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| | History of Art, Design and Visual Culture | | |
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| School | University of Alberta - Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research | | |
| Location | Edmonton, AB, Canada | | |
| School Type | Graduate School | | |
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| Degree | Master | | |
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| Length | 2 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 80% | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | Applicants to the History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture program (MA) must hold a four-year degree, normally a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in the history of art or a closely related subject. You require a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4 point scale (B average or 75%) in the last two years of study. | | |
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| Description | The Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta offers students an exciting and rigorous program leading to a Masters degree in the History of Art, Design and Visual Culture. HADVC emphasizes critical thinking about how the world is mediated by technologies of vision, images and material objects. We offer a range of courses on modern and contemporary art and theory, design, new media, the graphic arts, and museum practices. Ongoing and recently completed thesis topics include contemporary art and the representation of cancer, a comparative study of democratic design in East Germany and the United States; contemporary Chinese art and the conditions of globalization; anatomical wax sculptures; and the politics of collecting. | | |
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*We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.