Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Art History

Rice University

Upon completing the MA and PhD degrees in the field of Art History, students will be able to:Apply disciplinary methods for the visual interpretation and critique of art to produce scholarship and communicate about art using appropriate disciplinary vocabularies and primary and secondary texts where appropriate. Understand art not as an isolated incident but in relation to the contexts that not only shape art, but are shaped by art, including: history, society, culture, geography, and politics. Understand art as a multicultural issue. Develop and apply understanding of major artistic movements, artists, and art pieces by identifying and situating individual artists and works of art within major movements.

School of Humanities