Christie's Education London

[Larousse]

Hi Everybody,

I'm interested in Christie's postgraduate education program, but I'm not too sure if its a good choice for a master's degree. I just wanted to hear some of your thoughts/ opinions on this program. Also I have been looking at the programs they offer and the Arts of Europe: Antiquity, Middle Ages, and Renaissance option sounds the most interesting to me. But I am curious which area of art history is most the practical to go in to (which area am I most likely to have success finding a job)? This question came to me from my parents, in which I have no idea, I was just going to go with my heart on this one and choosing an area of study that I like most. What do you think?

Thank you,

Larousse

[Hegel's Bagels]

I've had a few friends in both the Christies and Sotheby programs and I've heard good things about them. However, the programs are geared more towards those wishing to enter the auction/art market world. Is that kind of job you would like? If so, it's hard to qualify which area is more desirable on the job market. Generally, in academia, Renaissance is considered pretty much a dead field. A lot of important AH departments are not replacing retiring early modern professors. Modern/Contemporary is definitely the most popular field, however, EVERYBODY and their mother is studying mod/comp, which obviously means job-market saturation. My best advice would be to look global. There aren't enough specialists in Latin American or Asian art and it's a really hot trend. For the art market world, when I took my Art Market and Art Business class about three years ago, it was my understanding that Chinese art was hot hot hot.

I advise that you think about what sort of career you'd like and then decide from that what you'd like to study. If you want to go into academia, choose whatever field you like since there is no job market crystal ball. So study Renaissance! I do and I'm pretending there's going to be a big comeback the same year I enter the job market...