Overview

The Program’s two-year MA curriculum combines academic coursework, internships, co-curricular workshops, independent research, and international travel. Discussion, debate, and accessibility constitute core values of the program, expressed in the roster of courses and workshops as well as in the program's collaboration with the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program, along with other units at the Clark, Williams, and partner institutions.

Key Features

The History of Art program from Williams College calls on distinguished local collections in the context of its courses, allowing students to work closely with objects, installations, and other art practices. Students are required to take classes across the broad range of fields in the history of art, even as they are also encouraged to develop specific areas of interest and allowing for more specialized study.

The program also introduces students to issues of methodology and interpretation in the history of art and curatorial practice, as well as training in expository writing, public presentations, and other skills associated with its foundational goal of educating a new generation of public intellectuals in the visual arts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Printed Image in Early Modern Europe

Sonic Ecologies: Queer Listening, Orientations, and Objects

Land, Memory, Materiality: Histories and Futures of Indigenous North American Arts

The Scene of Decapitation in European Art

Islam and the Image

Afro-Cosmopolitans 1935–1955

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-11 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

North Adams, United States

Disciplines

Art History View 204 other Masters in Art History in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The application to the Williams Graduate Program consists of the main online application form, a statement of intellectual and professional purpose, unofficial digital transcripts, a writing sample, and letters of recommendation.
About the writing sample: The recommended length is 10 to 20 pages. To facilitate uploading and processing of your materials, please limit any illustrations or appendices to those essential for comprehending your writing sample.
About letters of recommendation: In the "Recommendations" section of the online application, you will be invited to supply the names and contact information of at least three referees who will be asked to send their letters of support through our secure online system.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

68240 USD / year

≈ 68240 USD / year
Out-of-State

68240 USD / year

≈ 68240 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

68240 USD / year

≈ 68240 USD / year

Living costs

North Adams

United States

876 - 1815 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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