Program Description
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Art History offered by the Department of Art History & Communications in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes in-depth and rigorous learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature review, original thinking, and academic writing to pursue professional opportunities in academia, museums, government agencies, and other institutions, or in the professional world of art.
The program may also be taken with the Gender and Women's Studies option with required coursework in gender and women's studies. The student's doctoral dissertation must be on a topic that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism.
Keywords: Modern & Contemporary, Canadian, Indigenous, East Asian, Medieval & Early Modern European.
Unique Program Features
- Students benefit from access and internship and employment opportunities at the McGill Visual Arts Collection (VAC), Rare Books and Special Collections in the McGill Library, Osler Medical Library, the McCord Museum of Canadian History (houses the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Archives), and The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The archives and exhibits of the Canadian Centre for Architecture and the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales de Québec also offer grants and research opportunities;Â
- Faculty members specialize in fields including Medieval, Renaissance; Early Modern; Modern, Contemporary, Canadian and Indigenous, and East Asian. Areas of specialization include the visual and material culture of medicine, museum studies, the history of collecting, race and representation, and art historical methodologies, notably Feminism, Postcolonialism and Transcultural studies, and Queer Theory.
University-Level Admission Requirements
- An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA; for this program, the minimum GPA is 3.3 out of 4.0
- English-language proficiency
Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.
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Program Website
PhD in Art History website
Department Contact
Graduate Program graduate.ahcs [at] mcgill.ca (subject: PhD%20in%20Art%20History) (email)
Available Intakes
Fall
Application Deadlines
| Intake | Applications Open | Application Deadline - International | Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | September 15 | January 15 | January 15 |
| WINTER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SUMMER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.