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Programme overview
Main Subject
Art History
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Pursue Temple’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Art History in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture and engage with the rigorous academic training required to attain teaching, research and curatorial positions at the highest levels of the discipline. This 30-credit hour PhD program is intentionally small so that each student’s primary advisor can provide one-on-one mentorship and personalized career development.
Tyler’s Art History PhD students work closely with highly accomplished faculty who have diverse and global areas of expertise, including
- new and emergent digital technologies,
- modern and contemporary art, especially in North and Latin America,
- Renaissance and Baroque Italy, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands,
- the ancient Mediterranean,
- the Islamic world, and
- the history of prints, photography and media theory.
Access both the intimacy and collaborative spirit of a world-class school of art and architecture—with opportunities to study side-by-side with artists and designers—and the resources of a large, public, tier 1 research university. Take full advantage of the research opportunities created by Tyler’s location in Philadelphia—an affordable and vibrant center of art, culture and history situated near New York, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore—and at Temple University Rome, a leading center for interdisciplinary research and study abroad (fellowships are available).
Students can supplement their Art History PhD with Temple’s Teaching in Higher Education Certificate, Cultural Analytics Graduate Certificate, arts management coursework and more.
The doctoral program accepts students with a master’s degree in art history or a closely related field. Occasionally, exceptionally well-prepared students with a bachelor’s degree and strong art history background are admitted into our direct track 60-credit hour program without first earning a master’s degree.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art History
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Pursue Temple’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Art History in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture and engage with the rigorous academic training required to attain teaching, research and curatorial positions at the highest levels of the discipline. This 30-credit hour PhD program is intentionally small so that each student’s primary advisor can provide one-on-one mentorship and personalized career development.
Tyler’s Art History PhD students work closely with highly accomplished faculty who have diverse and global areas of expertise, including
- new and emergent digital technologies,
- modern and contemporary art, especially in North and Latin America,
- Renaissance and Baroque Italy, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands,
- the ancient Mediterranean,
- the Islamic world, and
- the history of prints, photography and media theory.
Access both the intimacy and collaborative spirit of a world-class school of art and architecture—with opportunities to study side-by-side with artists and designers—and the resources of a large, public, tier 1 research university. Take full advantage of the research opportunities created by Tyler’s location in Philadelphia—an affordable and vibrant center of art, culture and history situated near New York, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore—and at Temple University Rome, a leading center for interdisciplinary research and study abroad (fellowships are available).
Students can supplement their Art History PhD with Temple’s Teaching in Higher Education Certificate, Cultural Analytics Graduate Certificate, arts management coursework and more.
The doctoral program accepts students with a master’s degree in art history or a closely related field. Occasionally, exceptionally well-prepared students with a bachelor’s degree and strong art history background are admitted into our direct track 60-credit hour program without first earning a master’s degree.
Admission Requirements
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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