Art and Art History

                         Graduate Faculty
Director: A. C. Holcombe. Graduate Coordinator: G. G. Willumson. Complete faculty listing by department: Follow this link

Master of Fine Arts degree: The School offers the M.F.A. degree in art with specializations in ceramics, creative photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, and digital media. Enrollment is competitive and limited. Candidates for admission should have adequate undergraduate training in art. Deficiencies may be corrected before beginning graduate study. Applicants must submit a portfolio for admission consideration. A minimum of 3 years residency is normally needed to complete the requirements for this degree, which for studio students culminates with an M.F.A. exhibition.
The M.F.A. requires a minimum of 60 credit hours: 24 hours must be in an area of specialization. Normal course requirements include

• 12 hours of studio electives outside the area of specialization

• 6 hours of art history electives

• 3 hours of aesthetics, theory, or criticism

• 6 hours of electives

• 6 hours of individual project or thesis research.

Although the M.F.A. is a thesis degree, students usually produce a creative project in lieu of thesis. Students should see the graduate program adviser for the School's requirements for the creative project. (Students electing to write a thesis must discuss the reasons with the graduate program adviser and the supervisory committee during the second year and make appropriate modifications. ARH 5815 is required for all students who select the written thesis.)

Master of Arts degree in art education: The School offers the M.A. in art education. In addition to meeting requirements of the Graduate School for admission, prospective students should 

• Hold a degree in studio art, art history, or art education

• Send up to 10 images of original works of art (on CD or in slide form) and a research paper, article, or other sample of academic writing

• Send up to 10 images or photographs of student art work and a sample of curriculum materials if available

• Submit three current letters of recommendation.

The M.A. in art education requires a minimum of 36 credit hours. ARE 6047 and ARE 6148 are required. The basic plan of study includes 3 credits of an approved art education elective; 9 credits in studio courses; 3 credits in art history; 6 credits in art history, studio, art education, or education electives; 3 credits of ARE 6705; and 3 credits of ARE 6971 or ARE 6973. To be admitted to candidacy, students must pass a comprehensive examination at the beginning of the second year. The program culminates in an oral examination on the thesis or project in lieu of thesis.

Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in art history: The School offers graduate programs leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. For complete details of the M.A. and Ph.D. degree requirements, see the art history graduate adviser. Art history students may participate in courses offered by the State University System's programs in Paris, London, and Florence. Other study-abroad programs may be approved by the director of graduate studies.
For the M.A. degree, the School offers areas of emphasis in Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, Modern, and non-Western art history (including African, Asian, and Oceanic). A minimum of 36 credit hours is required: ARH 5815 (3 credits), 27 hours of course work, and ARH 6971 (6 credits). Required course work includes a minimum of 15 hours with 5 different art history Graduate Faculty (at least 12 hours of this course work must be graduate-level seminars). Nine credits may be taken in related areas with the graduate program adviser's approval.  Reading proficiency in a foreign language appropriate to the major area of study must be demonstrated before thesis research is begun. Language courses cannot apply toward degree credit.

For the Ph.D. degree, the School offers the same areas of specialization as for the M.A. degree. Up to 30 credits from the M.A. degree may apply toward the 90 credit Ph.D. degree. A program of 60 credit hours beyond the M.A. degree is required. Core courses will consist of a minimum of 30 hours in art history:

• 18 hours in a primary area (5000-level or above)

• 9 hours in a secondary area (5000-level or above)

• 3 hours of theory/methodology of art history (if ARH 5815 or its equivalent has not been taken as part of the M.A.).

• An additional 12 hours of outside electives taken in other schools or departments are required in a discipline(s) related to the primary area of study.

• Finally, 27 hours of dissertation research and writing is required.

By the end of the second semester or equivalent full-time study, students should form their supervisory committee that must include a minimum of four Graduate Faculty members; one of whom must agree to serve as primary dissertation adviser and supervisory committee chair. The supervisory committee will also act as the qualifying examination committee. Normally students will take the qualifying examination during the spring term of the third year in residence. The examination is both written and oral. It will cover the major and minor art history areas of emphasis as well as the student's preliminary formulation of a dissertation topic and provisional statement of the approaches to that topic as expressed in the dissertation prospectus.

On successful completion of the qualifying examination, the approval by the supervisory committee of the dissertation prospectus, and fulfilling all other course and language requirements, the student makes formal application for a change of status to Ph.D. candidacy. Normally, a student will be expected to present the completed dissertation and defend it at an oral defense conducted by the supervisory committee by the end of the sixth year in the program. For Ph.D. students, reading knowledge of two research languages other than English must be demonstrated by the end of the second year of course work, or by the end of the first semester in the case of transfer students. Language courses are not applicable toward degree credit.

Master of Arts degree in museology (museum studies): The School offers this interdisciplinary program that consists of both academic and practical work. The curriculum allows students to do graduate work in a disciplinary emphasis (art history, anthropology, history, education, or the natural sciences) and at the same time complete a concentrated study in professional museum practices. The M.A. degree in museology requires 48 credit hours including

• 15 credits of museum studies courses (seminar, 3 credits; collections I, 3 credits; collections II, 3 credits; exhibitions, 3 credits; elective, 3 credits);

• 15 graduate credits in a disciplinary focus

• 6 credits of internship

• 6 credits of electives

• 6 credits of individual credit.

Several on-campus sites provide the program with laboratories for training students in museum work, including the University Galleries, Harn Museum of Art, Florida Museum of Natural History, and the "gallery" at the Reitz Union. Students must complete a 6-credit internship of at least 300 hours at an approved museum. In this experience, students are assigned to specific projects in which they will gain first-hand experience in museum work. The Harn Museum of Art or the Florida Museum of Natural History may be able to oversee a few interns, but students are encouraged to apply for internships at other U.S. institutions or abroad.

A project in lieu of thesis (or thesis) must be selected, researched, and carried out under the direction of a supervisory committee. Students register for project-in-lieu-of-thesis credits for 2 semesters. (If a thesis is chosen, it must be justified through the director and the supervisory committee, and 3 credits of Research and Methodology must precede thesis credit.)

ARE 6049: History of Teaching Art(3) History of the theory and practice of teaching art.
ARE 6148: Curriculum in Teaching Art (3) Contemporary theories for developing art teaching curricula.
ARE 6386: Teaching Art in Higher Education () Prereq: graduate standing in art history, or consent of instructor. Study of teaching art at the post secondary level.
ARE 6441: Issues in Art Education(3) Exploration of contemporary issues in art, general education, and society that affect teaching of art in public schools.
ARE 6705: Methods of Research in Art Education (3) Study of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Review of research literature.
ARE 6905: Individual Study (1-5; max: 12)
ARE 6933: Special Topics in Art Education (1-3; max: 6)
ARE 6944: Internship in Teaching Art(3) Prereq: Student must be accepted into the MA Program in Art Education w/ EPI, have passed his/her first-year review, and have completed ARE 6X42 and ARE 6X43. Develops pedagogical knowledge and skills in a school classroom, under the guidance of a K-12 art teacher. S/U.
ARE 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
ARE 6973: Individual Project (1-10; max: 10) Project in lieu of thesis. S/U.
ARH 5357: French Art of the Ancien Regime: 1680-1780 (3) Prereq: graduate standing in the Art History program, or consent of instructor. Major artists, artistic movements, works and issues in art theory, and criticism in Europe from the late 17th century to the 1780s. Emphasizes painting in France and the reaction against Rococo.
ARH 5440: Beginnings of Modernism (3) Prereq: ARH 2051 or consent of instructor. Visual arts in Europe in the second half of the 19th century, focusing on the emergence of avant-garde and the formulation of the modern aesthetic in industrialized, urban culture, especially in Paris. Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism.
ARH 5441: Art in the Age of Revolution (3) Prereq: ARH 2051 or consent of instructor. Late-18th and early-19th century European art, including Neo-Classicism and Romanticism. Works are considered in the cultural, political, social, and aesthetic contexts in which they were created. Emphasizes the politics of style during the period of revolution and reaction.
ARH 5527: Arts of Central Africa (3) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Traditional arts of the equatorial forests, the savannahs to the south of them, and portions of eastern and southern Africa.
ARH 5528: Art of West Africa (3) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Traditional arts of western Sudan and the Guinea coast.
ARH 5655: Indigenous American Art (3; max: 9) Prereq: ARH 2518 or consent of instructor. Native arts of the Americas (North, Central, or South) from pre-European times.
ARH 5815: Methods of Research and Bibliography (3)
ARH 5877: Gender, Representation, and the Visual Arts: 1600-1900 (3) Prereq: ARH 2051 or consent of instructor. Historical and theoretical issues posed for visual media by attention to issues of gender, with particular emphasis on women artists.
ARH 5905: Individual Study (3-4; max: 12 including ART 5905C)
ARH 5XXX: Colonial Andean Art(3) Prereq: Graduate standing in art history or Latin American Studies, or consent of instructor. Examination of the colonial art of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and other territories within the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru.
ARH 6292: Medieval Art Seminar (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Topics in medieval art.
ARH 6394: Renaissance Art Seminar (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Special topics in the art and visual culture of the 14th through 16th centuries.
ARH 6477: Eighteenth-Century European Art Seminar (3) Prereq: graduate standing in the Art History program, or consent of instructor. Intersecting ideologies of gender and representation in French art.
ARH 6481: Contemporary Art Seminar (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Topics in contemporary art.
ARH 6496: Modern Art Seminar (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Topics in modern art.
ARH 6596: Chinese Art Seminar (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Research seminar focusing on a topic or topics in the study of Chinese art.
ARH 6597: African Art Seminar (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Research seminar focusing on a topic or topics in the study of African art.
ARH 6694: Nineteenth-Century Art–Seminar (3) Prereq: graduate standing in the Art History program, or consent of instructor.
ARH 6696: American Art Seminar (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Topics in American art.
ARH 6797: Museum Education(3; max: 9) Issues and content related to education in museums and other nontraditional education settings.
ARH 6836: Exhibitions Seminar (3; max: 6) Basic information needed by the museum curator. Exhibition research, planning, interpreting, installing, and organizing and designing museum space.
ARH 6895: Collections Management Seminar (3; max: 9) Information needed to access and conserve objects. Risk management, preparing objects for travel, and legal issues in collections management.
ARH 6900: Independent Study in Museology(3-9; max: 9) Independent research topics under faculty guidance.
ARH 6910: Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
ARH 6911: Advanced Study (3-4; max: 16) Prereq: major in art.
ARH 6914: Independent Study in Ancient Art History (3-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Egyptian, Near Eastern, Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman.
ARH 6915: Independent Study in Medieval Art History (3-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Early Christian, Byzantine, Early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic.
ARH 6916: Independent Study in Renaissance and Baroque Art History (3-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Renaissance, High Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Eighteenth Century art.
ARH 6917: Independent Study in Modern Art History (3-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Major art movements of the 19th and 20th centuries.
ARH 6918: Independent Study in Non-Western Art History (3-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. African, Latin American, American Indian, Asian, and Oceanic.
ARH 6930: Special Topics in Museology(3-9; max: 9) Contemporary issues pertaining to museums and their social and cultural functions.
ARH 6938: Seminar in Museum Studies (3) Prereq: consent of instructor. History, purposes, and functions of museums in general, and art museums in particular.
ARH 6941: Supervised Internship(3-6; max: 9) Training in an approved regional or national museum, arts organization, institution, or facility. On-site supervision, with periodic reports filed with the instructor of record.
ARH 6946: Museum Practicum (3) Prereq: consent of graduate program adviser and prior arrangements with professors. Work under museum professionals. Readings and periodic discussions with the coordinating professor.
ARH 6948: Gallery Practicum (3) Prereq: consent of graduate program adviser and prior arrangements with coordinating professor. Work under the supervision of gallery professionals. Readings and periodic discussions with the coordinating professor.
ARH 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
ARH 6xxxFC: Greek Art Seminar (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art history or consent of instructor. Topics in Greek art history.
ARH 7979: Advanced Research(1-12) Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
ARH 7980: Research for Doctoral Dissertation(1/15) S/U.
ART 5905C: Individual Study (3-4; max: 12 including ARH 5905)
ART 5930C: Special Topics (3; max: 15) Rotating topics in studio art and studio practice.
ART 6691: Digital Art Studio (4; max: 12) Prereq: graduate standing in art, or consent of instructor. Investigation of digital art practices in one or more of the following areas: bit-mapped and object-oriented graphics, 3-D modeling, computer animation, hypermedia and interactivity, and image-processing.
ART 6835C: Research in Methods and Materials of the Artist (3-4; max: 8)
ART 6897: Seminar: Practice, Theory, and Criticism of Art (3)
ART 6910C: Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
ART 6926C: Advanced Study I (2-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Applying the basic principles of studio art in one of the following areas: ceramics, creative photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, or multi-media.
ART 6927C: Advanced Study II (2-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Investigating selected problems in one of the following areas: ceramics, creative photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, and multi-media.
ART 6928C: Advanced Study III (2-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Experimentation in nontraditional approaches to studio art in one of the following areas: ceramics, creative photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, and multi-media.
ART 6929C: Advanced Study IV (2-4; max: 12) Prereq: major in art; consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Stylistic and technical analysis of contemporary studio practices in one of the following areas: ceramics, creative photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, and multi-media.
ART 6933: Special Topics (1-4; max: 12) Prereq: consent of instructor and graduate program adviser. Readings, discussions, and/or studio exploration of various art issues.
ART 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
ART 6973C: Individual Project (1-10; max: 10) Creative project in lieu of written thesis. S/U.
ART 6xxxJC: Printmaking Seminar: Interdisciplinary Studio (3; max: 6) Prereq: graduate standing in studio art or consent of instructor. Explores diverse media and idea development as a way to develop innovative visual philosophies.
ART 6xxxK: Printmaking Seminar: Ideation, Studies, and Completed Works (3; max: 6) Prereq: graduate standing in studio art or consent of instructor. In-depth investigation of process, form, and content to strengthen previous visual philosophies.
ART 6xxxLC: Printmaking Seminar: Transformation and Change (3; max: 6) Prereq: graduate standing in studio art or consent of instructor. Explorations of methodologies toward conceptual and perceptual image transformations.
ART 6xxxM: Printmaking Seminar: Mastering Process and Content (3; max: 6) Prereq: graduate standing in studio art or consent of instructor. Complex ideation, approaches, and material handling to orchestrate a unified series of images that equally support concept and methods.