Overview

Department of Art and Art History / Department of Art and Art History is located in Tuscaloosa, AL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Art history
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Studio art	Ceramics
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Studio art	Sculpture
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Studio art	Painting
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Studio art	Printmaking
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Studio art	Photography
Master of Arts (MA)	Studio art	Ceramics
Master of Arts (MA)	Studio art	Sculpture
Master of Arts (MA)	Studio art	Painting
Master of Arts (MA)	Studio art	Printmaking
Master of Arts (MA)	Studio art	Photography

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test or MAT (art history) 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

33

Applied

19

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 10th	January 10th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test or MAT (art history)
Master's Degree Requirements	Portfolio

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
TWE: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 10
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

25

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8%
Black or African American	4%
White or Caucasian	80%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

13

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 0

Male (5)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Landscape and place in visual art, art in public spaces, art as social activism, art and ritual, architecture and the ordering of human experience
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	300,000

Location & Contact

Address 719 University Boulevard
Tuscaloosa, AL  35487
United States

Contact Mr. Jason Guynes
Chair
Email: jguynes@ua.edu
Phone: 205-348-9944
Fax: 205-348-0287

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