masterclasses; - Short-term Courses (starting from 1 week).

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History of the St. Petersburg Art Academy in Florence

In 2017 the initiative of state Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg was the impetus for the opening of the official representative office of the Russian academic school in Florence. During the process of developing its activities, the Academy has acquired new cooperation with a number of outstanding artists. Every year the Academy opens contemporary directions in the study of classical art. The unconditional basis for didactic programs of the Academy is the art of Renaissance, postulates of which have been preserved for centuries in the educational system of the Russian academic school. Unique methods of teaching the techniques of realistic figurative art are explained to the students of the Academy by professors with a rich practical experience. At the heart of all the Academy's programs is a consistent and systematic acquisition of knowledge, integrated with a set of disciplines, that were particularly admired by the geniuses of Renaissance. Education system fully recreates a  complex approach to the formation of the artist 's personality. Figurative art skills developed to perfection, combined with universal Renaissance thinking enable our students to achieve great results. In addition to working with live nature, the artist should understand not only anatomical features of the body, but also convey movement, proportions, perspective. To be able to build a composition in space, to perceive it through studying the history of arts, museum teaching, restoration and, finally, to realize his own creativity in the modern world with a help of art marketing tools. The Academy constantly organizes exhibitions, concerts, conferences, master classes - such activities allow students to feel the synthesis of all types of art and to advance in the individual style and understanding of their purpose as an artist.    

St. Petersburg Art Academy in Florence in a partnership with the Institute of Arts and Restoration (Saint-Petersburg, Russia) offers a joint diploma in Fine Arts and Restoration, Art Science, ?ultural Studies and Socio-cultural projects. As well as on licensed programs in Psychology, Management, Pedagogical Education in the field of Art. Classes on a joint diploma system are held bilaterally in Italy (Florence) and Russia (St. Petersburg). Students have the opportunity to study the culture of both countries and visit its best educational and cultural institutions, to undergo practice, which will allow to choose the direction in study and a further personal development, to determine professional and career prospects.

In addition to studying painting and drawing, the program also focuses on the advice of Leonardo da Vinci, paying attention to perspective, atmosphere, proportion, light and shadows, anatomy, colors and overall personal development. Our students learn anatomy, art history, and the italian language as an important cultural component of the Renaissance.

An important part of the education is copying masterpieces of great artists, belonging to different movements (Schools) and learning restoration techniques.

  Bachelor Degree Program -  First Academic Degree with the duration of four academic years. Program description:

Drawing (portrait, nude figure);

Painting (portrait, nude figure);

Artistic Anatomy;

Copying  various academic drawing and painting;

City landscape, Short etudes;

Composition;

Technique and technology of painting materials;

Easel painting restoration and conservation;

Artistic architecture;

Consturction anatomy;

History of art;

Russian and Italian languages.

Post-graduate Second Level Master Program –  Single Academic Degree with a duration of two academic years. This program is accessible to students with First (Bachelor) Degree as well as other type of diplomas.

Program description:

Second Level Master is an extended two year post-graduate program. During this program students are provided with the opportunity to perfect and master their skills by accomplishing more challenging projects, working on complex projects and studying specialized subjects. Students acquire deep knowledge in the field of composition, history of art, restoration and art techniques during the two years.

The PhD Program – a post-graduate academic program with a duration of one year. Program description:

The graduated specialist has an opportunity to demonstrate one’s professional achievments and knowledge by teaching classes and assisting the professor. The program provides the opportunity to prepare personal exhibitions and show work to the public, as well as to take part in the restoration process of the museum-level art works.

Evening School

Description of a course

An additional evening class on Painting, Drawing and other disciplines.

Daily evening course is held from Monday to Friday.

The program includes 3 academic hours of practice a day.

Minimum enrollment requirement for all studio workshops is 5. Students will be notified if this number is not reached 60 days before the first day of class. At that time, they will be given the choice of either enrolling in another workshop, availability permitting, or having their payment refunded. Students may continue to apply to workshops even after the deadline and through the first day of the course.

The didactic educational programme targets different age groups, but since each student receives individual approach, the difficulty level of tasks is given according to the student’s age.

Maximum enrollment 10 students.

All the courses are conducted in English.

Duration of a course

Certification

Official Certificate is awarded to students after successful completion of a program of study.

Enrollment deadline

Enrollment is open during the overall academic year

Short-time courses

In order to guarantee the students the maximum satisfaction from Academy’s educational programs, we give the opportunity to join the course on the short-term basis, in order to evaluate the methodology and the quality of teaching. Students are absolutely free to choose the duration of study, starting from 1 week, and the time to begin. The following options of study are available:

Full-time study includes 6 academic hours a day.

Part-time study includes 6 academic hours a day.

 starting from 1 week

Summer courses

The intensive training course includes the deep immersion in the cultural historical environment of the Renaissance era with the academic program that teaches the fundamentals of drawing, painting, architecture, art history and philosophy. The didactic educational programme targets different age groups, but since each student receives individual approach, the difficulty level of tasks is given according to the student’s age.

The uniqueness of this developmental course is reached by the full immersion of the students in the historical surrounding, in this case, a medieval – Renaissance city. The connection of the method of academic education in the area of visual arts – achieved through centuries – with lectures, excursions and discussions, allows to reach wonderful results in the individual educational process. Practical classes of drawing and painting are conducted by professors who graduated from the most prestigious Art Academies in Russia. Art history lectures and excursions are lead by art historians who have 15 years of work experience in Italy. Such connection of practical learning of fundamentals of Russian classical art with benchmark standards of the Renaissance in the city of Florence constitutes the first cultural project in the history of educational programmes.

What will You study during the course?

Drawing class:

gives theoretical knowledge of a subject;

teaches how to apply the received knowledge and skill in practice;

teaches the linear-constructive drawing of shapes;

teaches how to illustrate a three-dimensional form on paper;

teaches to express the texture and materiality of the objects with different materials;

teaches the stages of work in drawing;

develops spacial perception, artistic and relative thinking;

educates the need of continuous self-development as an artistic individual;

encourages involvement in the heritage of national and worldwide art.

The classes are arranged in a methodical order from simple to complex, slowly becoming more difficult with higher requirements to the quality of work. Important part of study is a continuous accumulation of knowledge and skills, including technical skills. Educative program starts with an introductory conversation, acquaintance of the student with the subject with its goals and tasks, demonstration of materials required for the class (paper, eraser, graphite and other pencils, charcoal, sanguine, sepia, etc.).

Painting class:

develops the culture of visual perception of objects and surrounding phenomena;

teaches the aesthetical nature of painting, theoretical foundations of colour science, perspective, different painting techniques;

teaches how to perceive colour and how to transmit the volume of objects and the linear and aerial perspective with colour;

teaches to use painting tools, modeling the form with the consideration of its colour characteristics in relation to the space and lighting;

helps to acquire the spiritual, ciltural and cultural values, motivating the need to education, self-development and growth of personal qualities;

forms aesthetical perception of art.

Art History class:

gives the knowledge in fundamental stages of Art History development ;

teaches to recognize, analyse and compare the characteristic features of different art eras and correlate them with personal experience;

guarantees the primary knowledge of the role and meaning of Art in culture;

motivates both spiritual and ethical development of a person;

gives knowledge of fundamental concepts of Art;

gives knowledge of the main artistic schools of both Western European and Russian Art;

teaches to distinguish the main characteristics of each artistic style;

teaches to detect the expressive means used by the artists;

teaches to express the thought about the artistic creations of an artist in written and spoken language.

gives the knowledge about the rules of construction of an art form and the characteristics of its perception and realization;

contributes to the ability of transmitting the mood, the state of the colour solution in landscape, to combine different types of studies, sketches used for the composition works;

forms the skills of working in different techniques while executing genre drafts with a focus on details.

 This subject requires skills of all art disciplines (drawing, painting, composition). Plein air constitutes a good school for further development of these skills. During the study students master technical tricks of work with different materials.

one week, ten days, two weeks, three weeks and one month.

Enrollment is open during the overall academic year.

Workshops and Masterclasses

The Academy organizes multiple workshops and masterclasses during the academic year, conducted by the leading instructors from the top artistic universities of Russia as well as the world-famous artists.

For the upcoming events program, please contact: [email protected]

starting from 1 week

Study modes for the programs

Full-time study mode includes 6 academic hours per day from Monday to Friday

Part-time study mode includes 3 academic hours per day from Monday to Friday

Evening courses run from 17:00 until 19:45, from Monday - Friday

All the courses are conducted in English

Total amount of students in a group varies from 12 to a maximum of 15 people

S tudents receive individual attention

P rofessors regularly conduct Masterclasses and Workshops

Financial Aid

St. Petersburg Art Academy in Florence is committed to helping students, the most talented could have a 20% discount for the third and fourth academic years. Academy also gives a discount of 30% to large families and people with disabilities.

All of the disciplines are taught by the leading experienced instructors of the best russian High Schools, Institutions, Academies, Universities, specialized in figurative art.

Upon termination of a course students receive an official certificate of completion, and upon completing the full progam, students receive a diploma.

St. Petersburg Art Academy in Florence has a didactic office in a unique 15-th century Ridolfi Palace is located in the historic centre of Florence, in an easy reachable zone with the good infrastrutture, only in:

100 meters from Santo Spirito,

150 meters from Palazzo Pitti,

300 meters from Ponte Vecchio,

700 meters from Uffizi Gallery,

1 km from Santa Maria Novella railway station,

1,1 km from the Duomo Square and Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.

Schedule of academic year

Fall semester: 1st of october - 21st of December

Winter semester: 9th of january - 20th March

Spring semester: 25th of march - 9th of June

How to apply

We encourage you to apply at least one month prior to entry so that we have enough time to process your application. If you are also applying for funding or will require a visa,  then we strongly recommend that you apply as early as possible. We may consider late applications if we have places available, but please contact the relevant Admissions Office for advice first.

To request your Application Form: info@florusart. com

Website: www.florusart.com

Palazzo di Cosimo Ridolfi

via Maggio 15

50125, Firenze (Italy)

[email protected]

Tel. +39 055 035 1530

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