DEPARTMENT OF ART AND ART HISTORY
ART HISTORY
Master of Arts in Art History
As a graduate program, we are dedicated to the M.A. degree and the development of our students as individuals. We stress small class size, frequent and close contact between faculty and students, and the support each student needs for reaching his or her goals.
We accept students on a rolling basis. Please apply by November 1, 2007 for Spring 2008 or by March 15, 2008 for Fall 2008. You may begin in either semester.
The application process has two parts.
There is an application form that may be filled out and filed online or requested and mailed to the Admissions Office, 120 Administrative Center, UMKC, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 [(816-235-1111]. You may apply online
http://www.umkc.edu/admissions/
Please have official copies of transcripts from all of your undergraduate and graduate institutions sent to the Admissions Office.
The GRE is not required.
In addition, please submit the following to the Graduate Adviser in Art History, 204 Fine Arts Building, UMKC, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499:
1. a short (one-page) statement of purpose;
2. two letters of recommendation;
3. a short writing sample (preferably a short art history paper, ten pages or less).
All interested students are encouraged to contact:
Prof. Rochelle Ziskin, Graduate Adviser in Art History
M.A. Degree Requirements:
1. For students with an undergraduate major in art history or 18 credit hours at the undergraduate level: 8 three-hour classes (24 credit hours) plus 6 hours of "research and thesis." Total 30 credit hours.
2. Students with fewer than 18 credit hours of art history at the undergraduate level may be asked to take additional course work.
3. Art 501 ("Scope and Methods of Art History" is required of all graduate students in art history and typically taken in semester one or two.
