History of Art and Design, MA

History of Art and Design, MA is a Masters program taught at Pratt Institute, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The History of Art and Design BA at Pratt Institute builds knowledge in the philosophy, literature, and criticism of the history of art and design. Students take foundation courses and survey classes, then add credits across liberal arts (English, humanities, sciences, social sciences, and foreign language) plus electives. Majors also take upper-level electives in areas such as film and design, architecture, non-Western art, pre-Renaissance through Renaissance to Rococo, and art, theory and methodology, plus the chemistry of art.

The BA includes major-specific seminars from the first year through the senior year. Seminar topics include the role of New York as a cultural capital, critical and theoretical models, and art and social justice. Students collaborate in classes with sizes of just 12–20 and work with faculty and community partners. The program also features internships arranged with a dedicated internship coordinator through arts institutions in New York City and offers summer intensives in London and Paris, plus a six-week program in Venice held each June and July.

Graduates pursue careers at organizations including Christie’s Design Department, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and World Monuments Fund. The program also prepares students for advanced research and study, with placements in graduate programs at Harvard University, the University of Southern California, the University of Edinburgh, Oxford University, and the Victoria and Albert/Royal College of Art master’s programs.

Modules

• HAD-303 History of Ancient Egyptian Art and Design
• HAD-360 History of Photography
• HAD-367P Screen Cultures
• HAD-425 Contemporary International Cinema
• HAD-432 Renaissance Materials
• HAD-441 Ecology, Activism, and the Image of Nature
• HAD-455 Topics in Islamic Art and Design

The minimum requirements for admission in History of Art and Design, MA at Pratt Institute for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Pratt Institute.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Pratt Institute as pre-requiste for admission in History of Art and Design, MA.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.pratt.edu/liberal-arts-and-sciences/history-of-art-and-design/history-of-art-and-design-ba/

• Christie’s Design Department
• Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
• World Monuments Fund
• Harvard University
• University of Southern California
• University of Edinburgh
• Oxford University
• Victoria and Albert/Royal College of Art master’s programs

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.