Master of Science in Visual Culture

This program is for aimed at students intending to pursue careers in any number of art-related professions; examples include curator, galleries, archivist, librarian, museum and gallery registrar, and positions within publishing, editorial work, media studies, and cultural studies. The Visual Culture Sequence also serves graduate students with a variety of needs within the visual arts, from art education students concerned with the role of visual culture in public school systems, to MFA students in the studio arts, and those students in history, literature, and languages whose interests include visual culture. Students are expected to have a background in art history or other fields, including cultural studies, English literature, literary theory, history, anthropology, or music. Students will take a series of courses in the areas of Visual Culture and Art History. In addition, students in the Sequence are required to take courses outside the School of Art.