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Hi everyone! I'm currently a junior at a large research university with a major in English (film concentration), with minors in Media Studies in Documentary Studies. I've been interning this semester at my school's art museum and I've really been enjoying the work. I've always been passionate about art and art history, and pursuing a specialized degree while doing research and writing sounds like something that really suits my interests. Whether it be through working in a museum or at a school, I want to be involved in the academic world after graduation. That being said, I was wondering if a PhD in art history was a viable option for me, especially without an undergraduate degree in art history. And on top of that, most of my research and interests in the art world revolve around documentary/experimental film and photography, which I feel like isn't something that is often emphasized in a lot of art history programs. It seems that the field I'm looking into is a small subset of modern and contemporary art, which is an oversaturated field as is. I would also prefer not to pursue a MA (I've been fortunate enough to receive enough financial aid to pursue a BA debt free, and I would really like to keep it that way). Thanks so much in advance!

Hi everyone! So my undergraduate school has this thing called "Program II," where you're pretty much allowed to make your own major with a pre-determined set of coursework. My program is called Visual Anthropology, but it consists of only two actual Anthropology classes, which both also happen to be electives. My coursework mostly consists of Visual Media Studies and Sociology classes. However, I'm heavily considering attending graduate school for Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology), and I was wondering if this would be an issue during admissions. If you look at my transcript, only one courses is listed under Anthropology, which may raise some red flags. I also considered Sociology, which seems much more relevant to my transcript, but I'm more interested in fieldwork rather than quantitative surveys, and have more experience in fieldwork as well (mostly documentary and oral history work). I can also overload and take some required Anthropology courses, which I would also like to avoid if possible, so my GPA doesn't suffer from the extra work. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!