PhD in Art History in Toronto Canada | University of Toronto

The MA and PhD programs both focus on developing research, writing, and teaching skills for careers in academia, museum curation, art advisory, cultural heritage initiatives, arts journalism, or high school education. Faculty members guide students across various specializations including Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, Asian, African, Architecture, and Modern and Contemporary Art.
Graduate students can take advantage of the department's partnerships with the Centre for Medieval Studies, the Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, the Book History and Print Culture program, and the Mediterranean Archaeology Collaborative Specialization. Toronto's dynamic arts community becomes accessible through resources and affiliated faculty at the Royal Ontario Museum, University Art Centre, Gardiner Museum, and Art Gallery of Ontario. For art history research, the University offers specialized libraries such as the Department of Art History's collection housing more than 40,000 exhibition catalogs, the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, and Robarts Research Library - one of Canada's premier academic libraries and among North America's finest. The PhD curriculum equips students for careers in higher education, museum professions, and other research-oriented roles