Art History, BA / Art History, MA Accelerated Graduate Degree
Students who know early on that they will go on to a master鈥檚 degree program in art history should consider the accelerated program. In this program, students can earn both the bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degree in five years instead of six.
Accelerated master鈥檚 degrees (AMDs) allow high-achieving students to begin graduate-level work before completion of the undergraduate degree. By double-counting some credits for both the bachelor鈥檚 and the master鈥檚 degree, students can earn both in five years total instead of the usual six.
The curriculum is quite structured in an AMD 鈥� specific classes need to be taken at specific times 鈥� so early planning is critical to be able to benefit from the time savings built into the program. Students should begin planning in their first year and be prepared to start at an advanced level of art history that same year.
Students begin the program working on the undergraduate coursework needed for the bachelor鈥檚 degree. By the third year, students are taking advanced undergraduate coursework and some graduate coursework at the same time.
Admissions to the AMD will be determined at the start of junior year and is dependent upon meeting the normal criteria for graduate school admissions such as GPA. Students who aren鈥檛 admitted to the AMD can continue on in the undergraduate program to earn just the bachelor鈥檚 degree as long as they are in good academic standing.
You can read more about AMDs and our FAQ via the聽51猎奇 Graduate School website.
Program Type
Accelerated Graduate Degree
Program Format
On Campus
Advantages of an Accelerated Master’s Degree:
- Cost Savings 鈥� finishing two degrees in five years instead of six saves one full year of tuition cost
- Time Savings 鈥� completing both degrees a year early gets you started in your career faster
- Boosted Salary 鈥� starting your career with a master’s degree can garner you a higher starting salary
- Rigorous Curriculum 鈥� the pace and courses are well-suited to gifted and advanced students
Overview
The Art History AGD will be jointly administered by the Department of Art History's Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) and Director of Graduate Studies (DGS). The DUS and DGS hold regular semesterly advising meetings with the Art History UG major and G cohorts. All tracking of internal requirements for the AGD will be done by the DUS and the DGS. The DUS and DGS will communicate all relevant information to potential and enrolled Art History AGD students.聽
Students enrolled in the Art History Accelerated Graduate Degree (AGD) program will gain a comprehensive foundation in the discipline, complete an internship at an area arts institution and, in consultation with a faculty advisor, prepare a standard MA thesis or MA thesis exhibition with catalog. The AGD is designed for undergraduate students determined to pursue a career in academia or in the Art Museum / Gallery field. The AGD offers an opportunity to prepare more quickly for success at the doctoral level and to earn a credential (the MA) increasingly required by employers in the field of the arts writ large. While we do not expect that the program will contribute greatly to UG recruitment to 51猎奇, we believe it will play an important role in retention. We emphasize to our UG majors early on the necessity of an MA degree to prepare for a future in the discipline or to compete for jobs in related fields. Many apply to our MA program for this reason. We intend to present the AGD to such majors as an opportunity to earn the MA at a lower cost with all the same curricular benefits of our standard MA curriculum. The program will be advertised through traditional advising, our departmental website and twitter account, and other digital media platforms. We also intend to explore advertising on the website of the College Art Association and American Association of Museums.
Advancement to Major/Admission
Undergraduate Requirements
Interested students must meet with an academic advisor to determine eligibility for the accelerated graduate degree. To be permitted to enroll in courses at the graduate (鈥淕鈥�) level during a student鈥檚 junior year with the intention of forward sharing those courses toward the master鈥檚 degree the student must meet the following criteria:
- Have declared the major in Art History
- Have a 51猎奇 cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
- On schedule to complete all GERs and 105 credits by the end of the junior year
Graduate Admissions Requirements
Admission to the Graduate School and the graduate phase of the accelerated Art History program will be selective and occur in January of the junior year. Students should apply by January 15th to be considered for funding and priority registration. To be considered for admission to the graduate phase students must meet the following requirements:
- A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
- Two letters of recommendation, preferably from 51猎奇 Art History faculty
Students who are not selected for the graduate phase of the program may complete the BA with a major in Art History.
Double Counted Courses
This accelerated graduate degree involves the following bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees: Art History BA and Art History MA. There are 6 forward-shared credits and 15 backward-shared credits for a total of 21 shared credits.
Eligible Forward-Shared Courses
Courses must be taken at the graduate (G) level and will count toward the Art History MA as well as fulfill the Art History BA undergraduate requirement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Courses approved for forward-shared credit | ||
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听307骋 | Film Directors: | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听308骋 | Film Styles: | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听312骋 | Minoan and Mycenaean Art and Archaeology | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听313骋 | Greek Art and Archaeology | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听314骋 | Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听315骋 | Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听316骋 | Roman Art and Archaeology | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听323骋 | Age of Apocalypse: Western European Art after the First Millennium | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听324骋 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art and Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听325骋 | Early Medieval Art in the West | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听326骋 | Chivalry and Spirituality: French Gothic Art and Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听327骋 | Caliphs, Emirs, & Kings: Art & Architecture of Medieval Spain | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听329骋 | Late Medieval Art and Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听333骋 | High Renaissance Art in Italy | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听341骋 | Art of the Dutch Golden Age | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听342骋 | Art and Society in Renaissance Florence | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听343骋 | Art and Culture of Spain and Latin America, 1500-1750 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听349骋 | American Postmodernism 1960-2000 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听353骋 | American Art: Colonial Period - 1870 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听354骋 | American Art: 1870 - Present | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听355骋 | American Folk Art | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听356骋 | American Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听357骋 | Rococo to Revolution: European Art, 1750-1850 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听358骋 | Realism to Post-Impressionism: European Art, 1850-1900 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听364骋 | Modernism and the Avant-Garde, 1900-1960 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听365骋 | History of Photography | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听366骋 | German Painting, 1800-1933 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听367骋 | Latin American Modernisms | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听368骋 | History of Modern Design | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听369骋 | Introduction to Contemporary Art | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听370骋 | Trends in Contemporary Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听371骋 | African Art | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听372骋 | Art of the Inca and their Ancestors | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听373骋 | Art of Ancient Mexico and Central America | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听375骋 | Art of the Aztec Empire | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听376骋 | History and Theory of New Media Art | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听377骋 | Art and Performance | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听380骋 | Chinese Painting | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听382骋 | Chinese Art and Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听383骋 | Japanese Art and Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听384骋 | Art and Immortality in Ancient China | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听386骋 | Art, Ritual, and Ethnicity of China | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听387骋 | Buddhist Art and Architecture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听412骋 | Cities and Sanctuaries of Ancient Greece | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听413骋 | Greek Sculpture | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听431骋 | Renaissance Architecture in Italy | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听447骋 | Topics in Early Modern Art: | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听458骋 | A Comparative History of Architecture and Urbanism: | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听462骋 | Frank Lloyd Wright | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听463骋 | Cubism and its Inheritance | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听465骋 | Dada and Surrealist Art | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听469骋 | American Artists Revealed: | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听470骋 | Topics in American Art: | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听474骋 | Maya Art | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听481骋 | Topics in Chinese Art: | 1-3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听482骋 | Topics in Non-Western Art: | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听497骋 | Study Abroad: | 1-12 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听603骋 | The Art Museum: History, Theory, Practice | 3 |
Eligible Backward-Shared Courses
The following courses may be used to fulfill College of Letters & Sciences (L&S) electives for the undergraduate degree.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Courses approved for backward-shared credit | ||
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听703 | Introduction to Art Museum Studies I | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听704 | Introduction to Art Museum Studies II | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听710 | Colloquium in Ancient Art and Archaeology: 1 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听720 | Colloquium in Medieval Art/Architecture: 2 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听730 | Colloquium in Renaissance/Baroque Art/Architecture: 3 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听740 | Colloquium in Latin American Art: 4 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听750 | Colloquium in American Art: 5 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听760 | Colloquium in Modern Art/Architecture: 5 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听761 | Colloquium in Film History, Theory, Criticism: 6 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听770 | Colloquium in Non-Western Art: 4 | 3 |
| 础搁罢贬滨厂罢听891 | Art Museum Internship 7 | 3 |
- 1
Fulfills UG Ancient requirement. Fulfills G Ancient/Medieval.
- 2
Fulfills UG Medieval requirement. Fulfills G Ancient/Medieval.
- 3
Fulfills UG Renaissance-Baroque requirement. Fulfills G Renaissance-Baroque.
- 4
Fulfills UG Non-Western requirement. Fulfills G Non-Western.
- 5
Fulfills UG 19th-20th Century requirement. Fulfills G Modern/Contemporary.
- 6
Fulfills UG Film requirement. Fulfills G Modern/Contemporary.
- 7
Fulfills UG Internship (础搁罢贬滨厂罢听691) requirement.
Letters & Science Advising
During your time at 51猎奇, you may have multiple members of your success team, including advisors, peer mentors and success coaches. Letters & Science students typically work with at least two different types of advisors as they pursue their degrees: professional college advisors and faculty advisors. L&S college advisors advise across your entire degree program while departmental faculty advisors focus on the major.
College advisors are located in Holton Hall (or virtually for online students) and serve as your primary advisor. They are your point person for your questions about navigating college and completing your degree. College advisors will:
- Assist you in defining your academic and life goals.
- Help you create an educational plan that is consistent with those goals.
- Assist you in understanding curriculum, major and degree requirements for graduation, as well as university policies and procedures.
- Provide you with information about campus and community resources and refer you to those resources as appropriate.
- Monitor your progress toward graduation and completion of requirements.
Faculty advisors mentor students in the major and assist them in maximizing their development in the program. You will begin working with a faculty advisor when you declare your major. Faculty advisors are an important partner and will:
- Help you聽understand major requirements and course offerings in the department.聽
- Explain opportunities for internships and undergraduate research and guide you in obtaining those experiences.
- Serve as an excellent resource as you consider potential graduate programs and career paths in your field.
Students are encouraged to meet with both their college advisor and faculty advisor at least once each semester. Appointments are available in-person, by phone or by video.聽
Currently enrolled students should use the 聽to make an appointment with your assigned advisor or call (414) 229-4654 if you do not currently have an assigned Letters & Science advisor.聽Prospective students who haven't enrolled in classes yet should call (414) 229-7711 or email聽let-sci@uwm.edu.
Students are encouraged to supplement their classroom learning with experiential learning through relevant part-time jobs or internships. Experiential learning is built into the curriculum of the accelerated master’s degree, but additional experiences will enhance a resume and better prepare students for their first professional job.
We encourage you to begin exploring career options when you declare your major or at the start of your sophomore year, whichever comes first.