History of Art
Fields of study include African art; African American art; American art; Asian art; British art; Byzantine art and architecture; Caribbean art; colonial Latin American art; contemporary art; eighteenth-century art; film and media; Greek and Roman art and architecture; history of photography; Native North American Art; Islamic art and architecture; Italian Early Modern Renaissance art and architecture; material culture and decorative arts; medieval European art and architecture; modern architecture; modern art; Netherlandish, Dutch, and Flemish art; nineteenth-century art; Northern Renaissance art; Pre-Hispanic art; seventeenth-century-European art and architecture; Slavic art.
- Terminal Degrees Offered
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- PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
- Combined PhD
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- Programs and Policies
Nicola Suthor
Director of Graduate Studies
Kari Coyle
Departmental Registrar
Admission Requirements
Standardized Testing Requirements
GRE is not accepted.
Program-Specific Application Requirements
A writing sample is required by this program.
English Language Requirement
TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic is required of most applicants whose native language is not English.
You may be exempt from this requirement if you have received (or will receive) an undergraduate degree from a college or university where English is the primary language of instruction, and if you have studied in residence at that institution for at least three years.
Combined Degree Program Application Deadline
*The deadline to submit an application to a combined program is always the earlier deadline of the two individual programs, or December 15, whichever comes first.
Academic Information
Combined PhD Information
History of Art offers a combined PhD in conjunction with Black Studies, Comparative Literature, English, Film and Media Studies, and Slavic and Eurasian Literatures and Cultures.
Advising
Academic Resources
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Academic Calendar
The Graduate School's academic calendar lists important dates and deadlines related to coursework, registration, financial processes, and milestone events such as graduation.
Financial Information
PhD Stipend & Funding
PhD students at Yale are normally fully-funded. During their programs, our students receive a twelve-month stipend to cover living expenses and a fellowship that covers the full cost of tuition and student healthcare.