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• Department of Art History and Communication Studies
• Arts Building, W-225 (West Wing, top floor)
• 853 Sherbrooke Street West
• Montreal, QC H3A 0G5
• Canada

• Telephone: 514-398-4933
• Fax: 514-398-7247
• Email: graduate.ahcs [at] mcgill.ca
• Website: www.mcgill.ca/ahcs

The graduate program in Art History offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees and is extremely active. The programs cover a wide range of areas of study delimited by the Department's fields of specialization, which include the following: Ancient; Medieval; Renaissance; the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries; Contemporary; Canadian; East Asian; Architectural History; New Media; Print Culture; Gender and Sexuality; Race and Representation; and art historical methodologies, notably Feminism and Postcolonialism. All of our faculty members are outstanding scholars in their respective fields and are involved in a wide range of major collaborative and individual research projects, many involving faculty from other universities, departments, and programs (such as Communication Studies, English and Literary Studies, Histories of Science and Medicine, Religious Studies, Classics, History, and Women’s Studies). These research projects allow us to offer relevant research training opportunities and assistantships to our graduate students.

¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ is situated in one of the most vibrant cities in North America, and Montreal offers myriad opportunities for graduate students to engage with local arts institutions, either officially, through internships and research fellowships, or unofficially, through volunteering. Local institutions range from large-scale public museums (such as the Musée d'art contemporain, the Musée des beaux arts, and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa) to smaller alternative galleries (such as feminist arts spaces La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse and Studio XX). There are also university-based venues such as the Redpath Museum on campus and the McCord Museum of Canadian History (which houses the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University Archives), and independent contemporary art galleries such as DHC and the Darling Foundry. The Canadian Centre for Architecture, with its archives and exhibitions, and the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec also offer grants and research opportunities for local graduate students. A close relationship with the other three major universities in Montreal (Concordia University, Université de Montréal, and Université du Québec à Montréal) affords students access to a broad network of additional courses, lectures, and colleagues across the city.

To obtain financial aid information, please consult the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website at www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/students-postdocs or email graduate.fellowships [at] mcgill.ca.

For programs in Art History and Communication Studies, refer to our website: www.mcgill.ca/ahcs.

Residency Requirements

There are residency requirements for both the master's and the Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. residency requirement is: for students who enter the Ph.D. program at Ph.D. 1 (this is for students who do not have a master's degree, i.e., fast-tracked from a B.A. into the Ph.D.), nine full-time terms (Ph.D. 1, Ph.D. 2, and Ph.D. 3); for students who enter the Ph.D. program at Ph.D. 2 (these students have a master's degree), six full-time terms (Ph.D. 2, Ph.D. 3). All Ph.D. students must also be registered full-time in year Ph.D. 4. Once the residency requirements have been fulfilled, the student is then in additional session and may continue in additional session until the end of M.A. 3 or Ph.D. 7.

Coursework

Before classes begin, each student will meet with an adviser to determine an appropriate selection of courses, which, when considered with the previous record, balances breadth of coverage and specialization. The candidate is required to pass, with a grade of 65% (B-) or better, all those courses that have been designated by the Department as forming a part of her/his program. These are the courses that have been entered on the registration form. A few extra courses may be taken, but it is then the responsibility of the student to see that these courses are clearly marked "not required" on the registration form. M.A. students who have selected the graduate option in Gender and Women’s Studies are required to take 6 credits (within the total credits that are required for the M.A. degree); WMST 601 (3 credits) is a required course, and the complementary course can be either WMST 602 or another 3-credit course related to Gender and Women’s Studies. All course selections must first be approved by the supervisor/Graduate Program Director.