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History of Art and Architecture

Undergraduate Program

The History of Art and Architecture concentration offers training in the historical interpretation and critical analysis of the visual arts and architecture. Encompassing material from the widest range of geographic and historical origins, art history is itself a multifaceted discipline embracing many different methods, perspectives and interests. Instruction in critical analysis is aided by the history of art and architecture department’s partnership with one of the world’s greatest teaching museums, comprising the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler Museums, offering students a unique opportunity of first-hand study of original works of art in many media.

The graduate program in the Department of History of Art and Architecture offers a program of instruction that prepares students for teaching the history and theory of art at the college level, for museum work, and for independent research and writing. The department offers instruction in the following broad fields of the history of art and architecture: African, Greek and Roman, East Asian, Islamic, Latin American, Medieval/Byzantine, Modern (eighteenth and nineteenth centuries), Modern (twentieth century) and Contemporary, Renaissance and Baroque (fifteenth through eighteenth centuries), South Asian.

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Fellowships

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Graduate students in the Ph.D. program in the History of Art and Architecture are supported by a number of fellowships offered by the Harvard Griffin GSAS as well as various research and area studies centers at Harvard University. The fellowships are offered for different purposes—e.g. summer pre-dissertation research and fieldwork, language study, dissertation support on and off campus—and for varied periods of time. There are also many external fellowships to which students may apply across the years of their degree program. The following list, organized by G-year, describes the fellowship opportunities and their requirements. G1-3 students should discuss their fellowship applications with the Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Coordinator; G4+ students should develop a plan each academic year for internal and external fellowship competitions and discuss their applications with the primary adviser and other members of their dissertation committee. Advance planning enhances the quality and strength of the fellowship application and facilitates the preparation of letters of recommendation and other supporting documentation. Developing skills in applying to fellowships will enhance professional development during the years of your graduate study and throughout the remainder of your career as a scholar.

For general information on internal and external fellowships visit the Harvard Griffin GSAS Fellowships Page as well as the Fellowships and Writing Center . An additional resource is offered by the GSAS which maintains the CARAT Database for Fellowships and Grants .

G1 & G2

Pre-dissertation summer fellowships.

The GSAS Graduate Society Summer Predissertation Fellowships are for outstanding graduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences to pursue summer language study or preliminary dissertation research or fieldwork.

The GSAS Summer School Tuition Fellowships are intended to enable doctoral students to engage in language study at the Harvard Summer School in Cambridge, either to prepare for their department foreign language exam, or to prepare for language needs related to the dissertation. Please note: This opportunity ordinarily is for use in the summer following the G1 or G2 or G3 year, but under special circumstances students in later years may apply. Note as well, that this fellowship does not apply to Harvard Summer School programs that are conducted abroad; it is exclusively for Harvard Summer School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Both fellowships involve a two-stage application involving a ranking by the Faculty of the HAA Department and then review by the Griffin GSAS Fellowships Office. 

Applications are submitted in CARAT for departmental review by  FEBRUARY 15.

Once reviewed, the applications are automatically forwarded to the Griffin GSAS for their review in early February.

Notification for this fellowship is typically late-April.

For information about application contents and requirements, please visit the Harvard Griffin GSAS Fellowships Office website.

Information about other Harvard summer fellowships supporting fieldwork and language study through various research centers are listed at the above website. The following centers have a record of supporting students in History of Art and Architecture:

• Asia Center
• Center for European Studies, Minda de Gunzburg
• Center for Hellenic Studies
• Center for Middle East Studies
• David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
• Dumbarton Oaks
• Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
• Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies (I Tatti Fellowships)
• Hutchins Center for African and African American Research
• Korea Institute
• Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
• South Asia Institute, Lakshmi Mittal Family

Kennedy, Knox, and Sheldon Travel Fellowships

The Committee on General Scholarships invites Harvard graduate and professional schools to nominate candidates who wish to apply for support to conduct research or study abroad for the academic year. Funding supports students in their G4 year. The competition is open to current Harvard graduate students or students who will graduate from one of Harvard’s professional schools in the current academic year.

This fellowship involves a two-stage application: first, a ranking by the HAA Department; second, review and final selection by the GSAS Fellowships Office. 

Applications are submitted in CARAT for departmental review by NOVEMBER 15.

Once reviewed, the applications are automatically forwarded to GSAS for their review in early December.

Notification for this fellowship is typically in mid-April.

Fulbright US Student Program

GSAS students are encouraged to apply for the  Fulbright US Student Program  for study or research in over 140 countries worldwide with a focus on cultural exchange through direct interactions with members of the host community. The fellowship is offered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) on behalf of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 

Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program (DDRA)

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern languages and area studies in the US by providing opportunities for doctoral students to conduct research abroad. Research projects should focus on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories). Research is allowed in multiple countries.

For information about application contents and requirements, please visit the Fulbright-Hays page on the Harvard Griffin GSAS Fellowships Office website .

Porter Travel Award

The Porter Travel Awards are dedicated funds to support research and travel in the fourth year. The Porter is authorized by the University from year to year.

Pre-Dissertation Summer Fellowship

See G1 & G2: Pre-Dissertation Summer Fellowship

Merit and Term Time Research Fellowships

A semester award that allows outstanding GSAS students to focus their time on research, fieldwork, and writing. These fellowships are for outstanding GSAS students in the humanities, social sciences, and in specifically designated areas of study in the natural sciences and mathematics. Students must have passed Generals and have an approved dissertation prospectus at the time of nomination, or no later than the beginning of the semester when the award is taken. Notification for this fellowship is typically mid-April.

Harvard Griffin GSAS: Summer, Research and Travel Fellowships

External Fellowships Requiring Departmental Nomination

Center for advanced study in the visual arts (national gallery of art), kress foundation, dedalus foundation, and graham foundation.

Successful applications to these fellowship competitions are typically those made by students who have completed at least one year of fieldwork and research and who can demonstrate advanced progress toward the dissertation and its completion.

To be considered for these fellowships, G4+ students should submit the following materials by September 27 10:00 a.m. by email or WeTransfer as one pdf to the Graduate Coordinator:

• Departmental cover form
• Dissertation Proposal
• Critical Bibliographic Essay
• Research to Date
• Tentative Schedule
• Faculty Letter of Recommendation (sent directly to Graduate Coordinator)

Recommendation letters should be sent directly to the Graduate Coordinator. One is required ON the submission deadline. The Faculty of the HAA Department reviews the applications and determines the nominees to the external fellowships based on dissertation progress, quality of application, and suitability to the individual fellowships.

The final application deadline (if nominated) for the CASVA (National Gallery of Art) is November 15 and all material must be submitted online. If you are nominated for the Kress, Dedalus, or Graham Foundation grants you will collect and send the application yourself. One nomination is possible for each CASVA fellowship and two for the Kress Institutional*; one each for Dedalus and Graham.

*Please note : If one of your recommenders for the Kress Institutional Fellowship is on the selection committee at the institution for which you are applying, they will be recused from the committee during deliberations about your application.

Sample winning fellowship applications of all types are archived for reference in the Graduate Program Coordinator's office.

• National Gallery Predoctoral Dissertation Fellowship Program
• Kress Foundation History of Art Institutional Fellowship Program
• Dedalus Dissertation Fellowship
• Graham Foundation Carter Manny Award

Helen Frankenthaler Fund for Graduate Research The Department of History of Art and Architecture offers one annual fellowship to support doctoral dissertation research in the history of modern art. Students should have completed at least one year of fieldwork and research and be able to demonstrate advanced progress toward the degree. Priority will be given to G5+. The fellowship supports research-related costs, technology and equipment, tuition, travel, and housing. The level of award annually is $21,000. There is no residential requirement.

To be considered for these fellowships, G5+ students should submit the following materials by April 30 10:00 a.m. by email or WeTransfer as one pdf to the Graduate Program Coordinator:

• Dissertation Proposal (1,000 words)
• Critical Bibliographic Essay (500 words)
• Research to Date (500 words)
• Tentative Schedule (1 page)
• Faculty Letter of Recommendation (to be sent directly to the Graduate Coordinator)  

About Helen Frankenthaler “Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), whose career spanned six decades, has long been recognized as one of the great American artists of the twentieth century. She was eminent among the second generation of postwar American abstract painters and is widely credited for playing a pivotal role in the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting. Through her invention of the soak-stain technique, she expanded the possibilities of abstract painting, while at times referencing figuration and landscape in unique ways. She produced a body of work whose impact on contemporary art has been profound and continues to grow.” From Helen Frankenthaler: A Brief Biography https://www.frankenthalerfoundation.org/helen/biography

Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Eligible students in the humanities and social sciences are guaranteed a GSAS dissertation completion fellowship (DCF) between the G4 and G7 years and must apply for the DCF in advance of the dissertation completion year.

Harvard Griffin GSAS: Dissertation Completion Fellowships

Additional Fellowships and Internships

Aga khan program for islamic architecture.

The Aga Khan Program Fellowship opportunities are available for AKPIA HAA students, Joint CMES/HAA students, and Joint GSD/HAA students. Students outside these areas with interests in the history of Islamic Art and Architecture are welcome to apply, but preference is given to those within HAA.

In general, the deadline is March 1 of each year.,

Proposal and budget should be submitted directly (by email) to the program administrator in the Aga Khan Program.

Harvard University Gordon Parks Foundation Scholarship  

This annually awarded scholarship supports a Harvard undergraduate or graduate student who is researching a topic that explores the relationship between race and aesthetics, racial equity, social justice, and visual culture in American life toward preparation for a senior thesis project or a doctoral thesis in the B.A. and Ph.D. degree programs offered by the Departments of African and African American Studies and the History of Art and Architecture (separately or jointly). Generally, these funds would be used by an undergraduate during the summer months—to support the research fieldwork of a rising senior—and by a graduate student at any time in the academic year. Proposals to work in the archives of the Gordon Parks Foundation in New York are also welcome.  

The scholarship honors the legacy of photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks and acknowledges the importance of visual literacy and the nexus of race and art, fostering new academic inquiry by students registered for degree programs offered by the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.  

The Gordon Parks Foundation has generously indicated scholarship support at the level of $7,500 per annum. The full amount will be awarded to one student in each award cycle.

Application:

Applications should comprise: 1. 1,000-word project description; 2. schedule and itinerary (1 p.); 3. budget (1 p.); and, 4. a letter of recommendation about the proposed research project from a faculty adviser and/or professor who has taught the applicant. The 2022 deadline is April 11th with the recipient announced by April 25th. The application should be submitted as a single pdf, with the recommendation letter—sent separately by the recommender—to Marcus Mayo, Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of History of Art and Architecture (marcus_mayo@ fas.harvard.edu ).

The scholarship-winning student will be featured on the Gordon Parks Foundation website as well as the websites and social media accounts of the Departments of AAAS and HAA.

Harvard Art Museums

Curatorial divisions and departments in the Harvard Art Museums offer opportunities for part-time employment. Many students serve as curatorial assistants, assisting the preparation of installations of the permanent collections or special exhibitions, participate in public programs, or conduct research on objects in the museums’ collections. These positions are administered by the Harvard Art Museums and opportunities vary from year to year. Formal applications for internships in the Harvard Art Museums are usually made in April for the following academic year. Annual opportunities for museum internships are communicated to eligible graduate students (G3+) by the Graduate Coordinator. Graduate students may choose to pursue a museum internship in lieu of support from working as a teaching fellow, though the HAA Department recommends that students find balance between the two to maintain breadth and diversity in their professional formation.

External Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Competitions (History of Art and Architecture; Humanities)

The following fellowships in history of art and architecture and the humanities support various fields, purposes, and career stages, both predoctoral and postdoctoral. We welcome any additions to this list.

• Albright (W.F) Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem
• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation , Sponsorship Programmes
• American Academy in Rome
• American Academy in Rome, Rome Prize
• American Antiquarian Society, Fellowships
• American Associaiton of University Women
• American Council of Learned Studies
• American Councils for International Education, Research Abroad
• American Historical Association , J. Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American History
• American Research Center in Egypt
• American Research Center in Sofia Foundation
• American Research Center in Turkey
• American School of Classical Studies at Athens
• Amon Carter Museum of American Art
• ANAMED, Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations
• Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Archaeological Institute of America
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Barakat Trust
• Bard Graduate Center
• Belgian American Educational Foundation
• Cambridge University, Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Fellowships
• Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Art (CASVA)
• Center for British Art, Yale University
• Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona
• Center for Italian Modern Art
• Chateaubriand Fellowship Foundation—Humanities and Social Sciences
• Clark Art Institute Fellowships
• College Art Association Fellowships
• Council for European Studies at Columbia University
• Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Fellowships
• Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
• Dartmouth College, Leslie Center for the Humanities , Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Dedalus Foundation
• Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte
• Folger Shakespeare Library, Fellowships
• Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)
• Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, Research Fellowships
• Frick Collection
• Fulbright US Student Program Fellowship
• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
• George A. and Eliza Howard Foundation Fellowships
• Georgia OKeeffe Museum Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Study of American Modernism
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
• Getty Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Fellowships
• Goethe Institut Postdoctoral Fellowship at Haus der Kunst
• Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
• Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
• Harvard University, Center for Italian Renaissance Studies (Villa I Tatti), Fellowships
• Haverford College, John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities , Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship
• Hilla Rebay International Fellowship: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• Huntington Fellowships
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers History Center , Fellowship in Electrical History
• John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress , Chairs & Fellowships, Scholars in Residence
• Kress Foundation History of Art Institutional Fellowships
• Lemmermann Foundation Scholarship Award (for study in Rome)
• Leonard A. Lauder Fellowships for Modern Art (MMA)
• Lewis Walpole Library Fellowship (for research at Yale University)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art *On your application, please list the Graduate Program Coordinator's email for the "Institutional Statement of Support"

• Medieval Academy of America
• Medieval Academy of America - Baldwin Fellowship
• Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships
• Mellon/SSRC International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art—Art History Fellowships
• Middlebury College Language Fellowships
• Morgan Library and Museum, Drawing Institute
• Museum of Modern Art
• National Academies , Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships
• National Science Foundation , Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
• New England Regional Fellowship Consortium
• Newberry Library Fellowships
• Philadelphia Museum of Art, American Art and Barra Fellowships
• Princeton University, Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, Fellowships
• Rijksmuseum Fellowship Programme
• Rubenianum Fellowship
• Science History Institute, Fellowships
• Smithsonian American Art Museum Fellowships
• Smithsonian American Art Museum Luce Curatorial Fellowship
• Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program
• Society for the History of Technology , Hindle Fellowship
• Society of Architectural Historians
• Stanford University, Center for East Asian Studies , Chinese Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Terra Foundation
• Thoma Foundation Research and Travel Awards in Spanish Colonial Art
• UC Humanities Research Institute , Grants
• UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
• UCLA Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies, Postdoctoral Fellowships
• University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS) , Funding Opportunities
• University of Pennsylvania Wolf Humanities Center , Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities
• Walters Art Museum
• Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities , Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
• Winterthur Research Fellowships
• Wolfsonian-Florida International University Fellowships
• Yale Institute for Sacred Music Interdisciplinary Fellowship
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• PhD Program in History of Art and Architecture and Middle Eastern Studies

The joint program in History of Art and Architecture and Middle Eastern Studies is designed for students interested in enriching their program of study for the PhD in History of Art and Architecture with firsthand knowledge about the Middle East based on literacy in its artistic traditions. As a student in an interdisciplinary program you are a full member of the Department of the History of Art and Architecture cohort, but also have an intellectual home at CMES and access to CMES faculty, facilities, and resources.

Students in the joint PhD Program in History of Art and Architecture and Middle Eastern Studies fulfill all the  requirements for the PhD in History of Art and Architecture  in addition to the language and area studies requirements established by the Committee on Middle Eastern Studies.

Language Requirements

Each student must demonstrate a reading knowledge of English and a European language (French, German, Russian, or Italian). Students must also demonstrate a thorough knowledge of a Middle Eastern language. The expectation is that the student learns the languages necessary to teach and work in his or her chosen field, chosen in consultation with their advisor. Language requirements are fulfilled by a departmental examination that must be passed by the end of the fourth term.

Program of Study in History of Art and Architecture and MES

In the first two years, students must take a minimum of sixteen half-courses. Required courses in the first year include "HAA 310—Methods and Theory of Art History,” and one seminar in another period of art history. In the second year, students must take “HAA 300—Reading and Research,” and one seminar in another aspect of Middle Eastern Studies.

Students must take one course in at least three fields of art/architectural history other than their own, one of which must be in Western art. Non-field-specific courses may be taken in place of one of the three field requirements. In non-field-specific courses, a topic should be studied which promotes extra diversification methodologically and geographically.

A list of current Middle East–related courses is available on this site at the beginning of each semester; the History of Art and Architecture Department courses are available at my.harvard.edu .

General Examinations and Qualifying Paper

Students take a general examination of four parts: two in Near Eastern art (either different periods or different techniques, the scope being determined by the student’s committee), one in another period of the history of art and in Near Eastern studies, and a language examination in Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, or an ancient Near Eastern language consisting of a translation (with dictionary) of one or two passages from a list of sources provided at least a year before the examination, and of a commentary. Detailed information about departmental examinations can be found on the Department of the History of Art and Architecture's website.

Students propose and write a Qualifying Paper in the spring term of their second year. Specific details and deadlines for this requirement are listed on the Department of the History of Art and Architecture’s website.

Dissertation

In the third year doctoral students identify a three-member dissertation committee and topic. The final prospectus should be approved within three months of the general examinations in order for progress toward the degree to be considered satisfactory. Students ordinarily devote three years to research for and writing of the dissertation, and complete it prior to seeking full-time employment. The dissertation will be judged according to the highest standards of scholarship, and should be an original contribution to knowledge and understanding of art. More details on the requirements for the dissertation are available on the Department of the History of Art and Architecture’s website.

Timeline for Student Progress and Degree Completion

• Coursework: One to three years.
• Examinations: General exams must be passed by the end of the third year of study, or sixth term in residence.
• Dissertation Prospectus: Must be approved no later than three months after passing the general examinations.
• Dissertation Defense and Approval: The candidate’s dissertation committee decides when the dissertation is ready for defense. The doctorate is awarded when the candidate passes a defense of the dissertation.
• Graduation: The program is ideally completed in six years.

For more details on these guidelines, see the Middle Eastern Studies section of the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Harvard Griffin GSAS) Policies site and the Department of the History of Art and Architecture’s information for prospective PhD students . Admissions information can be found in the Applying to CMES section of this site and on the Harvard Griffin GSAS website .

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Harvard Griffin GSAS strives to provide students with timely, accurate, and clear information. If you need help understanding a specific policy, please contact the office that administers that policy.

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Questions about these requirements? See the contact info at the bottom of the page. 

The First Two Years

During the first two years of graduate study in history at Harvard, candidates must take at least eight letter-graded four-credit courses, chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor, and History 3900 Writing History: Approaches and Practices, which is graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Six of the eight letter-graded courses must be in history, and of these six two must be research seminars in history. A minimum grade of B is required in each course. Students are required to take History 3920: Colloquium on Teaching Practices, which is also graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Students take this course in their first year as Teaching Fellows, which is ordinarily their third year of study. For more information, see History 3920hf: Colloquium on Teaching  below.

Candidates admitted to graduate study in history will be required to show a satisfactory reading knowledge of at least two foreign languages. Students who focus on U.S. History may demonstrate reading knowledge in just one language, as long as they can do so at the “proficient” level. They must take at least one departmental language examination just prior to the start of the fall semester in first year of study, and just prior to the start of the second semester that year if more language requirements must be fulfilled. All language requirements must be fulfilled prior to the General Examination. (Refer to “Higher Degrees in History” for a listing of language requirements, and further regulations regarding the timing of the language examinations.)

Policy on Incompletes

It is expected that students will ordinarily complete coursework in the term of enrollment in the course. For the Harvard Griffin GSAS rules regarding Incompletes, see  Grade and Examination Requirements in this handbook.

When applying, students often make quite explicit statements regarding their research interests and the faculty with whom they wish to work. Based on this information, students are assigned a primary advisor with whom they consult from the point of initial enrollment. The primary advisor must approve the student’s plans of study in the first four terms and is often the chair of both the general examination and dissertation committees. Effecting a change of advisors typically involves conversations with both the new advisor and the original advisor. Once an agreement has been reached, the graduate program coordinator must be informed. The advisor must ordinarily be a permanent member of the department.

Master of Arts (AM)

The Department of History admits candidates for the PhD only. The AM is ordinarily awarded to candidates for the PhD after they have met the coursework requirements outlined above, completed two years of academic residence, and have satisfied the language requirements specified for their field of study.

General Examinations

The purpose of the general examination is to expand and deepen students’ general historical knowledge, provide them with the tools to conduct research in history, and prepare them to teach. The examination is composed of four fields. The candidate is examined orally in each field for thirty minutes, so that the entire examination occupies two hours.

Guidelines for constructing fields

• Field definitions are constructed with the guidance of the advisor and individual examiners and are approved by the director of graduate studies. Fields may be defined temporally within regions, nations or empires (e.g., Byzantine Empire, colonial Latin America, China since 1800) or thematically or comparatively (e.g., European intellectual history, comparative empires, diasporic histories, Atlantic slavery, labor history). Within each field, an encyclopedic knowledge of detail is not expected, but the student should demonstrate familiarity with the important problems and substantial mastery of the basic literature in each field.
• Since the purpose of the exam is to achieve breadth of knowledge, the selection of the four fields should be made with the aim of achieving range across time and space. Students are expected to include an early and a modern field (with chronological coverage suitable to the particular or regional frame). It is recommended that all students present a field that includes a region of the world beyond their area of specialization. 
• Students should not present more than two fields in a single national history. 
• Students are permitted to present a field outside the History Department, or even outside of Harvard, comparable in scope to Departmental fields. 
• Any given field may have its own specific requirements and students should work with their advisors to make sure that their choice of fields fulfills them.  

Preparation for Examinations

Candidates prepare for General Examinations both by taking graduate seminars and by arranging for reading courses (History 3010) with the faculty members who will serve as examiners in the four fields. Faculty members may conduct History 3010 either as individual tutorials or as small-group discussions (when several students are simultaneously preparing similar fields for examination). The four fields are prepared with four different faculty members, one of whom is ordinarily the primary advisor.

Candidates may select a faculty member at the assistant professor level or above and must consult the Graduate Coordinator if proposing to select a faculty member outside the University.

The examination is taken late in the fourth term. Candidates may petition the director of graduate studies for extension to the fifth term. The last possible extension, to the sixth term, requires a petition to the director, subject to the approval of the department. Candidates make examination arrangements with the Graduate Coordinator.

A candidate’s advisor ordinarily chairs the examination committee. The candidate determines the order of fields to be examined. At the conclusion of the examination, the chair will ask the candidate to wait outside the room while the committee deliberates. The candidate will be informed directly after the examination whether they have passed, and the department will follow up with official notification. The grade is final. The overall grade may be requested from the Graduate Coordinator one month after the examination date.

Interpretation of the Final Grade

The passing final grades are Excellent, Good, or Fair, and a plus or minus can be attached to each grade. A candidate can be failed with no bar to reexamination, or failed without the possibility of reexamination. If a student fails the General Examination with no bar to reexamination, then they will be allowed to take the examination a second time in the fifth or sixth term. The mark of Excellent is rare and represents an exceptional performance. A mark of Good shows a solid grasp of the historiography and problems of each field, with no significant weaknesses, although varying (Good Plus to Good Minus) in articulateness. A mark of Fair indicates significant weaknesses in at least some fields, and some difficulty in articulating historiography and problems. The grade does not become public record; it is held internally by the department, not by the Registrar. It is used when assessing departmental nominations for Harvard fellowships, but will not be a part of the candidate’s dossier for applying to academic positions.

History 3920hf: Colloquium on Teaching

Usually taken in the third year, the Teaching Colloquium is a required course for the PhD degree. The course meets several times in both the fall and spring terms, and is led by a senior faculty member and a teaching fellow. The course is an introduction to teaching both at Harvard and beyond, and helps students gain familiarity with a range of techniques and styles of teaching.

Dissertation

As soon as possible after passing the general examination and no later than two terms after passing it, all PhD candidates must identify a dissertation director and dissertation committee, settle on a topic and, with the dissertation director’s approval, present a proposal on the subject of their projected dissertation to their committee members. The committee is composed of the director, who should ordinarily be a permanent member of the department, and two others, one of whom may not be a permanent member. After the fifth term, candidates are expected to present their dissertation proposals in a conference of faculty and graduate students. Beginning in their fourth year, all students may need to present an annual progress report to the members of their dissertation committee and will need to submit a progress report to the department. The Graduate Coordinator requests this information. An unbound copy of the completed dissertation may be requested by members of the dissertation committee. There is no formal deadline students must meet, but the department recommends that students send a final or near-final copy of the dissertation to their committee members approximately four weeks before their defense. The final dissertation manuscript should conform to the requirements described online in the policy pages on dissertations . 

Students are required to defend their dissertations. The defense committee consists of the student’s dissertation committee plus one additional member drawn from the history department, another Harvard department, or outside the University. The defense itself should last approximately two hours. It is open to the intellectual community of faculty and graduate students as well as the friends and family of the student. Once the dissertation has been successfully defended, members of the committee sign the dissertation acceptance certificate. The oral defense is optional for students who entered the program before the 2009–2010 academic year.

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Has anyone applied for fall 2022 phd admissions? i am so new to this whole process and have no idea what to expect but would love to talk about this with someone.

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I’m sorry to hear that - just thought I’d add the info I heard from my POI at Princeton. I got into contact with her prior to beginning an application. She recommended that I don’t apply this year bec

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Entering my final semester of a PhD at UNC-CH and lurking here to provide insight.   If you've applied to this program, please reach out to me. 

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I applied in this cycle, too! 

it's not too late to save yourselves

On 1/7/2022 at 2:10 PM, jbc568 said: it's not too late to save yourselves

why do you say that?? If you don't mind me asking.

Entering my final semester of a PhD at UNC-CH and lurking here to provide insight.

If you've applied to this program, please reach out to me. 

Has anyone heard back about interviews? 

Has anyone also applied UCSD? Any news? 

nonoshallnt

Berkeley has sent out some interview invitations 

Has anyone heard from Princeton?

It looks like art history programs is slower to release results this year?

Assuming more results would roll in starting in Feb?

18 hours ago, nonoshallnt said: Assuming more results would roll in starting in Feb?

Really hope that’s the case. Last year many results came out in January so I almost gave up.

Where did you apply, if you don’t mind me asking? I’m trying not to worry until updates from the programs I’ve applied to have shown up on the results board….

15 hours ago, nonoshallnt said: Where did you apply, if you don’t mind me asking? I’m trying not to worry until updates from the programs I’ve applied to have shown up on the results board….

On 1/19/2022 at 9:42 PM, BBQGGe said: Has anyone also applied UCSD? Any news? 

ME!!! Nothing new so far though...What about you?

i hate conceptual art

On 1/28/2022 at 3:10 PM, BBQGGe said: I only applied to UCSD, and you’re absolutely right we shouldn’t be worried at this point...

I also applied to UCSD. I did have an informal Zoom meeting with my POI two weeks ago (we talked on Zoom on time before I applied too) and he told me that they will be sending out interview invites at the end of January. So hopefully we'll hear soon!

Hi! Has anyone heard from Columbia? I saw on the results board that someone got an interview... have done three interviews so far but mostly waiting to hear from Columbia. Any info would be helpful! 

32 minutes ago, atchugarry said: Hi! Has anyone heard from Columbia? I saw on the results board that someone got an interview... have done three interviews so far but mostly waiting to hear from Columbia. Any info would be helpful! 

Heard that Columbia usually does not do interviews, so this year is somewhat of an anomaly

1 hour ago, nonoshallnt said: Heard that Columbia usually does not do interviews, so this year is somewhat of an anomaly

Columbia did 15 minute interviews last year too. Prior to that, they didn't systematically do them. In any event, I was the one that posted about the interview on the results thread. I have my interview today; no idea what to expect. I also interviewed at Berkeley last week but haven't yet heard from them. . . .

Anyone know what the deal is with Harvard?

11 hours ago, lamb727 said: ME!!! Nothing new so far though...What about you?

Haven’t heard anything yet, but I emailed admin a week ago and they said the interviews invitation will be sending out in the coming weeks, and the interviews will happen during the mid-late February.

7 hours ago, i hate conceptual art said: I also applied to UCSD. I did have an informal Zoom meeting with my POI two weeks ago (we talked on Zoom on time before I applied too) and he told me that they will be sending out interview invites at the end of January. So hopefully we'll hear soon!

I only had a informal Zoom conversation months ago with one professor before I applied, but haven’t got another invitation after the application:( also I didn’t list him as my 1st POI, instead another professor who I didn't have a chance to chat with.  Now I’m concerned ?

9 minutes ago, peterpan1127 said: Columbia did 15 minute interviews last year too. Prior to that, they didn't systematically do them. In any event, I was the one that posted about the interview on the results thread. I have my interview today; no idea what to expect. I also interviewed at Berkeley last week but haven't yet heard from them. . . . Anyone know what the deal is with Harvard?

I see! Didn’t see any posts regarding Columbia interview from last year so I assumed that they didn’t do it, thanks for sharing!   

I also interviewed at Berkeley last week, feels like they might take a little longer since they asked to do the interview before Feb 1. Waiting on Harvard too!

34 minutes ago, peterpan1127 said: Columbia did 15 minute interviews last year too. Prior to that, they didn't systematically do them. In any event, I was the one that posted about the interview on the results thread. I have my interview today; no idea what to expect. I also interviewed at Berkeley last week but haven't yet heard from them. . . . Anyone know what the deal is with Harvard?

Good luck!!! Just curious, for the Columbia interview, did your POI reach out or are you having a standard panel interview with the admissions committee?

17 minutes ago, atchugarry said: Good luck!!! Just curious, for the Columbia interview, did your POI reach out or are you having a standard panel interview with the admissions committee?

I just had it: it was done in the blink of an eye. POI wasn't present; there were 3 faculty members, one of whom I was told was filling in for the DGS. The questions were pretty general: why Columbia? Where do you see yourself fitting in here, etc.?

Just now, peterpan1127 said: I just had it: it was done in the blink of an eye. POI wasn't present; there were 3 faculty members, one of whom I was told was filling in for the DGS.

Congratulations on the interview and thanks for the information! Did they happen to tell you a timeframe for decisions?

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“The Case for Saving Socialist Space,” in  Research Companion to Landscape Architecture , eds. Ellen Braae and Henriette Steiner (London: Routledge, 2019), 260-274

Tim Love and Christina Crawford, "Plot Logic: Character-Building through Creative Parcelisation," in Urban Design and the Real Estate Development Process , eds. Steve Tiesdell and David Adams (Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011), 92-113. Complete co-authorship.

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The Department of Art and Art History (ART) offers two separate but interrelated programs. Art history, leading to the BA, affords the opportunity to study the arts of Asia, the Pacific, and the West in a historical and cultural context. The art studio programs provide students either with a broad-based, liberal arts approach via the BA or with a more focused studio specialization leading to the BFA. The latter is considered more appropriate for students intending to pursue the MFA at the graduate level.

The department is housed in an excellent three-story facility with painting studios, photography and computer labs (Macintosh equipped for graphic design and digital imaging, PCs for electronic arts), and fully equipped printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, fiber, and glass facilities. The UH Art Gallery is a prominent feature of the department’s programs. Six or seven major exhibitions are presented each year, many of which have received national recognition. Visiting artist programs supplement the regular course offerings.

Advising is mandatory for all art and art history majors. For advising, see the associate chair, Wendy Kawabata, in Art 142A, email: [email protected] .

Undergraduate Study

This broad-based art degree provides students with a choice of a studio focus, where a wide range of visual arts media can be explored, or an art history focus, where the visual arts are studied in a historical context.

Requirements

Studio focus.

Students must complete 42 credit hours, including:

• 6 credits of art studio core: ART 113 and 116
• 12 credits of art history: ART 175, 176, and 6 credits at the upper division level
• 24 credits of art studio: 12 credits must be upper division

For information on a Bachelor Degree Program Sheet, go to programsheets/ .

Art History Focus

• 11 art history courses (33 credit hours), including ART 175, 176, and 395
• Three studio classes (9 credit hours), selected in consultation with advisor

The BFA degree in art is designed for those students who desire a focused preparation in the visual arts or who intend to pursue an advanced degree or career in art. Areas of specialization include: ceramics, digital imaging, drawing, electronic arts, glass, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture & expanded practices. Students are encouraged to cross media boundaries, and qualified students may opt to construct an individualized inter-media plan of study with faculty guidance and approval.

Students seeking admission to candidacy for the BFA must be a BA Art major and pass a portfolio review, which can take place only after the following requirements have been met.

• Completion of art studio core requirements: 113 and 116.
• Completion of art history core requirements: ART 175, 176, and 302.
• Completion of a minimum of 9 credit hours in chosen area with an average of B (not B-) or better.
• Completion of 18 credits in UH Mānoa core requirements exclusive of art department courses.

All studio areas will hold an annual BFA Portfolio Review in late spring, at least one week prior to registration.

Students must complete 63 credit hours, including:

• Seven courses in one of the 11 program areas as indicated at the time of declaration (last 9 credit hours must be completed at UH Mānoa)
• Two art studio core courses (6 credit hours): ART 113, 116
• Three art history core courses (9 credit hours): ART 175, 176, 302
• Four art history elective courses (12 credit hours)
• Five art elective courses (15 credit hours)
•  21 credits in art, 15 of which must be from non-introductory courses

Courses used to meet General Education Core requirements cannot be credited toward the minor.

Students interested in pursuing a teaching career in elementary and secondary art education should seek advisement from the College of Education.

Graduate Study

The Department of Art and Art History offers two master’s degrees, the MA in art history–Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis), and the MFA in studio–Plan A only.

MA in Art History

The MA in art history emphasizes the arts of Asia and the Pacific. Applicants for the degree must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or its equivalent from a recognized foreign institution. An undergraduate major in art history is desirable, but not necessary. In support of the application for admission, all applicants are required to send three original letters of recommendation, a sample of written work (preferably an art history seminar or term paper), and General Test scores from the GRE directly to the art department prior to the application deadline. The application form for graduate admission should be sent under separate cover to Graduate Division.

Plan A Requirements:

Students must complete 36 credit hours, including:

• ART 670 Art Historical Methodology
• 9 credit hours of seminars in Asian and Pacific art history
• 6 credit hours of ART 700 or thesis

Students intending to engage in studies leading to the PhD are strongly encouraged to complete course work beyond the minimum MA Plan A requirements.

Plan B Requirements:

The non-thesis program is for students wishing to teach in community colleges or at the high school level. Required are 36 credit hours of which 18 must be taken in courses numbered above 600 including:

In either plan, up to 9 credits, with advisor’s approval, may be earned in appropriate advanced courses in other UH Mānoa departments.

The more suitable plan will be mutually determined by the faculty and the student.

Students must also demonstrate a reading knowledge in a foreign language appropriate to their field of specialization, chosen in consultation with the area advisor. For more information on the MA in art history, contact Paul Lavy, PhD, email: [email protected] .

The MFA is the terminal degree in studio art. The normal period of study is three years in residence. Areas of specialization include ceramics, glass, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture & expanded practices. Although most MFA applicants apply to one of the above media specializations for admission, students may take electives in more than one medium and are encouraged to investigate new genres.

Applicants for the MFA must present evidence of a BFA or a BA with a strong studio art and art history background. The Department of Art and Art History acknowledges that some MFA applicants may not fit traditional criteria and will thus consider exceptional bachelor’s degree recipients that exhibit relevant backgrounds, strong commitment, and distinct potential in the visual arts. An applicant with a transcript of 25% or more nontraditionally graded undergraduate or graduate credit hours must submit GRE scores and course performance report forms.

Supporting material of 20 samples of original work should be submitted online (still images in jpeg format, no more than 1.5 mb each and video samples in .mov format) that illustrates abilities in an area of specialization, as well as potential for development within the scope of the department’s facilities and personnel. This visual material and three letters of recommendation should be sent to the Department of Art and Art History. The application form for graduate admission should be sent under separate cover to Graduate Division.

Deficient or incompatible undergraduate preparation may result in admission on a conditional basis and will require, at the discretion of the graduate faculty, additional course work.

After acceptance into the graduate program, admission to candidacy for the MFA degree will be based upon results of the graduate evaluation and a positive review of course work. Those failing must successfully pass on their second attempt or they will be dismissed from the program.

Failure to meet the requirements for continued registration or to show progress in course work will lead to probation and/ or dismissal from the graduate program.

Students must complete 60 credit hours, including:

• 24 credit hours with 6 credits each in ART 611(4 semesters); 620, 621. Conditional or unclassified graduate students may enroll only in ART 611 for a maximum of 6 credits. Consent of instructor is required.
• 9 credits of electives
• 6 credits of two art history courses (numbered 300 or above)
• 3 credits of ART 690
• 12 credits of ART 700 thesis, including an exhibition and written documentation

Art courses numbered 300 and above and not required at the undergraduate level in the area of specialization are acceptable for graduate credit. Elective courses also may be selected from any other UH Mānoa department, provided such study is deemed useful and pertinent to the student’s degree plan. MFA students wishing to take ART 699 must petition through Graduate Division to apply it toward the degree. All elective courses require appropriate preparation and the consent of the instructor and graduate student’s advisor. For more information on the MFA program, contact [email protected] .

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2023-2024 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog (opens a new window) Degree Requirements The University of Pittsburgh’s PhD program in History of Art and Architecture (HAA) provides close mentoring from internationally renowned scholars dedicated to maintaining and building on the program’s tradition of excellence and inclusivity.  Students in our graduate program enjoy five years of fully funded support regardless of whether they enter with a BA or an MA degree. Because ours is solely a PhD program, we do not admit applicants seeking a terminal MA degree, nor do we offer advanced degrees in Architectural Practice or Design. Students entering without an MA in the discipline from another approved institution are expected to complete an MA degree in the second year of our program as a stepping-stone in their progress toward the PhD.  For those entering without an MA, all graduate coursework completed in our program before conferral of the MA degree counts toward our PhD requirements. Doctoral students must complete 72 credit hours, of which 30 must be completed in the first two years for the MA.  Students entering with an approved MA from another institution may transfer 24 credits; they must also complete nine graduate-level classroom (i.e. seminar or lecture) courses during their first two years in our program.   Graduate students without an MA must complete three additional graduate-level classroom courses (for a total of twelve).  After required classroom courses have been completed, the remaining required credits for the PhD may be fulfilled through additional coursework or independent studies directed toward comprehensive exam and prospectus preparation, and dissertation research. The final requirement for the degree is the successful defense of the dissertation. Course work The PhD requires a total of 72 credits. 12 graduate-level classroom courses (for students without an MA)/9 graduate-level classroom courses (for students with an approved MA) are part of this requirement.  Students typically complete this requirement in the first two years. The normal course load is 3 courses per semester (9 credits). The courses must include: HAA 2005 - METHODS RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP  and  HAA 2007 - HISTORIOGRAPHY  (Methods and Historiography are alternated every other fall semester and must be taken in the student’s first and second year.) Four or five HAA graduate seminars (depending on MA status) Three or five elective courses (depending on MA status), in HAA or in other departments The remaining credits may be amassed through various independent study options and additional courses if necessary. In line with the department’s research Constellations, students are expected to take courses on many different historical and geographical topics, while at the same time acquiring in-depth knowledge and expertise in a specific subfield. In consultation with the student’s individual advisor(s) and Director of Graduate Studies, students should select their courses with these two objectives in mind. Language Requirement Competency in languages other than English is necessary for advanced degree work in our program. Admitted students are expected to demonstrate competency in a research language other than English before or shortly after beginning coursework; the language chosen should be appropriate for their area of study. Native and/or heritage speakers of a language other than English fulfill this requirement if their competency sufficiently facilitates research in their chosen field. All other applicants are strongly encouraged to have at least two years/four semesters of college-level instruction in the research language, with a grade of B+ or better, or equivalent knowledge prior to admission. Certification in a second research language relevant to the student’s area of study and professional goals is expected for award of the PhD. Certification in research languages may be achieved in the following ways: through passage of a departmentally administered exam. completion through the intermediate level (typically the third semester) of a language, taken at the University of Pittsburgh during the period of the student’s graduate study, with a grade of B+ or better in the final semester. completion of two graduate level reading courses in a research language or the second level of a two-part tiered sequence of reading courses (e.g., German for Reading 2), taken at the University of Pittsburgh, with a grade of B+ or better in the final semester. completion of an accredited language immersion program, in the United States or abroad. certification of language qualification attained at another accredited graduate degree program. Graduate students will establish a schedule for completion and certification of the language requirement in consultation with their academic advisors.  All students are strongly encouraged to be certified in both languages as early in their time in the program as possible. Pre-MA students must be certified in at least one of the two languages required for the PhD by the fourth semester review if they wish to continue in the PhD program. No student will become ABD without completing language requirements. The MA Paper and Degree In the case of students who did not earn an MA degree in history of art and architecture at another institution prior to entering our program, the MA is typically granted at the end of the second year of study as a required step toward the PhD. The MA degree requires a total of 30 graduate-level credits including: HAA 2005 (Methods). HAA 2007 (Historiography). a minimum of 3 additional HAA graduate seminars. One graduate-level cognate course outside HAA. HAA 2000 Research and Thesis MA Degree (up to 6 credits). at least one research language certified. an MA paper passed by majority vote of the graduate faculty. The MA paper is a 25-to 45-page paper with an original argument based on original research. The paper functions as a demonstration of the student’s ability to carry out research and writing of PhD caliber. Ideally, it will be based on a seminar paper written in the first year, which is then reworked and polished over the following summer and fall. In some cases, with the approval of a faculty advisor, the student may embark on a new paper not already written in a seminar. Fourth Semester Review In their fourth semester, all students (except for those who entered with an MA) undergo a review for continuation in the PhD program. Students submit a dossier including: their completed MA paper, including a one-page abstract. all faculty evaluations of the student’s course work to date. a one-page form that summarizes their proposed dissertation field and lists the course requirements they have met and relevant research languages they have passed. This document must be approved and signed by the student’s advisor and certified by the Director of Graduate Studies. The graduate faculty then reviews the dossier to make sure the student’s work demonstrates the ability to complete a dissertation successfully. More specifically, the faculty looks for evidence of ability to carry out original research in the student’s field, to master secondary literature, to frame an original argument, and to write lucidly. If the graduate faculty makes a positive determination, the MA is granted, and the student is officially approved to continue in the PhD program. All graduate coursework done to this date counts toward the PhD degree. A dissertation committee is named, consisting of the student’s advisor and two other faculty members drawn from HAA. If the faculty determines that the student’s work does not merit continuation in the PhD program, the student may be granted a terminal MA degree providing they have met the MA requirements and the graduate faculty by majority vote deems the MA paper creditable. Preliminary Exam In the first semester (for students entering with an approved MA) or fifth semester (for students entering without an approved MA), the first of the student’s annual PhD committee meetings is held. The student presents a three-page description of the dissertation topic, and the student and committee together decide on comprehensive exam areas and procedures.  Once the student’s committee reviews and approves the dissertation topic and exam areas, the “prelim” is passed. Comprehensive Exams Doctoral students normally take their comprehensive exams in the third or fourth year (or second or third year if they are entering with an approved MA), after they have completed their coursework requirements. While a committee member from outside the department is not required at this stage, it is recommended to have an outside member participate both in the formulation of the exam contents and in the exam evaluation. The comprehensive exams have two broad goals. The first goal is to test whether the student has sufficient knowledge of their subfield(s) of specialization to carry out the dissertation. The student should be able to articulate the state of research in their subfield(s) and conversant with current trends in scholarship. The second goal is to test whether the student has sufficient knowledge to teach one or more broadly defined areas. Upon passing the comprehensive exams, the student prepares a dissertation prospectus that must be approved by a dissertation committee consisting of four members, including one faculty member from outside HAA. Teaching and Mentoring Portfolio Graduate students must produce portfolios that demonstrate their proficiency as teachers and mentors of undergraduate students to advance to candidacy. Students will develop the components of the portfolio in the context of  HAA 2970 - TEACHING OF ART HISTORY . Thereafter, they should include the teaching portfolio with the materials they send to their PhD committee for their annual meetings. PhD committees give further feedback to the student as appropriate, especially as the student’s thinking about pedagogy evolves and as they prepare for the job market. Dissertation The dissertation is an in-depth research project designed to make an original scholarly contribution to the student’s subfield.  Our department accepts modifications to the traditional ca. 200-page manuscript format.  For example, students in our program have graduated with dissertations that include, in addition to a shorter written component, digital humanities and/or curatorially related dimensions.  Ideally, students begin to focus their dissertation topic early in their graduate career, within the first two years. The MA paper can serve as part of the final dissertation. As soon as possible, students should design their curriculum to enrich and advance their dissertation project. Once the student completes the dissertation, they must pass a defense, normally a two-hour conversation with the committee, including the external faculty member. Time to degree The PhD degree is designed to take five to seven years to complete, depending on the student’s subfield. Actual time to degree varies depending on many factors, including the language preparation and/or specialized skills needed to conduct dissertation research. For more details on degree requirements, the student-advisor relationship, and other related matters, please see HAA’s Graduate Program Handbook (https://www.haa.pitt.edu/graduate/handbook-resources). 263 COMMENTS Department of History of Art and Architecture 11. From its earliest beginning in 1874 as one of Harvard's twelve divisions, the Department has expanded its variety of fields to comprise expertise that spans the globe and ranges from antiquity to contemporary art. Our Faculty supports cross-regional, transnational, and transcultural modes of analysis built around the principle of contact ... Admissions Application Deadline: January 5, 2024. Special Requirements: Writing Sample. Applications to the doctoral program in the Department of History of Art and Architecture are submitted to the Harvard Kenneth C. 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