Graduate Program in Visual Studies
Matthew Canepa
2000 Humanities Gateway
949-824-1124
http://www.humanities.uci.edu/visualstudies/
The graduate program in Visual Studies, administered by the faculty of the Department of Art History, offers students the opportunity to pursue a doctorate in the cultural analysis of visual artifacts and experiences. With a commitment to theoretically rigorous inquiry, Visual Studies synthesizes methodological insights from a wide variety of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields, including art history, archaeology, architectural history, design history, and environmental studies. The program leads to a Ph.D. in Visual Studies. While the program (in certain instances) grants an M.A. to students en route to their Ph.D., it admits only those students intending to complete their doctorate at UCI.
In addition, an emphasis in Visual Studies, described on the Requirements tab, is available to Ph.D. and M.F.A. students in all departments at UCI.
Faculty
Courses
VIS STD 290A. Art History:Theories and Methods. 4 Units.
Examines canonical texts and explores current directions in Art History.
VIS STD 290B. Theoretical and Historiographical Research Methods. 4 Units.
Provides students training in constructing and developing a research project integrating theoretical and historiographical methodologies.
Restriction: Graduate students only.
VIS STD 290C. Visual Studies: Theories and Methods. 4 Units.
Examines canonical texts and explores current directions in Visual Studies.
VIS STD 294. Getty Consortium Seminar. 4 Units.
Special graduate seminar offered at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, involving faculty and graduate students from the five graduate programs in Art History or Visual Studies located in southern California (UCI, UCLA, UCR, UCSB, and USC).
Repeatability: Unlimited as topics vary.
VIS STD 295. Graduate Seminar in Visual Studies. 4 Units.
Studies in selected areas of Visual Studies. Topics addressed vary each quarter.
Repeatability: Unlimited as topics vary.
VIS STD 296. Directed Reading. 4 Units.
Directed reading on a specific topic agreed upon by student and instructor.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
Restriction: Graduate students only.
VIS STD 297. Writing Practicum. 4 Units.
Offered winter quarter each year and taught in a workshop format. Assists students with the preparation and revision of the dissertation prospectus so that they may advance to candidacy.
Prerequisite: VIS STD 290A and VIS STD 290B and VIS STD 290C
Grading Option: Satisfactory/unsatisfactory only.
Restriction: Graduate students only.
VIS STD 298A. Reading for the Preliminary Examination. 4-12 Units.
Directed reading in preparation for the preliminary examination. Formerly Visual Studies 298.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/unsatisfactory only.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
Restriction: Graduate students only.
VIS STD 298B. Prospectus Research. 4-12 Units.
Research and writing of the dissertation prospectus.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/unsatisfactory only.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
Restriction: Graduate students only.
VIS STD 299. Dissertation Research. 4-12 Units.
Research and writing of the dissertation.
Grading Option: Satisfactory/unsatisfactory only.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit unlimited times.
Restriction: Graduate students only.