Overview

The program in Art History at University of Illinois at Chicago takes a global, interdisciplinary approach to research and education. Our faculty is committed to critical theory, historiographical inquiry and interdisciplinary work drawing from literary studies, political philosophy, anthropology, archaeology, and histories of technology and religion, and translation studies.

Features

Faculty work collaboratively with other academics and institutions around the world to investigate the local and intertwined visual cultures of the United States, the Ancient Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, and West and South Asia.

We are also invested in interrogating the changing place of art in a rapidly globalizing capitalist economy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Historiography of the Visual Arts, 1750 to 1960

Toward New Histories of the Visual Arts, 1960 to the Present

Topics in Medieval Art and Architecture

Topics in Modern and Contemporary Art

Topics in North American Art and Architecture

Topics on Art in Chicago

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

96 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Grade Point Average: At least 3.00/4.00 in an appropriate MA from another institution; if applying with a BA, the applicant must have a 3.20 overall and a 3.50 in the major, or approval by the Graduate Program Committee.

Optional Test: GRE general. The Department of Art History no longer requires applicants to the PhD program to submit GRE scores.

Letters of Recommendation: Three required, preferably from professors and others who are familiar with the applicant’s potential for serious academic work.

Personal Statement: Applicants must submit a short statement of purpose (2–3 pages) that should address the reasons for wishing to do doctoral work at UIC and the relationship of this work to their professional and career objectives.

Writing Sample: Applicants must submit a sample of their written work (approximately 25 pages).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

9376 USD / year

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Out-of-State

9376 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

4498 USD / year

≈ 4498 USD / year

Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

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