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• A capstone research paper (in history, this may be a part of the student's portfolio)
• A preliminary examination field in the non~degree discipline
• A dissertation prospectus that draws on the joint interests of historians and anthropologists
• At least one member of the dissertation defense committee from the non-degree department
• Monitoring of student progress will be carried out by the director of graduate studies in each department.
They will be assisted by one member of the affiliated faculty from each department—initially William Reddy
and Irene Silverblatt—who will review each student's dossier at least once a year
PhD students in other Duke departments and programs may also earn a Certificate in Anthropology and History;
for details, see www.duke.edu/~wmr/anthandhist.htm.
Art, Art History and Visual Studies
Professor Van Miegroet, Chair (115B East Duke Building); Associate Professor Dillon, Director of Graduate Studies
(116A East Duke); Professors Antliff, Bruzelius, Leighten, McWilliam, D. Morgan, Powell, Seaman, Stiles, Wharton;
Associate Professors Abe, Dillon, Gabara, and Weisenfeld; Assistant Professor Galletti
The Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies offers graduate work leading to the PhD degree in art
history. The doctoral program in the history of art is competitive with the leading art history programs in the country.
We are committed to full and equal funding of our students during their time in residence at Duke. Admission to the
program is limited to between four and six new students per year.
The PhD program in the history of art is integrally connected with many interdisciplinary, theoretical, and
international initiatives in the humanities at Duke. The doctoral program is distinguished by its flexibility and crossdisciplinarity.
It requires a thorough grounding in the form and meaning of objects and sites, as well as in their theoretical
and historical contexts. Course work has been designed to prepare students for careers in art and architectural criticism,
research and teaching in the academy, museum, and art gallery. Faculty in the program are expert in a broad range of
areas of art history, as well as in a variety of media, from architecture, sculpture and painting to video and cybernetics.
CERTIFICATE of MUSEOLOGY
Concurrent with their work toward a PhD, students may satisfy the requirements for a certificate of museology.
Students are required to demonstrate their ability to read those languages necessary to their research fields as
determined by their faculty advisors; exams must be passed in at least two foreign languages before taking the
preliminary examinations.
For further information on the PhD Program, prospective applicants may look at the Department's Web site: http:/
/www.duke.edu/web/art/, or write to the director of graduate studies.
The department also participates in a program with the Law School leading to a joint JD/MA degree. The Guidelines
for Graduate Students in the Doctoral Program in Art History and the Guidelines for Graduate Students in the JD/MA
Program fully describe these and additional requirements and the detailed steps in the student’s graduate career.
For information on the JD/MA Program please contact the departmental Web site at: http://www.duke.edu/
web/art/announce/JDMAinAH.pdf or send e-mail to DeptAAH@duke.edu for further information.
Art History (ARTHIST)
201S. Topics in Greek Art. Specific aspects of the art or architecture in the Greek world from the late Geometric to the
Hellenistic periods. Subject varies from year to year. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Staff. 3 units. C-L:
Classical Studies 220S
210S. Topics in Renaissance Studies. 3 units. C-L: see Italian 210S; also C-L: Medieval and Renaissance Studies 210S
227S. Roman Painting. 3 units. C-L: see Classical Studies 236S
236S. Topics in Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture. Analysis of an individual topic. Subject varies from year
to year. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Bruzelius. 3 units. C-L: Medieval and Renaissance Studies 237S
237S. Greek Painting. 3 units. C-L: see Classical Studies 232S
238S. Greek Sculpture. 3 units. C-L: see Classical Studies 231S
240S. Technology and New Media: Academic Practice. 3 units. C-L: see Information Science and Information Studies
240S; also C-L: Visual Studies 250BS
241. History of Netherlandish Art and Visual Culture in a European Context. A contextual study of visual culture in
the Greater Netherlands and its underlying historical and socioeconomic assumptions from the late medieval to early
modern period, through immediate contact with urban cultures, such as Amsterdam, Leiden, Utrecht, Brussels, Ghent,
Bruges, and Antwerp. Includes daily visits to major museums, buildings, and sites; hands-on research in various
collections; discussion sessions with leading scholars in the field; and a critical introduction to various research
strategies. (Taught in the Netherlands.) Not open to students who have taken Art History 158-159. Course credit
contingent upon completion of Art History 242. Instructor: Van Miegroet. 3 units. C-L: Medieval and Renaissance
Studies 241, Visual Studies 210
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