ArtSheep

The Royal College of Art in Ldn / U of Edinburgh if you are looking for curatorial programs.

Thanks Borden for the very helpful comment! Your help is very much appreciated For me, (also looking at what I have written in the past), I will say I am very fond of the philosophical/ theoretical aspect in studying this subject. I will also say it is to me the biggest attraction in studying the modern/ contemporary. And since the aura of the art objects themselves are pretty much lost in the contemporary, I am not surprised that some classes aren't structured to involve a direct discussion of objects (which is still important but not the foremost important in mod/cont I will say). By "more traditional MA program," do you refer to a MA in Art History (in general art history, not only in modern/cont) or a MA from an university? Any of your friends feel like that it is likely to be held against them if they apply for a PhD programme with a "less traditional MA"? Thanks again and good luck to your applications to PhD programs!

I can understand it must be difficult (or not even possible) to translate the entire system. But I guess for Ma going on to Phd, much more other factors count than grades in comparison to Ba to grad school? (However, I am not entirely sure about the American situation.) I will say "We never look at art ever" feels more of a subjective experience as the AIC is just right by the classrooms. As a surprise to me is that the seminars of the courses are shared with the undergrads?

Thanks Borden, I am actually an international student from Asia, so I am not so sure about problem with not getting grades (eventhough we do have a grading system here). Does that affect applications to future studies (phd)/ graduate jobs? If you can expand your comment on that, it would be very much appreciated. And have you heard anything from your friends about the attention that they receive from the art history professors there? (I am actually a little fan of James Elkins, so it would be great to know about the teacher-student relationship there!) Thank you

Hello Josephine B, Thanks for the reply. Yes, I would like to concentrate on Modern/Contemporary and I have been focusing on this field since my undergraduate studies.

Hello all, My application to Columbia was rejected today. I am wait-listed by the Courtauld and have received offer from SAIC of a dual master program. I hope to teach at university when I finish my study, ideally after I study a PhD as well. However, unlike other universities, the SAIC does not offer PhD programs, and it seems to me that it is not easy to apply to other universities' PhD program if I graduate from an art school. Besides, I have been searching for reviews of art history programs at art schools to no avail. What are the pros and cons of studying an MA at an art school, not university? How does it affect my prospect if I'd like to teach at universities? Many thanks!