Master of Arts in Art History and Visual Culture (Thesis)

University of Guelph

The MA program offers two streams a thesis-based stream and a course-based stream with a major research paper MRP. The thesis-based stream is six semesters and the MRP stream is three semesters. Both options provide students with core knowledge about Art History and Visual Culture within an interdisciplinary research context beneficial for transition to higher levels of education and research andor for careers in a variety of fields, such as art publishing, museum and gallery work, or government agencies.In the thesis option, students must complete three core courses, one elective from the list below. The elective may be an approved graduate course from another College of Arts program.Students will also complete a thesis, consisting of an extensive piece of research of 30,000-35,000 words, a public colloquium, and an oral examination. Students are expected to present and defend their work orally in a manner appropriate to a professional art historians public presentation.