Degrees
The Graduate Art & Art History Degree Program
Ranked 23rd best fine arts programÌýin the nation!
US News and World Report, 2024
Students who are accepted into our graduate programs join the University of Colorado-СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Graduate School, which serves the broader graduate student community, faculty, and staff, at one of the nation’s premier comprehensive research universities. The Graduate School offers guidance on a wide array of academic, social, and financial issues, and can assist in navigating the often complex world of graduate education. Serving as an umbrella organization since 1892, the Graduate School currently oversees 100 graduate and professional programs. The Graduate School works to guarantee a standard of quality and cohesion across all disciplines, ensuring the continuing integrity and value of a CU-СÀ¶ÊÓƵ graduate degree. The Graduate School also helps make possible the many connections between the campus and outside constituencies, in the state, the nation, and the world.
Application Deadlines:
December 1st (international applicants)
January 15thÌý(domestic applicants)
The Graduate Information SessionÌýprovides prospective graduate students with a broad overview of CU СÀ¶ÊÓƵ’s graduate program offerings,Ìýopportunities for CU СÀ¶ÊÓƵ graduate studentsÌýand helpful resources for graduate students across the disciplines.
Questions about the art history or art practices graduate degree program? Please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator,Ìýart.grad@colorado.edu
MFA in Arts Practices
The MFA in Art Practices is a rigorous program intended for artists committed to pursuing a professional life in the arts. It prepares students for careers as practicing artists and arts professionals as well as teachers in colleges, universities, and art schools. During the two and half-year program, students focus on one of several fields including, Ceramics, Film, IMAP (photography, digital media, video, integrated arts), Painting and Drawing, Printmaking, and Sculpture and Post-Studio Practice.
MA in Art History
The MA in Art History is a rigorous 2-year program that provides students with a broad knowledge of Art History and equips them with skills in its methodologies. Graduates who have achieved a distinguished record in our program should be well prepared for acceptance into doctoral programs in Art History or related disciplines. Many of our students who do not pursue the Ph.D. go on to careers inÌýthe museum world, as well as non-profit, for-profit, education, and related fields.Ìý
Ph.D. in Arts of the Americas
The Ph.D. in Arts of the Americas emphasizes the cross-cultural circulation of visual culture in the Americas from ancient to contemporary times. Our program encourages students to think across subfields and to situate American visual culture in the fluid circuits of cross-cultural exchange, as well as global intellectual and trade networks. Our accelerated Ph.D. program is ideal for students who already have an MA in Art History or an equivalent degree, including professionals in the art field seeking an opportunity to advance in their career by earning a Ph.D.