snufkin

Thank you for replying! The information is really helpful! You both mentioned that accounting and finance knowledge are useful for arts administration jobs. I totally agree with it. I've applied for art management programs and got admitted to an art school. Last week I contacted their art history department. I think it's not hard to transfer once you got into the school. However, taking a gap year also sounds good to me, considering that I might get into a more competitive program with some internship experiences. As for Art history MA in art schools, I've looked up programs in the three NY art schools: Parsons, SVA, and Pratt. Parsons offers MA in History of Decorative Art and Design; Pratt has MA in History of Art and Design with an optional museum studies certificate; SVA only has MA in Art Criticism and Writing. I barely saw discussions about them so I hope put the information here for other people's reference.

Hello everyone, I'm one of those people who tries to start over their career/education by taking master classes in a totally different field. My education background has nothing to do with neither art nor history (it's finance/accounting, actually), but I have been doing relevant readings out of a strong passion for art history. Having realized my great disadvantage and also the possibility that my passion might soon fade away during challenging research, I guess it's best to start with a master program. So...I've got a few naive questions to ask you guys... 1. What are the major differences between the art history master programs offered by art schools and those by comprehensive universities? Perhaps the latter is more academic? 2. As an international student, I need visa sponsorship to stay in the country. Do art institutions sponsor work visas? I know that colleges/universities definitely do, but I'm unsure about other employers. 3. How hard would it be to apply for funded PhD programs at prestigious universities if I receive my master's degree in a much lower-rank school? 4. Would it be helpful if I do art-related internships for one year? 5. Is it possible to combine my business background with art history knowledge(hopefully) in future job hunting? Thank you so much!! And apologies for any grammar errors in my post....