MA in Art History in Toronto Canada | University of Toronto

The MA and PhD programs both focus on developing research, writing, and teaching skills essential for careers in academia, museum curation, art advisory, heritage initiatives, arts journalism, or secondary education. Faculty members guide students across diverse specializations including Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, Asian, African, Architectural, and Modern/Contemporary Art studies.
Graduate students can leverage the department's partnerships with renowned centers like the Centre for Medieval Studies, Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, Book History and Print Culture program, and Mediterranean Archaeology Collaborative Specialization. Toronto's dynamic arts community becomes accessible through collaborations with the Royal Ontario Museum, University Art Centre, Gardiner Museum, and Art Gallery of Ontario. The university boasts exceptional research facilities, including the Art History Department's 40,000-catalogue library, Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, and Robarts Research Library - Canada's premier academic resource and one of North America's top university libraries.
The MA program offers a coursework-focused curriculum preparing graduates for museum curation, art consulting, heritage work, arts journalism, secondary education, or PhD studies. Students complete six seminars (3.0 Full-Course Equivalents), with full-time candidates able to finish in two terms by taking three seminars (1.5 FCEs) per term.