MA / PH.D HANDBOOK
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY AND CRITICISM
DEPARTMENT OF ART
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
[Latest revision, August 24, 2013]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
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GENERAL ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PRACTICES
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GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
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GRADUATE RECORD EXAMS
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TRANSFER CREDITS
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GRADUATE STATUS
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INCOMPLETES
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ACADEMIC PROBATION
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THE M.A. DEGREE
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M.A. COURSE AND CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
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INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES
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PROGRAM PLANNING
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR THE M.A.
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THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM (AKA., “COMPS”)
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COMPREHENSIVE EXAM BIBLIOGRAPHY
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COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SUPPLEMENTAL IMAGE LIST
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THE M.A. THESIS
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M.A. THESIS PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:
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DETAILED TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF M.A. THESIS
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TEACHING PRACTICUM REQUIREMENT
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TEACHER TRAINING
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EVALUATION OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS
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THE PH.D. DEGREE
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GENERAL GOALS AND FORMS OF CONCENTRATION
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ADMISSION TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM
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PH.D. COURSE AND CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
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INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES
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THE M.A. THESIS
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
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TEACHING PRACTICUM
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TEACHER TRAINING
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EVALUATION OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS
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PUBLIC LECTURE REQUIREMENT
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THE M.A. COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
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PH.D QUALIFYING EXAMS
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ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY
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THE DISSERTATION
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THE DISSERTATION PROSPECTUS
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THE DISSERTATION EXAMINING COMMITTEE
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DISSERTATION COMMITTEE - APPROVALS PROCESS
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IF ADVISOR LEAVES STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
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REGISTERING THE DISSERTATION TOPIC
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DOCTORAL DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
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THE DISSERTATION DEFENSE
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EVALUATION OF PROGRESS
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FINANCIAL AID
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TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS WITH STIPENDS
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS WITH STIPENDS
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CRITERIA FOR RENEWAL OF TEACHIGN ASSISTANTSHIPS WITH STIPENDS
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OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL AID
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POLICY ON GRADUATE SUPPORT AWARDS
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NEW YORK STATE RESIDENCY
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STUDENT ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
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LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND MAINTENANCE OF MATRICULATED STATUS
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GRADUATE STUDENT ORGANIZATION
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GUIDELINES ON ROMANTIC/SEXUAL INSTRUCTOR-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS
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STATE OF NEW YORK POLICY ON ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN THE
WORK PLACE (QUOTED FROM GOVERNOR'S MEMO OF OCT. 10, 1986):
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DEPARTMENTAL GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
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GRADUATE STUDENT INITIATIVES
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APPENDIX I. IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
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APPENDIX II: IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2013-2014 ACADEMIC YEAR
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APPENDIX III: IMPORTANT DEPARTMENTAL FORMS
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ARH INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM
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MA DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WORKSHEET
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M.A. THESIS PROPOSAL FORM
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PHD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WORKSHEET
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PH. D. QUALIFYING EXAMINATION FORM
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PH.D. DISSERTATION PROPOSAL FORM
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INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Stony Brook's M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History and Criticism, integrated curricula of art history, criticism and
theory, occupy a unique position among art history graduate programs. The programs exist within the
traditional environment of a full service university rather than being isolated at a special institute or
autonomous graduate school; thus, our students have the opportunity of working in other fields in addition to
art history and criticism. Of special interest and unusual in the New York metropolitan area is the interaction
in certain classes and at other events with graduate students in studio art who are members of the Art
Department's M.F.A. program. Such an opportunity is extremely valuable for understanding the concerns
and interests of practicing artists. Finally, Stony Brook is the only major graduate university in the
metropolitan area to offer the opportunity for, and indeed to require, the teaching of undergraduates. Such an
experience is an important asset in today's job market.
The number of full-time art history faculty at Stony Brook is average for American universities, but the
department has been built with a strong emphasis on modern and contemporary art and on critical,
theoretical, and interdisciplinary interests. From this point of view, its strengths and qualifications, as well as
its program, are exceptional. However, while the majority of the faculty is identified with this orientation, a
regular complement of courses from antiquity to the present is offered. Indeed, the Art Department sees its
role as one of nurturing and guiding student development and of presenting the field in its fullest breadth
rather than in imposing either the rigid methods of traditional scholarship or any other particular view.
With their flexibility and interdisciplinary orientation, the graduate programs in Art History and Criticism
quite naturally admit students from a variety of backgrounds and with a variety of aims. (Please see
appropriate pages from the Graduate Bulletin for entrance requirements). Not all students will have had a
strong art history background. Some may be working toward journalism and the practice of art criticism.
Others may wish to prepare for careers in museum or gallery work. The Art Department believes all students
benefit from such heterogeneity, just as they benefit from the program's interdisciplinary aspects and from
the presence of the M.F.A.
The Department of Art offers several opportunities for students to engage in dialogue with some of the
foremost scholars in the fields of art, visual culture, art history and criticism. The department's Speakers
Series is organized by the graduate students with a faculty adviser. The Visual Arts Seminar (required of
MFA students) invites artists, critics, curators, gallery directors, and museum personnel to meet in an
informal seminar setting with MFA students and interested art history and criticism graduate students and
faculty. Recent participants in these events have included:Thierry de Duve, Okwui Enwezor. Claire Bishop,
Ina Blom, Lynn Catterson, Lisa Collins, Tom Gunning, Daniel Harkett, Brandon Joseph, Norman Kleeblatt,
Naomi Lazard, Robert Lubar, Barbara McCloskey, Keith Moxey, Max Page, Allesandra Ponte, Joel Shapiro,
James Smalls, Jack J. Spector, Stih & Schnock, Margaret Urban Walker, Jonathan Weinberg, Marjorie
Welish, Bonnie Yochelson, and Arnold Zimmerman. The Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center also
hosts an annual conference with speakers of particular interest to the Art Department. In addition, the
University's Humanities Institute offers a full complement of lectures, seminars, and other activities of
special interest to M.A. and Ph.D. students.
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GENERAL ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PRACTICES
GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
At the beginning of each academic year, preferably within two weeks of the start of classes, M.A./Ph.D. and
M.F.A. graduate students should elect one graduate representative for ARH and one representative for ARS.
The two graduate representatives are general liaisons between the graduate students and the Department.
They attend departmental faculty meetings, except for segments dealing with personnel issues. Graduate
representatives may wish to present graduate issues for the agenda of departmental meetings; they may or
may not be the GSO representatives.
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GRADUATE RECORD EXAMS
The Graduate School requires all applicants to take the Graduate Record Exams (GREs). We strongly
recommend this be done prior to applying to the program in order to make the student competitive for
fellowship support.
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TRANSFER CREDITS
The uniqueness of the M.A. and Ph.D. Programs in Art History and Criticism makes the transfer of graduate
credits earned at other institutions rare. The Graduate School, however, does allow up to six such credits for
the M.A. and up to 24 for the Ph.D., subject to departmental and Graduate School approval. (See the
Graduate Bulletin for basic rules.) Departmental policy is to accept only courses that are truly equivalent to
graduate courses that are part of the M.A./Ph.D. Program. Petition forms may be obtained from the Graduate
School. Students will be required to supply course descriptions, syllabi, graduate bulletins and written work
as supporting documentation. These materials will be submitted with the petition form to the M.A./Ph.D.
Graduate Director. Requests for transfer credits will not normally be considered until the student has
successfully completed the first semester of study in the Program.
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GRADUATE STATUS
M. A. Students: The Graduate School defines "full-time" status for M.A. students as follows: A student with
fewer than 24 graduate credits (classified as a G1 student) must enroll in a program of 12 credits per
semester. A student who has completed 24 or more graduate credits (classified as a G2 student) must register
for 9 credits per semester. In practice this means that first year full-time students have course loads of 12
credits each semester for the first year and 9 course credits for subsequent semesters of residency. Students
who enter the program with previous advanced degrees (such as an M.F.A.) may be classified as G2 and
therefore should check their status with the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director or the Graduate Coordinator
before registering for courses.
Ph. D. Students: The Graduate School defines "full time" status for Ph. D. students as follows: A student
with fewer than 24 graduate credits (classified as a G3 in the doctoral program) must enroll in a program of
12 credits per semester. A student who has completed 24 or more graduate credits (classified as a G4 in the
doctoral program) must register for 9 credits per semester. In practice this means that first year full-time
students have course loads of 12 credits each semester for the first year and 9 course credits for subsequent
semesters of residency. Students who enter the doctoral program with previous advanced degrees (such as an
M.A. or M.F.A.) may be classified as G4 and therefore should check their status with the M.A./Ph.D.
Graduate Director or the Graduate Coordinator before registering for courses.
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INCOMPLETES
Students receiving financial aid requiring full-time status are strongly urged to avoid grades of Incomplete.
Taking an Incomplete at any time before the completion of at least 24 credits (in other words, during the first
year) has the undesirable consequence of requiring the student to register for additional credits the following
semester in order to maintain full-time status. Students receiving tuition scholarships should be aware that
they will be responsible for paying the additional tuition costs of the increased course load. Faculty have
been instructed not to assign incompletes except for medical or other emergency reasons.
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ACADEMIC PROBATION
In accordance with the academic regulations and procedures of the Graduate School (see section on
Academic Probation, Graduate Bulletin), all M.A./Ph.D. students must maintain a cumulative grade point
average of B, or they will be placed on academic probation.
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THE M.A. DEGREE
M.A. COURSE AND CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
The student will be required to complete successfully 36 credits of graduate work, as outlined in the list of
courses below. A student must achieve a 3.0 overall grade point average to receive a degree from Stony
Brook.
1. Required Courses (6 credits)
ARH 540 Methodologies of Art History (3 credits)
ARH 592 Teaching Practicum (3 credits; see below)
2. Electives in Art History, Visual Culture, and Criticism (15-21 credits)
ARH 501 Theory and Criticism: From Antiquity through the Renaissance (3 credits)
ARH 502 History of 19th-Century Art Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
ARH 541 Topics in Ancient Art (3 credits)
ARH 542 Topics in Medieval Art (3 credits)
ARH 543 Topics in Renaissance Art (3 credits)
ARH 544 Topics in Early Modern Art (3 credits)
ARH 545 Topics in 19th-Century Art (3 credits)
ARH 546 Topics in 20th-Century Art (3 credits)
ARH 547 Topics in Global, Colonial and Diasporic Art (3 credits)
ARH 548 Museum Studies Seminar (3 credits)
ARH 549 Topics in American Visual Culture (3 credits)
ARH 550 Inquiries into Art Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
ARH 551 Topics in Performance (3 credits)
ARH 552 Topics in Contemporary Art (3 credits)
3. Humanities and Social Sciences Electives (3-9 credits)
One to three courses in the humanities and/or social sciences, to be chosen in consultation with a
faculty advisor and with the approval of the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director. These may be in
philosophy, relevant aspects of literary studies or criticism, history, musicology, dramaturgy,
sociology, anthropology, etc.
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Note: Courses offered by or cross-listed with the School of Professional Development (SPD, CEI, CED)
cannot be counted toward the degree. You will not receive graduate credit for these courses.
4. Other electives (0-12 credits)
ARH 580 Art Criticism or Gallery Internship (0-3 credits)
ARS 580 Visual Arts seminar or other studio class (0-3 credits)
ARH 591 Practicum in the Writing of Art Criticism (0-3 credits)
ARH 595 Directed Readings (0-3 credits)
ARH 598 Thesis (0-6 credits).
Note: Optional electives which students may take outside of the M.A. course and credit requirements and for
fulltime status include the following: a) A studio art course (only by permission of instructor); b) ARH 581
Materials, Methods, and Techniques of Studio Art (3 credits); c) ARS 580 The Visual Arts Seminar (3
credits), required of all M.F.A. students, may be taken a maximum of once by art history and criticism
students, with the permission of the instructor and space availability; d) a graduate language reading course
(e.g. German 500) (but language reading courses do not toward the 36 credits required for the M.A. degree.)
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INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES
The Art Department's graduate curriculum has been carefully constructed in order to provide on the
one hand a strong basis in art history, the history of criticism, and theory, and on the other hand a
wide variety of elective interdisciplinary experiences. The Art Department therefore views the
creation of independent study courses for degree credit as exceptional rather than routine.
(Independent study courses outside the required 36 degree credits do not come under these rules)
Such a course may not be substituted for required topics and criticism courses. Permission for an
independent study course must be obtained both from an agreed-upon faculty sponsor and from the
M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director (forms are found in Appendix IV and are available from the Graduate
Coordinator). When approval is given, the student signs up for independent study with the faculty
supervisor. Unless a form is filled out with appropriate signatures, the department will not recognize
an Independent Study course. Only in exceptional cases will permission be granted for more than 3
credits of any one Independent Study course. These courses may be used to establish full-time
status.
Directed Readings (ARH 595)
Directed Readings courses are generally reserved for advanced students who, having fulfilled most
requirements for the degree, have a need or a project separate from the thesis that cannot be
accommodated within the courses offered. Application should be made by way of a written proposal
and outline of work schedule. This course receives a letter grade.
Practicum in the Writing of Art Criticism (ARH 591)
Many students will find that the Practicum in the Writing of Art Criticism anticipates their desire for
independent work. This course, which is normally for advanced students, may be taken only once
toward the required credits for the M.A. degree. In no case may it or any independent study course
be taken by students who are not members of the M.A. or Ph. D. Program. This course receives a
letter grade.
Art Criticism or Gallery Internship (ARH 580)
Please bear in mind that no more than 3 credits of ARH 580 may be used towards the 36 required
credits for the M.A. degree. Students may also have the opportunity for museum or gallery
internships. For this the student will need both a faculty sponsor as well as an external sponsor
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willing to evaluate their work. The proposal should include a statement of what the student expects
to accomplish during the course of the internship as well as details such as expected hours and
responsibilities. The external sponsor should be asked to provide a brief statement indicating their
support for the project and sign off on the proposal. At the end of the semester, the student must
prepare a written narrative of their experience, indicating what they accomplished and perhaps how
the internship may serve them in the future. The external sponsor should provide a brief evaluation.
The report and the evaluation should be submitted to the faculty sponsor and ultimately be placed in
the student’s file. This course receives Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading.
Please note: Undergraduate course credits may not be used toward the M.A. degree or for full-time
status. Do not sign up for Graduate Independent Studies in which you audit an undergraduate
course. This will not count toward graduate credit.
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PROGRAM PLANNING
Incoming students are asked to take the required Methodology course (ARH 540) usually offered
each fall. During the first semester of graduate study, students are advised to take as many graduate
art history courses as are offered that semester (especially required courses), rather than courses in
other departments. Questions about program planning should be discussed with the faculty adviser,
the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director, or the Graduate Coordinator (for general questions about program
requirements). The Faculty Thesis Advisor is chosen by the student, in consultation with the
M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director, as the student develops his/her specific area of interest. The
M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director serves as the academic advisor, however, and students should sign up
for advising each semester. Students should bring their worksheets to advising sessions and make
sure to supply the Graduate Coordinator with a copy afterwards, each time.
Please note: Students who enter the M.A. program who are even remotely considering the possibility
of applying for admission to the department's doctoral program are strongly advised to take a 42credit course load, i.e., six additional credits beyond the 36 credits required for the M.A. degree. The
six additional credits should be taken in Art History Topics courses. By taking these six additional
art history credits, an M.A. students who is later accepted into the department's doctoral program will
not find him/herself in the predicament of having to take on a course overload of ARH credits in
order to fulfill the 24-credit Art History Topics requirements for the Ph.D. Please bear in mind,
however, that such a program entails a certain risk; M.A. students must formally apply for admission
to the doctoral program, and acceptance is by no means guaranteed.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT FOR THE M.A.
No foreign language is required for entrance into the M.A. Program. However, in order to receive the degree,
the student must show reading proficiency in either French or German. Proficiency may be demonstrated
either through completion of a graduate language course (e.g. German 500, Intensive Reading German) with
a grade of B or above, or by passing a language reading exam administered within the department. On
request to the ARH Graduate Director (see calendar for specific date) departmental language comprehension
exams will be administered on a specific date in early-to mid- September of each year (see calendar for
specific date). The exam will consist of an art historical or critical text that the student will translate into
English, using a dictionary if needed. (No computers or digital translators are permitted in the examination
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room.) The exam may be waived for native speakers. The faculty member administering the exam will have
a memo placed in the student's file when the exam is successfully completed. The department encourages
students who need to fulfill the language requirement to take French or German 500 whenever it is offered.
Otherwise, a student is responsible for learning the language by taking a course elsewhere: at the Graduate
Center of the City of New York, Goethe House, Alliance Française, or other suitable venues.
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THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM (AKA., “COMPS”)
All students will be required to pass a general examination in the history of art. The exam, which is given in
early September of each academic year (see calendar for specific date), consists of a) slide identifications and
discussions (20 images for 5 minutes each), and b) discussion of key terms and definitions (10 terms for 5
minutes each). It aims at ensuring adequate knowledge of the kind of basic factual and conceptual material of
art history, theory and criticism that can be expected at the entry level to graduate study. It does not seek to
test the more specialized knowledge acquired in the advanced seminars of the graduate program, for it is
supposed that performance in those seminars is measure enough. The exam will be offered in the fall,
generally during the fourth or fifth week of the term. Those students with a strong art history background are
encouraged to take the exam when it is first offered. Those with little art history may prefer to take the exam
during the fall of their second year. A memo will be placed in each student's academic folder specifying the
grade as Pass, Pass with Distinction, or Fail. Students who fail will be allowed to take the exam a second
time, normally given in the middle of the subsequent Spring semester. Students can expect to learn the results
of their comprehensive exam within approximately two weeks. (Note: be patient! If a large number of
students take the comps, the anonymous readers must read them all, tabulate the grades, and then also meet
to discuss the exams together. Anticipate that it will take approximately two weeks time)
IMPORTANT: All of the terms and all of the images (with the addition of a supplemental list included here)
will be taken from the most recent edition of Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History. Western
and non-Western art may be included in the exam. Students are expected to prepare for the exam through
individual study. They are invited to audit undergraduate art history classes when useful. Additional
information, and information on the supplemental list, can be found in the following bibliography.
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COMPREHENSIVE EXAM BIBLIOGRAPHY
(unless otherwise indicated, earlier editions of these texts are satisfactory)
GENERAL
Kleiner, Fred. Gardner’s Art Through the Ages: A Global History, 14th ed. Centrage Learning, 2012
ANCIENT
Biers, William R. The Archaeology of Greece: an Introduction. Cornell UP, 1996
Brilliant, Richard. Roman Art from the Republic to Constantine. Phaidon, 1996
Elsner, Jas. Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph. Oxford UP, 1998
Pedley, John Griffiths. Greek Art and Archaeology. Prentice Hall, 2002
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MEDIEVAL
Stokstad, Marilyn. Medieval Art. 2nd. ed. Westview Press, 2004
Snyder, James. Medieval Art, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, 4th-14th Century. Abrams, 1989
RENAISSANCE
Cole, Bruce. The Renaissance Artist at Work. From Pisano to Titian. Harper & Row, 1983
Harbison, Craig. The Mirror of the Artist: Northern Renaissance Art in its Historical Context. Abrams, 1995.
Hartt, Frederick. Italian Renaissance Art, 6th ed. Prentice Hall, 2006
Olson, Roberta. Italian Renaissance Sculpture. Thames & Hudson, 1992
Wolfflin, Henrich. Classic Art: an Introduction to the Italian Renaissance. Phaidon, 1990
MANNERISM / BAROQUE
Friedlaender, Walter. Mannerism and Anti-Mannerism in Italian Painting. Columbia UP, 1990
Harris, Ann Sutherland, Seventeenth-Century Art and Architecture. Prentice Hall, 2007
Hauser, Arnold. Mannerism: the Crisis of the Renaissance and the Origin of Modern Art. Knopf, 1965
Minor, Vernon Hyde. Baroque and Rococo: Art and Culture. Prentice Hall, 2003
AMERICAN (UNITED STATES)
Craven, Wayne American Art: History and Culture. McGraw-Hill, 1994/2003
Joselit, David. American Art since 1945. Thames and Hudson, 2003
Pohl, Frances. Framing America: A Social History of American Art. Thames and Hudson, 2002
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Eisenman, Stephen, et al. Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History. Thames and Hudson, 1993
Robert Rosenblum and H.W. Janson. Nineteenth Century Art. Abrams, 1984
TWENTIETH CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY
H.H. Arnason and Elizabeth Mansfield, A History of Modern Art, 7th edition. Pearson, 2013
Fineberg, Jonathan. Art since 1945: Strategies of Being. Prentice Hall, 2000
Hal Foster, et al., Art since 1900. Thames and Hudson, 2004
PHOTOGRAPHY AND DURATIONAL MEDIA
Marien, Mary Warner. Photography: A Cultural History. Prentice Hall, 2006
Rush, Michael. New Media in Art. Thames & Hudson, 2005
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COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SUPPLEMENTAL IMAGE LIST
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Renaissance and Early Modern
1. Van Eyck, Crucifixion and Last Judgement, 1425-30, (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
2. Rogier van der Weyden, Altarpiece of the Seven Sacraments, 1435-55.
3. Lucas Cranach, Judgment of Paris, c. 1525, (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
4. Verrocchio, Doubting Thomas on Orsanmichele, 1467-83.
5. Leonardo, Adoration of the Magi, 1481.
6. Hans Memling, Diptych of Marten Nieuwenhove, 1487.
7. Marten Schongauer, Madonna and Child in a Courtyard, c 1490.
8. Albrecht Durer, Self-Portrait in Fur Coat (as Christ), 1500.
9. Albrecht Durer, Melancolia I, 1514.
10. Hieronymous Bosch, Haywain triptych, 1500-05.
11. Lucas van Leyden, The Milkmaid, 1510.
12. Raphael, Madonna della Sedia, 1513.
13. Pieter Bruegel the elder, Kermis, c 1568.
14. Annibale Carracci, Butcher Shop, c 1580.
15. Caravaggio, Bacchus, 1595-96.
16. Frans Hals, Pieter van den Broecke, c 1633.
17. Jan van Goyen, Windmill by a River, 1642.
18. Velazquez, Juan de Pareja, 1648, (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
19. Jan Vermeer, The Milkmaid, c 1658-60.
20. Rembrandt, Self-Portrait, 1660 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Nineteenth Century
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Eugene Delacroix, The Massacres at Chios, 1824.
Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, The Vow of Louis XIII, 1824.
Joseph W.M. Turner, Snowstorm: Hannibal Crossing the Alps, 1812.
Gustave Courbet, The Studio of the Painter, A Real Allegory Determining Seven Years of my Life
as an Artist, 1855.
Claude Monet, La Grenouillère, 1869.
Pierre-Auguste Auguste Renoir, Mme Charpentier and her Children, 1878.
Paul Cézanne, House of the Hanged Man, 1872.
Vincent Van Gogh, The Potato Eaters, 1885.
American (United States)
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Rufus Hathaway, Lady with Pets, 1790 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
William Sidney Mount, Farmers Nooning, 1836 (Long Island Museum).
Richard Upjohn, Trinity Church, 1846.
Richard Morris Hunt, Administration Building, Worlds Columbian Exposition, 1893.
Lorado Taft, Fountain of Great Lakes, 1929
Cass Gilbert, Woolworth Building, 1914.
Frederick Remington, Bronco Buster, 1895.
Kenyon Cox, Tradition, 1916.
Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930.
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Modern and Contemporary
1. Yoko Ono, Cut Piece, 1964.
2. Marina Abramovich, Rhythm 0, 1974.
3. Heath Bunting, King’s X, 1994.
4. Stan Douglas, Der Sandmann, 1995.
5. Pierre Huyghe and Philippe Parreno, No Ghost, Just a Shell, 1999.
6. Andrea Fraser, Little Frank and His Carp, 2001.
7. Cory Arcangel, Super Mario Clouds, 2002.
8. Zhang Huan, My New York, 2002.
9. Diller + Scofidio, Blur Building, 2002.
10. Eija-Liisa Ahtila, The Wind, 2006.
11. Marcel Duchamp, To Be Looked at (from the Other Side of the Glass) with One Eye, Close to, for
Almost an Hour [The Small Glass], 1918.
12. Ferdinand Leger, Ballet Mechanique, 1924.
13. Alexandr Rodchenko, Assembling for a Demonstration, 1928.
14. Dziga Vertov, Man with the Movie Camera, 1929.
15. Bruce Conner, A Movie, 1959.
16. John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Stan VanDerBeek, Variations V, 1965.
17. Michael Snow, Wavelength, 1967.
18. Vito Acconci, Undertone, 1972.
19. Janet Cardiff and Georges Miller, The Paradise Institute, 1999.
20. Pierre Huyghe, The Third Memory, 2001.
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THE M.A. THESIS
The M.A. thesis should be a polished paper of no more than 7500 words in length, including notes and
bibliography. Full illustration captions/credits must be included, but do not count toward the word limit. The
thesis must demonstrate original research, a logical conceptual structure, and stylistic lucidity.
Deadlines
Submission of thesis proposal (with all signatures): October 1
Submission of first draft to advisor: November 15
Submission of first revision to advisor and reader: February 1
Submission of second revision to advisor and reader: April 1
Submission of final revision, with all notes, illustrations, and signatures of approval from advisor,
and reader to the Graduate School: May 30
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M.A. THESIS PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:
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Work on the thesis will begin during the summer following the first year of classes (or, for part time students,
after G1 or G3 status has been successfully completed). The student will select a paper that s/he has written
for a seminar in fall or spring semester of the first year (during G1 or G3 status). Over the third and fourth
semesters, this paper will be reworked in light of recommendations provided by a faculty advisor.
That advisor will be selected by the student, in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies, by no later
than September 15 of the second year. A faculty reader, appointed by the Director of Graduate Studies before
October 15 of the second year, will also read the thesis.
(The Art & History & Criticism program includes several affiliate faculty who are in other departments. The
student can request a member of the affiliate faculty as his or her second reader, if said individual is willing
to serve. Affiliated faculty may not serve as primary advisor, however.)
During the summer between the student’s first and second years, the student should begin research and
revision based on comments received on the designated seminar paper. The thesis proposal form (included in
Appendix IV of this handbook) should also be completed during this time. The thesis proposal is given to the
prospective thesis advisor by no later than the first week of classes of fall semester. The proposal is then
revised as necessary. The student will present the finished thesis proposal form for approval and signature by
the thesis advisor, reader, and Graduate Director. The thesis proposal must be submitted it to the Graduate
Coordinator by no later than October 1.
Although it will sometimes make sense to work under the person for whom the paper was originally written,
occasionally the paper’s subject matter or a prospective faculty member’s advising load makes such a
selection unsuitable. In such circumstances, the M.A./PhD Graduate Director will assist the student in
locating an appropriate advisor: any member of the Graduate Art History faculty may be asked to advise the
thesis.
The student will submit the initial draft of the thesis to the advisor by November 15. The advisor will return
comments on this initial draft by December 15. The student will submit a second draft to both advisor
and reader by February 1. The advisor and reader will return comments on the second draft by March 1. The
final draft of the thesis must be submitted to both the advisor and the reader by April 1. If the advisor or
reader decides any last-minute corrections are necessary, they will make these known to the student by no
later than April 15. All drafts are to be submitted in hard copy, unless the faculty member explicitly states
otherwise. Clearly labeled illustrations be included with all revisions. Submissions should be professional in
appearance, properly proofread, spellchecked, formatted, and so forth. Once adviser and reader approve the
thesis, the student should obtain their signatures (in black ink) on the Thesis Acceptance Form at the front of
the thesis, supply a copy of this page and the thesis itself to the Graduate Coordinator, and file a copy with
the Graduate School by the time of its deadline, usually around mid May.
Certain aspects of the thesis (including policies about illustrations and permissions) are determined by
Graduate School policies, so please be sure to consult the Graduation Information page of the Graduate
School website. The student is responsible for submitting the thesis to the Graduate School using whatever
format is required.
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DETAILED TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF M.A. THESIS
(Based on Spring graduation; those planning Fall or Summer graduation should adjust accordingly)
FIRST YEAR
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Take courses with as many different ARH professors as possible
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Write at least one seminar paper appropriate to your thesis interests
Summer:
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Select a seminar paper that will serve as the basis for your MA thesis and continue research into the
topic based on comments received
SECOND YEAR
Sept
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Confirm MA thesis advisor in consultation with MA/PhD Graduate Director. Your advisor will
often, but not always, be the professor under whom the original paper was written
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MA Thesis Proposal Form to advisor by – MA/PhD Graduate Director to receive instructions on
Second Reader Submit MA Thesis Proposal to advisor by October 1.
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MA Thesis Second Reader must be approved by October 15.
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Submit thesis proposal to Lisa Perez (Graduate Coordinator),with all signatures by October 18.
First draft of MA Thesis due in to advisor by Thursday, November 14Oct/Nov
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Research and writing
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Contact MA/
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First Draft of MA Thesis due in
– confirm appropriate format with advisor (paper, word doc, pdf, etc.)
Dec/Jan
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Revising
2014
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Submit second revision to advisor by February 3
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Second draft of MA Thesis due in to advisor.
Apr/May
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Submission of final revision to advisor and reader: April 1
Revisions (if necessary), submission of final revision with all notes, illustrations, and signatures of approval
from advisor, reader, and to Graduate School by mid May or by GRADUATE SCHOOL DEADLINE (see
Graduate academic calendar)
Note - Graduation cannot be assured if the requisite deadlines are not met
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TEACHING PRACTICUM REQUIREMENT
One semester of teaching (the Teaching Practicum, ARH 592, offering 3 academic credits) is required of all
art history students in the M.A. program, regardless of past experience as teachers outside the Art
Department. Unless such teaching is done as part of a Teaching Assistantship (see below), it is not
remunerated; rather, it is an invaluable experience that is important for all students no matter what their
career aims, and it is a form of service to the Department. M.A.s doing a Teaching Practicum will serve as
the TA for a faculty member, and such an assignment is approximately a ten hour per week commitment, in
addition to meetings with the faculty supervisor.
The Department will decide when the student will take the Teaching Practicum, and what course they will be
teaching. Sufficient notice will be provided to enable the student to work out a suitable schedule.
ARH 592 may be taken a second time for full-time status credits (see below), but not to satisfy the minimum
of 36 credits required for the M.A. degree. Students who have taught one semester of the survey course may
request to teach the other semester to enhance their basic knowledge of art history as well as their teaching
skills. Such requests are honored only for students with a high aptitude for teaching and when scheduling
permits. All additional teaching is without credit.
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TEACHER TRAINING
The department asks returning students to serve as mentors for new students. All incoming and returning
students are expected to attend the Art Department's Graduate Student Orientation that occurs a few days
prior to the start of classes. Among other activities, a TA Orientation Session will be held, with one or more
faculty supervisors and returning TAs. Teaching Assistants can expect to meet with their faculty supervisor
on a regular basis outside the classroom, particularly during the first half of the semester, and should feel free
to consult both the faculty supervisor and the mentor about teaching methods, syllabi, grading, etc. In early
fall all Teaching Assistants must attend a mandatory awareness session on sexual harassment, to be
announced by the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director .
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EVALUATION OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Because duties vary, faculty supervisors will present criteria for each course or other responsibility to TAs in
preliminary meetings at the beginning of each semester (or year if appropriate). Graduate students should
not hesitate to seek guidance from their supervisors at any time. Faculty who wish to use written guidelines
may do so.
Toward the end of each semester, all faculty and graduate instructors are evaluated by undergraduates in the
course. Graduate TAs are evaluated through SOLAR. At least once during each semester, the faculty
supervisor will observe the TA either in the classroom or in the lecture hall, or both. The TA will be advised
of each visit at least one week in advance. The faculty supervisor will assess the student's overall
performance (including day-to-day performance on assignments as well as teaching) and will write a critique
of approximately one paragraph in which both positive comments and suggestions for improvement may be
offered. One copy of the written evaluation will be given to the TA, and one copy to the M.A./Ph.D.
Graduate Director for the TA's permanent file.
Graduate students and their faculty supervisors will be jointly responsible for implementation of these
procedures. Teaching Assistants receive grades of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory for Teaching Practicum.
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THE PH.D. DEGREE
GENERAL GOALS AND FORMS OF CONCENTRATION
Stony Brook’s Ph.D. program in art history and criticism is designed to encourage students to apply what
they have learned at the masters level towards more intense and individual research. It is organized to allow
students to further their areas of study by concentrating on major and minor fields defined according to the
individual interests of the student and reflecting the strengths of our faculty. The emphasis of the program is
on integrating research and analysis into a single curriculum with a particular focus on art criticism and
theory and an interdisciplinary approach to modern and contemporary art and visual culture. The program
culminates in the oral defense of a substantial written dissertation on an original topic. Students are not
accepted into the Ph.D. program on a part-time basis. This degree is considered essential for those intending
to engage in advanced academic research, teaching and publishing in the field of art history and criticism,
and may provide a significant advantage to those entering the professional art world of museums and
galleries.
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ADMISSION TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Admission into the Ph.D. program is at the discretion of the departmental Graduate Studies Committee and
the Graduate School. All applicants will be required to submit an essay outlining their interests, expectations
and reasons for applying to the program. This essay will include career as well as intellectual expectations,
and is part of the regular application for admission.
Admission generally assumes that the student majored or minored in art history at the undergraduate level,
having maintained a minimum of a B average in undergraduate work, having met the standards of admission
established by the Graduate School, and having taken the Graduate Record Exams (GREs) with a score of
more than 500 in the verbal section. The first of these requirements may be waived at the discretion of the
Committee. That is, if a student without an art history major or minor wishes to enter the program, the
student, like those without previous M.A. degrees, will be required to demonstrate basic competency through
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a comprehensive written examination during the second year of study. Another option may be for the
Committee to require that such a student take a specified number of undergraduate courses in the department
prior to full admission to the program.
Full credit for any previous graduate-level coursework taken by the entering student is at the discretion of the
Director of Graduate Studies, and is subject to Graduate School limits and approval. Departmental residency
requirements are three years for students without prior M.A. degrees and two for those having earned an
M.A. in Art History elsewhere. All students will be required to fulfill the minimum Graduate School
residency requirement of two consecutive semesters.
Students entering without an M.A. in art history must take a written comprehensive examination that tests
basic competence in the history of art (described below). Ph.D. students who enter the program with an M.A.
degree in art history will be exempted from taking the comprehensive examination. Students entering without
an M.A. in art history must submit the M.A. thesis (described above).
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PH.D. COURSE AND CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
The student will be required to complete successfully 60 credits of graduate work, as outlined in the list of
categories and courses below. Credits for the Ph.D. will total 24 beyond the entering Master's degree or its
equivalent, as determined by the Director of Graduate Studies, for a total of 60 credits. Ph.D. students who
have completed the M.A. degree at Stony Brook may count the full 36 credits toward their degree. A student
must achieve a 3.0 overall grade point average to receive a degree from Stony Brook
1. Required Courses (6-9 credits)
ARH 540 Methodologies in Art History (3 credits)
ARH 602 Practicum in Teaching (3-6 credits)
2. Electives in Art History, Visual Culture, and Criticism (24-36 credits)
ARH 501 Criticism, Theory, Practice: From Artes Mechanicae to Artes Liberales (3 credits)
ARH 502 History of l9th Century Art Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
ARH 503 History of 20th Century Art Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
ARH 541 Topics in Ancient Art (3 credits)
ARH 542 Topics in Medieval Art (3 credits)
ARH 543 Topics in Renaissance Art (3 credits)
ARH 544 Topics in Early Modern Art (3 credits)
ARH 545 Topics in 19th Century Art (3 credits)
ARH 546 Topics in 20th Century Art (3 credits)
ARH 547 Topics in Global, Colonial and Diasporic Art (3 credits)
ARH 548 Museum Studies (3 credits)
ARH 549 Topics in American Visual Culture (3 credits)
ARH 550 Inquiry in Art Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
ARH 551 Topics in Performance (3 credits)
ARH 552 Topics in Contemporary Art (3 credits)
ARH 553 Contemporary Art in New York (3 credits)
ARH 554 Topics in Visual Culture (3 credits)
ARH 570 Issues in Architectural History and Criticism (3 credits)
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3. Humanities and Social Science Electives (6-12 credits)
One of these must be in philosophy. Others might be on relevant aspects of history, comparative studies,
musicology, sociology, anthropology, etc.
4. Other electives
ARH 580 Art Criticism of Gallery Internship (0-3 credits)
ARS 580 Visual Arts Seminar (0-3 credits)
ARH 598 MA thesis (0-6 credits)
ARH 591 Practicum in the Writing of Art Criticism (0-3 credits)
ARH 690 Directed Readings (0-6 credits)
5. PhD Thesis Credits (after being advanced to doctoral candidacy and G5 status)
ARH 699 Dissertation Research on Campus
ARH 700 Dissertation Research off Campus - Domestic
ARH 701 Dissertation Research off Campus - International
Credits for thesis preparation and research may be used to complete the total of 60 credits for the Ph.D.
Please note: Undergraduate courses may not be used toward the Graduate degree. You may not sign up for
Graduate Independent Study and "audit" an undergraduate class. These credits will not count toward your
degree.
Please note: Incoming Ph. D. students should make absolutely certain that they take a sufficient number of
Art History topics courses to satisfy the minimum 24 credit requirement (#2 above). This is especially
important for Ph.D. students who enter as advanced students (such as G4).
Please note: Courses offered by or cross-listed with the School of Professional Development (SPD, CEI,
CED) may not be counted toward the degree. You will not receive graduate credit for these courses.
Independent Study Courses
Please see description above.
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THE M.A. THESIS
Ph.D. students who enter the program without a previous M.A. degree must complete the requirements for
the M.A. thesis described above).
Students should follow the same timeline outlined in that section for completion of the M.A. thesis.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Reading knowledge of both German and French is required for the Ph.D. degree. The student may also
submit a petition to the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director requesting substitution of another language for either
French or German if it is more relevant to the student’s area of research. In some cases the student may be
advised to master a third language. The requirement may be satisfied either by taking translation
examinations administered within the department, or by passing with a grade of B graduate language or
translation courses (e.g. German 500, Intensive Reading German). Reading exams will be given to students
who request them in writing by the third week of each semester. Such requests should be made to the
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Director of Graduate Studies. The exam will normally be offered during the middle of the semester and will
consist of an art historical or critical text that the student will translate into English, using a dictionary if
needed. The exam may be waived for native speakers. The faculty member administering the exam will have
a memo placed in the student's file when the exam is successfully completed. The department encourages
students who need a language requirement to take French or German 500 whenever it is offered. Otherwise,
a student is responsible for learning the language by taking a course elsewhere: at the Graduate Center of the
City of New York, Goethe House, Alliance Française, or another suitable venue.
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TEACHING PRACTICUM
All doctoral students will be expected to assist in teaching a minimum of one year regardless of previous
experience. Students without Teaching Assistantships will assist either in stand-alone sections of the
introductory undergraduate courses in the history of art; or in upper-division (200/300 level) undergraduate
courses, taught by a supervising faculty member. During their first and third years of study, students with
Teaching Assistantships will assist in upper-division (200/300 level) undergraduate courses, taught by the
supervising faculty member. During the student with Teaching Assistantship’s second and fourth year (if
relevant), s/he will typically teach a stand-alone section of the introductory undergraduate course in the
history of art: that is, for the first semester, the survey of Ancient to Medieval art, and for the second,
Renaissance and Baroque to Modern art. Some students may also assist in, or teach an undergraduate course
on the 200/300 level. Competence in teaching will be judged through teacher evaluation questionnaires, by
classroom or lecture hall visits by the course's faculty supervisor, and by faculty supervisor assessments of
the T.A.'s overall performance and ability to carry out responsibilities.
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TEACHER TRAINING
Training for teaching is provided in multiple ways.
• Incoming students with TAships are required to attend TA Training sessions offered by the Graduate
School. Notice of these sessions will be provided by the Graduate School.
• All incoming and returning students are expected to attend the Art Department's Graduate Student
Orientation, which occurs a few days prior to the start of classes. Among other activities, a TA Orientation
Session is held, with one or more faculty supervisors and returning TAs.
• The Department asks advanced graduate students to serve as mentors for new students.
• In addition, all students assigned to teach a stand-alone section of the 101/102 survey must register for
ARH 592, Teaching Practicum, overseen by a faculty supervisor who assists the TAs in developing syllabi,
in dealing with preparing classes, with grading, and other teaching concerns.
All Teaching Assistants can expect to meet with their faculty supervisor on a regular basis outside the
classroom, particularly during the first half of the semester, and should feel free to consult both the faculty
supervisor and the mentor about teaching methods, syllabi, grading, etc.
In addition, in early fall, all Teaching Assistants must attend a mandatory awareness session on sexual
harassment, to be announced and administered by the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director.
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EVALUATION OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Guidelines and procedures for evaluating TA performance are the same as those listed above (see M.A.
section).
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PUBLIC LECTURE REQUIREMENT
Ph.D. students are asked to present a public lecture to the Art Department on the subject of their dissertation
or other suitable topic, such as a paper they may be presenting at a conference. This lecture is typically
scheduled as part of the annual Graduate Student Colloquium held in the spring. Otherwise, time and date
must be arranged by the student with sufficient notice to allow members of the faculty and fellow students to
arrange their schedules to be able to attend.
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THE M.A. COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
All Ph.D. students who enter the program without a master's degree in art history must take this examination
the fall of their second year in order to continue in the program. Ph.D. students who enter the program with
an M.A. degree in art history will be exempted from taking this exam. See above, in M.A. section, for
description and policies.
PH.D QUALIFYING EXAMS
The purpose of the Qualifying Examination is to ascertain that the student has a sufficiently solid background
in the field of work to take on successfully the dissertation and future research. The examination is designed
to ensure that the student has sufficient depth of knowledge of the particular issues that are likely to confront
him/her in the process of carrying out their dissertation research, thus enabling them to produce an original
work of scholarship. The exam will also ensure that the student has sufficient breadth of understanding the
key issues, artists, and works of the field to enable them to successfully compete for positions as members of
college or university faculties, museum staffs, or in some other professional position in the field.
The Qualifying Examination will be administered on or about March 1st of each year, to PhD students in their
third year of coursework (second year for those entering with a prior master’s degree), and prior to the
beginning of dissertation research. It will be a written exam covering a major and minor, chosen from the
following fields:
Contemporary Art and Criticism
Photography and the Moving Image
Modern European Art and Criticism
American Art and Material Culture
Early Modern Art and Visual Culture
Global, Colonial, and Diasporic Art
Ancient Civilizations
The content of the exam will vary according to the student’s interests and his/her choice of major and minor
fields. The student will be expected to select two faculty members to serve as major and minor advisors and
to seek guidance from them on appropriate focus and bibliography in preparation for the exams. (Students
are not encouraged to major and minor in both Contemporary Art and Modern Art.)
The Qualifying Exam committee consists of three members of the department faculty (including major and
minor advisors), and is appointed upon the recommendation of the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director, in
consultation with the student. Student must submit (by September 15) two copies of Qualifying Exam
Information Form, one to the Graduate Coordinator and one to the Director of Graduate Studies, (See yearly
calendar for specific date). Once a student has selected advisors for the major and minor portion of the exam,
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the student should inform the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director (copying the Graduate Coordinator and the two
advisors) in writing or by email. The exam is held on or about March 1 of each year (See yearly calendar for
specific date).
The format of the exam shall be five essay questions for the major, from which the student shall choose
three; and three essay questions for the minor, from which the student shall choose two to answer. Answers
to questions should be informed by visual analysis as well as theoretical, methodological or historical
analysis either of specific works, or works selected by the student to uphold a point.
Students can expect to receive their exams via email by 10AM on the day of the test and must return their
exams, via email or hard copy, to the Graduate Coordinator (Lisa Perez), copied to the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate
Director, no later than 5 PM on the following day. Students can expect to learn the results of their exam
within two weeks of having taken it.
A student who does not pass one section of the qualifying examination may take that section over. A student
who does not pass the qualifying examination at all may make a formal request to the Graduate Studies
Committee to take the qualifying examination one more time. A student who does not advance successfully
to the Ph.D. may receive an M.A. degree on completion of the department's M.A. requirements, including an
M.A. thesis (as distinct from the M.A. qualifying paper).
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ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY
To be advanced to Ph.D. candidacy, the student must have:
1) Completed at least 54 graduate credits and all other degree requirements, other than the
dissertation and dissertation research credits.
2) Completed a third full year of residency if the student has received the M.A. at Stony Brook, or, if
not, the student entering with an M A. must have fulfilled two years of residency at Stony
Brook.
3) Completed a Master's Thesis, approved by two members of the faculty.
4) Passed the Comprehensive (if applicable) and Qualifying Examinations.
5) Submitted and defended a proposal outlining the nature and aims of the dissertation. The proposal
should be approved by a faculty committee and the MA/PhD Graduate Director no less
than six weeks prior to the “last day for programs to submit Advancement to Candidacy
(G5 statues) requests in order for the advancement to take effect for the fall 2013
Semester.” (The Graduate School has not yet posted this date for the 2013 academic year.)
The date of August 1 is strongly recommended by the Graduate Program Director as the
date for submission of the PhD dissertation proposal to department members of the
Dissertation Examining Committee in order to be sure to meet the Graduate Schools
deadline for advancement to candidacy.
When all of these requirements have been completed satisfactorily, the Director of Graduate
Studies will submit a request to the Dean of the Graduate School to advance the candidate to
candidacy.
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THE DISSERTATION
The dissertation is an original study that in the opinion of the official readers makes a genuine contribution to
art history. In terms of content and format, it should be regarded as a book. It is often the basis for further
scholarly work. It must incorporate results of original research and demonstrate a high degree of competence
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in the use of appropriate art historical techniques: connoisseurship, interpretation of sources, etc. It should be
remembered, however, that the thesis is not merely an accumulation of data. Rather, the data must be fitted
into a coherent argument that gives this primary information meaning and purpose.
Specific guidelines for dissertation format are set by the Graduate School, and must be strictly adhered to. It
is the author's responsibility to obtain good quality illustrations. A dissertation can be rejected if one or all of
its readers judge its illustrations to be unacceptable. For further information, see the Graduate School
guidelines.
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THE DISSERTATION PROSPECTUS
Students must submit and receive faculty approval of a proposal prior to the inception of the dissertation. The
prospectus should be submitted to the advisor and readers no later than 6 weeks before the Graduate Schools
deadline for admission to candidacy. Students who submit materials late cannot be assured of admission to
candidacy and may be required to cover their own tuition costs until their candidacy is approved. (At this
time the Graduate School provides tuition scholarship for all G5 students). No later than the end of the 6th
semester (fourth semester for a student who enters as a G4), the student will prepare a written prospectus of
10-15 pages identifying the scope, method, and aims of the dissertation. The prospectus should contain the
following: an explanation of the research problem under investigation including hypotheses to be
investigated, a brief discussion of the present state of scholarly research on the subject, description of the
research sources and the methods the student plans to employ, and a bibliography. The proposal must be
accompanied by a completed proposal form with an abstract of 150 words and signatures of all departmental
committee members (see below and Appendix IV).
One possible format could be:
I. Statement of the problem
II. State of the research
III. Sources and methodologies
IV. Bibliography
A second sample format could be:
I. Subject and contributions the proposed dissertation will make
II. Literature, sources, and procedures
III. Bibliography
A third could be:
I. Current scholarship
II. Structure and proposed contribution
III. Research methodology
IV. Bibliography
The student will submit the proposal to the dissertation advisor and two other members of the department
who will serve as readers no later than six weeks before the beginning of a student’s seventh semester/(fifth
for students who enter as G4). After the student's advisor has conferred with the other departmental
committee members and the department committee has approved the proposal in writing, the advisor will ask
one of the two departmental committee members to serve as Chair of the committee. The student will then
secure the signatures and submit the proposal and names of the committee members to M.A./Ph.D. Graduate
Director for approval. Sample copies of dissertation proposals are available for students’ perusal in the
office of the Graduate Coordinator. The student should file the original copy of the signed thesis proposal
page with the Graduate Coordinator and provide copies to the dissertation advisor and chair of the
dissertation committee. The proposal must be signed in black ink.
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THE DISSERTATION EXAMINING COMMITTEE
Departmental Committee Members:
The Dissertation Examining Committee includes three members from the department (Advisor, Chair and
Reader) and a fourth outside member (the advisor and the chair cannot be the same person). As per the
Graduate School Bulletin
http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/gradbulletin/current/degrees/phd/dissertation_committee.php -Faculty experts in other departments may serve either as regular members of dissertation committees (what
the Bulletin calls "external members") or as an outside reader (which is different status from "external
member"). They do not have to be ARH-affiliated faculty to be able to serve on the Departmental committee.
They just have to be on the Graduate Faculty within their respective departments.
Faculty experts in other Stony Brook departments may also serve as advisors, without the need for a coadvisor from within the department.
Dissertation committee CHAIRS must be members of the Art Department.
TWO members of the Art Department must serve on the Dissertation Examining Committee.
Outside Reader: The Student and Advisor identify the outside reader for the Dissertation Examining
Committee later in the process. Only the departmental readers have to have signed on and approved the
dissertation proposal in order for a student to advance to candidacy. In other words, the outside reader does
not have to be identified, selected, or approved before in order for a student’s dissertation proposal to be
approved or before the student advances to candidacy. This selection process may occur later, once the
student has made enough progress on the dissertation to have a sense of who would be a suitable outside
reader. At that point, the student, in consultation with the advisor and committee members, will identify a
reader from outside the department.
The outside member (as well as the departmental members) of the Dissertation Examining
Committee should have expertise in the student's research field, so as to be able to understand, criticize, and
contribute to the dissertation, as well as to judge the quality and significance of the research. The outside
reader is supposed to be someone who has not worked with the student. Once the student has found an
outside reader, and once that person has agreed to serve and to attend the defense, either in person or via
Skype or its equivalent, the student must send to the Graduate Coordinator a pdf copy of that outside reader’s
CV.
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DISSERTATION COMMITTEE - APPROVALS PROCESS
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The students and advisor work out the departmental committee and supply the names of all departmental
members of the Dissertation Examining Committee to the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director and the
Graduate Coordinator.
A copy of completed and approved dissertation proposal form with abstract, names of the departmental
members of the Dissertation Examining Committee and those committee member signatures must be
supplied to the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director and the Graduate Coordinator. The proposal is placed in
the student’s file.
The M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director requests via email committee approval of the Dissertation Examining
Committee from the Graduate School (Monica Gentile). This event takes place after the proposal has
been approved and after all committee members (including the outside reader) have been confirmed.
The entire Dissertation Examining Committee (including the outside reader) must be approved by the
Graduate School before a defense can be scheduled.
When the Graduate School gives its approval for the Dissertation Examining Committee, the M.A./Ph.D.
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Graduate Director notifies the student of this fact and puts a copy of the approval (usually in email form)
in the student’s file.
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IF ADVISOR LEAVES STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
In circumstances in which dissertation advisors leave the university, Graduate School policy is as follows:
If a student's major advisor leaves Stony Brook, that person may continue the research direction of the
dissertation or thesis. However, a co-advisor should be appointed from the academic department. The
student will then have two advisors, one an official member of the Stony Brook faculty who will be available
to the student for research and administrative matters, and the ex-Stony Brook advisor. If a new major
advisor is appointed, the ex-Stony Brook faculty member may serve as the outside member.
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REGISTERING THE DISSERTATION TOPIC
After the dissertation proposal has been approved by the dissertation committee and the student has been
advanced to candidacy, the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director registers the dissertation topic with the College
Art Association. This information is published yearly in the June issue of the Art Bulletin, thereby alerting
the art history public that a given subject has been chosen for a dissertation. This information should be
submitted on each of the following occasions 1) at the time when the dissertation topic is first approved 2) if
and when fundamental changes in the topic are made; and 3) when the dissertation is approved for the
degree.
When thinking of possible dissertation topics students will find it helpful to read these College Art
Association lists for several years past to make sure the topic or topics they are considering have not already
been chosen. Similar lists are also published elsewhere, such as in the Archives of American Art Journal and
the German periodical Kunstchronik.
Dissertation Guidelines
The dissertation, a significant original work in art history or art criticism, must be prepared in accordance
with Graduate School requirements (see Graduate School website). All four readers of the Dissertation
Examining Committee must recommend acceptance of the dissertation before it can be approved by the
Graduate School.
When preparing theses and dissertations (including compiling illustrations), doctoral defenses, and
applications for graduation, it is essential that you consult the Graduation Information page of the Graduate
School website.
The URL for the Graduation Information page is: http://www.grad.stonybrook.edu
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DOCTORAL DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Information and FAQs provides students with information on university degree requirements, the
Application for Graduation, thesis/dissertation procedures, graduation ceremonies, and degrees. Students can
also find relevant deadlines posted here, and the hours for thesis/dissertation submissions. Contact
information is also provided throughout this section.
THE DISSERTATION DEFENSE
When the final draft of the dissertation has been completed and in consultation with his/her advisor, the
student will notify the chair of the Dissertation Examining Committee that s/he is ready to defend. The
student will submit the thesis to the chair and other committee members at least ten to twelve weeks before
the desired defense date (to allow at least four weeks for committee members to read and comment on the
final draft, as well as time for revisions). If the readers agree that the dissertation is ready to be defended,
then the chair of the Dissertation Examining Committee, in consultation with the student, will select a date
for the defense and verify the availability of other committee members. Once the date has been confirmed,
the chair will notify the Graduate Coordinator, who will arrange for the room and notify interested faculty,
students and members of the academic community.
The defense is an oral examination in which the student presents the results of the dissertation research and
responds to questions, concerns, issues raised by the Dissertation Examining Committee. This part of the
defense is open to all interested members of the academic community. Acceptance of the dissertation will be
at the discretion of the committee members during a closed meeting immediately following the defense.
Approval of the defense will be indicated by the dissertation committee signatures (in black ink) on the
approval form that becomes part of the front matter of the dissertation manuscript (check with the Graduate
School for proper format and other requirements). If the defense is successful, the candidate is recommended
to the university for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Art History and Criticism.
The Graduate School requires that G5 students maintain full time status by registering each semester for nine
credits of Dissertation Research (ARH 699) until and including the semester they intend to defend and
graduate.
Procedures for Arranging the Doctoral Defense
This process assumes that the Dissertation Examining Committee (with outside reader) have been approved
by the Graduate School.
1. When Dissertation Examining Committee feels student is ready to defend, student and Dissertation
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Examining Committee chair decide upon a tentative date for the defense and coordinate defense
dates and times with other committee members.
Student and Dissertation Examining Committee chair confirm with the outside reader the he or she
can be available at that particular date and time (either in person or via video conferencing).
Once the entire committee has worked out the date and time for the defense, then the student fills out
the Doctoral Defense form (see www.grad.sunysb.edu/research/forms/forms) and submits it to the
Graduate Coordinator.
In addition, the student, in consultation with the committee chair, arranges for videoconferencing
with the outside reader. The student should have submitted a pdf copy of the outside reader’s CV to
the Graduate Coordinator.
The dissertation committee chair also emails the Graduate Coordinator, copying the M.A./Ph.D.
Graduate Director to request the date and time being requested (reminding the Grad Director who is
on the committee)
The dissertation committee chair is responsible for coordinating with department staff to make sure a
room is available. In those instances in which the outside reader can only attend the defense via
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videoconferencing, the student and dissertation committee chair must arrange with the staff at the
Javits Center to hold the defense in Javits, Room 223, where the videoconferencing equipment is
available. The outside reader has to make arrangements at his/her own end. Another option is to use
Skype to bring an outside reader to the defense. One needs a laptop with a camera at both ends, and
then the outside reader can be projected onto a screen for all to see.
7. The Graduate Coordinator submits the request (which includes the Doctoral Defense Form) to the
Graduate School. At least 3 weeks notice is needed.
8. As soon as the Graduate Coordinator receives permission from the Graduate School to hold the
defense, the Graduate Coordinator notifies the student’s committee Chair that the defense may take
place on that day and time and publicizes the defense to the campus community. Students are
responsible for checking in with the Graduate Coordinator to make sure that the defense has been
publicized to the university community and that their completion statements are completed and
submitted to the Graduate School before the Graduate School deadline.
The defense lasts approximately 2 hours. The student’s advisor and the dissertation committee chair
determine the specific format, but the student should be prepared to provide a fifteen minute synopsis
(with images) of the dissertation’s key focus, issues and conclusions. Questions from the Dissertation
Examining Committee and from the public will follow.
EVALUATION OF PROGRESS
Students in the Ph. D. program normally are reviewed by the department faculty for retention in the program
at the end of the first, second, and third academic year. At the end of the first, progress toward meeting the
M.A. requirements is considered. At the end of the second, successful completion of the M.A. Thesis and
Comprehensive Exams is required. At the end of the third, the review concerns promise of completing the
Ph. D. shown through a high level of achievement through coursework. This last review is based on: 1)
faculty evaluations of student coursework 2) proof of proficiency in two foreign languages 3) quality of
prospectus and 4) performance on the Qualifying Examination, described below. No student can be admitted
to candidacy until the language requirement is fulfilled. Students must maintain a B+ average. Students
whose performance is deemed unsatisfactory will be notified in writing. Students whose performance does
not meet departmental standards will be asked to leave the program. As noted above, those admitted Ph.D.
candidates who leave the program after the fulfillment of all M.A. requirements must fulfill the equivalent of
the department's M.A. requirements and must complete a full-fledged M.A. thesis (as distinct from the M.A.
qualifying paper) in order to receive an M.A. degree.
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FINANCIAL AID
All students seeking financial aid (with the exception of foreign students) must establish New York State
residency (see Section IV below) and apply for TAP (Tuition Assistance Program). Tuition fellowships will
be based on instate tuition after the first semester of support. The student who fails to establish residency will
be responsible for making up the difference in tuition costs.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS WITH STIPENDS
Financial aid in the form of full or partial Teaching Assistantships are awarded through faculty review on
application to the program and throughout matriculation. They are available only to students registered for
fulltime study in the Ph.D. program. The department of Art provides a maximum of 3 years (6 semesters) of
TA support for those who enter with G1 status, and a maximum of 2 years for those who enter with G3
status. A maximum of one additional year of TA stipend may be provided, contingent upon student progress
and funding, once the student has advanced to candidacy (G5 status). Teaching assistantships are reviewed
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and renewed at the end of every semester (see below). Full and partial assistantships are accompanied by full
and partial tuition scholarships, respectively. For more information, please consult the Graduate Bulletin.
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHING ASSISTANTS WITH STIPENDS
A full TAship corresponds to approximately twenty hours of work per week. Partial awards have
proportionally smaller commitments. This time is usually divided between teaching and preparation of a
course and, occasionally other odd jobs within the department. Typically, a first-year G2 or G4 art history
student with a full Teaching Assistantship will be assigned to assist a professor in an upper-division
undergraduate survey courses.. Second-year (G4) Ph.D. TAs and fourth-year (G5) TAs will be given greater
teaching responsibility; they will be assigned to teach a standalone section of the 101/102 undergraduate
survey course. The Graduate Director makes all assignments, based on the needs of the department.
Although every effort is made to to take account of a TA’s graduate course schedule, time conflicts do
occasionally arise. Although the Department will always aim for equity in making its assignments, the
diversity of needs and responsibilities may sometimes lead to temporarily unequal commitments.
Occasionally there are opportunities for summer teaching of upper-division undergraduate courses, but these
are not part of the Teaching Assistantship, and there is no academic credit given for teaching such classes.)
CRITERIA FOR RENEWAL OF TEACHIGN ASSISTANTSHIPS WITH STIPENDS
Renewal of teaching assistantships is conditional upon satisfactory academic achievement as well as upon
successful fulfillment of TAship obligations (see also EVALUATION, above). Competence in teaching will
be judged through teacher evaluation questionnaires, classroom visits by the course's faculty supervisor (see
above, Section III), and an assessment of the TA's overall performance by the supervising faculty member.
For the purposes of renewal, a grade lower than a B+ in any degree credit course may be considered
unsatisfactory achievement. Priority for renewal is given to returning students. In no case shall support be
terminated in the middle of an academic year unless student status is withdrawn for academic reasons, or the
student fails to meet the obligations of the position. Students returning from approved leaves of absence will
undergo new review for TAship support.
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OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL AID
All citizens of the United States hoping to receive financial aid should establish N.Y. State residency. Ph.D.
students in need of financial aid and who are receiving no university support may make their needs known in
writing to the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director at the beginning of the semester, in case funds become
available. Such a letter is sufficient notification.
It is often possible to obtain Teaching and Graduate Assistantships outside the Art Department in various
administrative offices such as the Library, the Staller Fine Arts Center, the Humanities Institute, the
President's Office, the Publications Department, the Office of International Programs, the Undergraduate
Studies Office, in other programs such as the Writing Program and Women's Studies (eligible only to only
those enrolled in the Women's Studies Certificate Program), and sometimes in other departments. There are
good precedents for such work by Art Department students, but they are not automatic. They must be
arranged for by the individual student once on campus. The early bird gets the worm.
Students qualified for Work/Study financial assistance should submit their applications to the Office of
Financial Aid and Student Employment as soon as possible BEFORE arriving on campus. The Department
of Art will try to accommodate qualified students with Work/Study in the Department whenever possible.
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The Goldberger Fellowship.
In 1988, the Art Department received a bequest from the estate of Maurice M. Goldberger "to establish a
scholarship in the Fine Arts to be known as the `Maurice M. Goldberger and Miriam H. Goldberger Fine
Arts Scholarship.' It is my direction that the University shall utilize such funds for Fine Arts Scholarship
purposes only." The proceeds from this bequest will be divided annually between an art history and criticism
graduate student and a studio graduate student, chosen on the basis of merit, and each to be known as the
Goldberger Fellow. No student shall hold the fellowship more than once. This fellowship is awarded to
outstanding students elected by the department; there is no application procedure.
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POLICY ON GRADUATE SUPPORT AWARDS
Due to university policy, the Art Department is unfortunately unable to offer TA support to graduate
students at the M.A. level. Due to budgetary constraints, it is also not always possible for the Art Department
to support all Ph.D. students. The department is committed to using its allocation of support money to sustain
the best possible program. In making awards, the department tries to balance the needs of returning students
with the need to attract the highest quality incoming students. Thus, every year, funds allocated to the
department will be offered both to some returning and to some incoming students. In the event that some
students decline offers of admission and support, their award may be shifted to other students, either
returning or incoming.
Prioritization for funding is determined by the faculty at the time of the graduate admissions meeting
in the spring. Its decisions are based on a number of criteria, including, in no particular order: academic
performance, teaching experience and/or performance, seniority, and past contributions to the department.
Financial need may also be considered, but the department does not have expertise in that area and generally
presumes that all students have a financial need. (The Financial Aid office can determine eligibility for
Federal Work/Study or other forms of non-departmental support.)
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NEW YORK STATE RESIDENCY
Procedures regarding establishing New York State Residency for tuition billing purposes
for graduate students enrolled at Stony Brook University are as follows:
As a University center of the State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook University
is bound by the State policy regarding eligibility for the New York State resident tuition rate.
SUNY policy outlines the requirements for in-state tuition eligibility. This policy generally
requires that students reside in the State for a period of at least one year before they are eligible
for in-state tuition rates.
In order to comply with this SUNY policy, and to ensure that residency determinations are made
consistently across our different student populations, graduate students are required to reside in
the State for a full year before they are eligible for in-state tuition. The above does not apply to
foreign students, however, who are ineligible for New York State residency.
Policy requirements for establishing residency for tuition billing purposes:
In order to be eligible for resident tuition rates, students must demonstrate that they established
New York State as their domicile at least one year before the last date of registration for the
term in which they seek in-state tuition rates. A domicile is a fixed permanent home to which
an individual intends to return whenever absent, and to remain in after they complete their
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education.
The SUNY policy requires that students, who wish to be considered for in-state tuition rates, file
an Application for New York State Residency prior to the start of the term for which they would
like to be considered. To ensure that our funded graduate students do not have their scholarship
funding interrupted, graduate students are encouraged to submit their residency application as
soon as they are eligible to do so.
To aid graduate students in taking steps to establish residency, the Office of Student Accounts
has created a new website with detailed information regarding the documentation requirements:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/bursar/residency/grads.shtml
It is essential that graduate students review this website and take steps to establish New York
State as their domicile immediately after arriving in the State. Such steps are important to ensure
that you continue to be eligible for full scholarship funding. Students or staff with further specific questions
regarding the residency policy should contact the Office of Student Accounts at (631) 632-2455.
Any students with questions regarding the residency policy should review the detailed information provided
on the Bursar website: www.stonybrook.edu/bursar/residency
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STUDENT ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY
The Art Department does not require students to obtain the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director or the Faculty
Adviser's approval for a program prior to registration. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that
departmental and Graduate School requirements are fulfilled. Please consult the Graduate Bulletin, this
Handbook, the M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director and the Graduate Coordinator periodically to ensure that the
respective requirements are being fulfilled.
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The Department of Art requires that international students from nonEnglish speaking countries have
a TOEFL score of at least 90 for admission to the program and a teaching assistantship. All foreign nationals
must provide appropriate financial support statements to the Office of Admissions. It is extremely important
that international students contact the International Student Office prior to entrance into the United States to
obtain appropriate forms and information regarding entry, visa status etc.
The award of a Teaching Assistantship is contingent on the appointee's ability to speak English
proficiently. All nonnative English speakers will be required to pass a test of spoken English upon arrival at
Stony Brook before any assignment of classroom instruction or other teaching duties. If they fail the SPEAK
test, they will be required to pass with a grade of B or above one or more ESL classes as required by the ESL
program.
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LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND MAINTENANCE OF MATRICULATED STATUS
University regulations on this matter are very strict. Students are urged to consult the appropriate
pages of the Graduate Bulletin. Students who fail to register without receiving authorization for a leave of
absence may lose matriculated status and may be considered to have withdrawn.
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GRADUATE STUDENT ORGANIZATION
All departments of the University elect a representative to the Graduate Student Organization. The
GSO has been particularly effective in representing the graduate student at Stony Brook, and in addition,
provides limited funding to departmental groups of graduate students for various purposes, including student
travel to professional conferences and colloquia, when possible. M.A. and Ph.D. students should make every
effort to be aware and take advantage of GSO activities, and transmit their input through the department's
GSO representative.
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GUIDELINES ON ROMANTIC/SEXUAL INSTRUCTOR-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS
Instructors (including faculty, clinical faculty, adjunct faculty, graduate and undergraduate teaching
assistants, and others involved in supervisory academic relationships with students) should not attempt to
initiate romantic or sexual relationships with students during timelimited professional academic
relationships, such as are typically found in a one semester course or laboratory. Neither should the
instructor respond positively to attempts by students to initiate such relationships in this situation. If the
instructor wishes to attempt to initiate or respond to a student attempt to initiate such a relationship, s/he must
wait until at least two weeks after the student could reasonably be assumed to have received his or her final
grade for the course. Instructors should not be involved in retroactive grade changes for a student with
whom they have begun a relationship, nor should they become involved with students with whom they
expect to have future professional academic relationships. If such future involvement unexpectedly occurs,
the student and instructor should follow the guidelines for situations involving long term professional
relationships. Violation of these guidelines may have serious professional consequences, up to and including
failure of a teaching practicum, dismissal from a graduate program, loss of graduate student support, or
termination of employment.
Situations Involving Long Term Professional Academic Relationships
Instructors (see above definition) and student who develop a romantic/sexual relationship and who
are also involved in a long term professional academic relationship, such as might be found between a
graduate student and his/her advisor, or between a student in a small department and any faculty member of
that department, and who are therefore in violation of the university's policy on such relationships, should
take the following steps, even if the relationship ends or has ended. If such a relationship is reported to
department or university authorities, the same steps should be initiated by them.
The student and instructor should contact the department chair and the undergraduate or graduate
director, depending on the status of the student (if the instructor is a graduate student, the graduate director
should also be included). If the instructor is the chair or graduate or undergraduate director, as relevant, the
dean of the division should be included. If the student and instructor have initiated the action or if they
acknowledge that the report to department or university authorities is correct, the following actions would
normally be taken:
If the student is early in her/his career, the instructor should be removed from any supervisory situations
involving the student, including courses, grading second year exams, internship supervision, research
supervision, etc.; additionally, the student should find another advisor, if at all possible. The instructor
should not serve on the student's dissertation committee, make judgments about the allocation of funds to the
student, or participate in evaluation of the student. In the rare instance when there is no other possible advisor
for the student, the department should follow as many of the guidelines above as possible, and then refer to
those for advanced students.
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If the student is an advanced student, every effort should be made to find an alternative instructor, as above.
If this is not possible without serious damage to the student's progress or future career, as determined by a
consultation of the chair (or dean), (under) graduate director (or dean), and student, at least one extra member
shall be added to the student's dissertation or honors committee. This member must be equal to or higher in
rank that the instructor involved with the student. This additional committee member, in addition to the
normal functions of a committee member, will ensure that the student is protected from any retribution in the
event that the relationship ends and also that the work presented by the student is truly the student's work and
not that of the student's advisor/romantic partner. If disagreements arise, they will be resolved in
consultation with the (under) graduate director and chair (or dean). The Campus Community Advocate and
the Graduate and the Undergraduate Vice Provosts may be approached for advice. Ultimate authority rests
with the dean, vice provost, provost and president, in order, but it is expected that this authority will be
invoked only rarely. All of these arrangements will be made as much in confidence as possible, depending
on the student's and instructor's desires. Confidentiality is obviously easier to achieve if proceedings are
initiated by the student and the instructor rather than by outsiders; further, instructors who do not initiate the
proceedings themselves may be seen to be in violation of the guidelines and may be penalized.
If a relationship is reported to authorities but denied by the supposed participants, and if substantial rumor
exists which might threaten the student's, instructor's and department's reputation in the future, the chair (or
dean) and (under) graduate director (or dean) should discuss with the student and instructor the possibility of
instituting the above steps in any case, for the protection of all. Accepting such an extra committee member
or taking the other steps outlined above in this situation would not be construed as an admission of
involvement, but rather as a sensible precaution when dealing with the realities of gossip in the small world
of academia.
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STATE OF NEW YORK POLICY ON ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN THE
WORK PLACE (QUOTED FROM GOVERNOR'S MEMO OF OCT. 10, 1986):
"The longstanding policy of the State is and has been that employees will be subject to criminal, civil
and disciplinary penalties if they distribute, sell, attempt to sell, possess or purchase controlled substances
while at the work place or while performing in a workrelated capacity. Such illegal acts, even if engaged in
off duty, may result in disciplinary action..." "It has also been the continuing policy of the State that
employees are prohibited from onthejob use of or impairment from alcohol or controlled substances. In cases
where an appointing authority or a designee has a reasonable suspicion that an employee is not able to
perform his or her duties as a result of a disability which may be caused by alcohol or a controlled substance,
the appointing authority may proceed under the provisions of section 72 of the Civil Service Law..."
The complete memo from the Governor's Office may be consulted in the Office of Human Resources
at the Administration Building of the University.
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DEPARTMENTAL GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
A student/faculty committee is formed, as needed, to review grievances. Members include two art
studio students, two art history students, and four faculty. Requests for review should be directed to the
M.A./Ph.D. Graduate Director, or to any tenured faculty member.
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GRADUATE STUDENT INITIATIVES
Graduate departments have a departmental Graduate Student Club that organizes various activities.
These may include a Thesis Colloquium, which offers opportunities for students to present theses to faculty
and the department's student body as a whole (see Public Lecture Requirement above). The department
website publishes information about faculty, alumni, and student accomplishments and activities. GAships
outside the department; TA rap sessions and/or a mentoring programs whereby more experienced TAs share
teaching techniques, exams, problemsolving advice etc. with newer TA, and other These are posted in the
Graduate Student Lounge on the second floor of the Art Department.
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APPENDIX I. IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
The University exchange, when dialing from off campus, is 632xxxx. When dialing from on campus, dial
only the last five numbers, for example: Department of Art: 27250. Our area code is 631.
ART DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Chairman and Asst. to the Chairman
Art Department Office and Faculty Secretary
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Director of Graduate Studies
Graduate Coordinator
Sculpture Technician
Photography and Printmaking Technician
Sculpture Area and Foundry
Ceramics Area and Woodshop
South Campus Art Studios, Nassau Hall
632-7260
632-7250
632-7250
632-7288
632-7270
632-7248
632-7259
632-725l
632-7252
632-7273
FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY (POLICE)
AMBULANCE
246-3333
632-8888
OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS
The Graduate School
Advisor on SUNY bureaucracy (ombudsman)
Graduate Student Organization
International Programs
Foreign Student Affairs
Director, Staller Center
Director, University Art Gallery
Director, Union Gallery
Financial Aid and Student Employment Office
632-GRAD (4723)
632-7045
632-6492
632-7030
632-7025
632-7235
632-7240
632-6822
632-6840
Please alert the graduate director if you discover any of these numbers to have changed.
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APPENDIX II: IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2013-2014 ACADEMIC YEAR
[this section will be completed in early September once all 2013-14 dates can be confirmed]
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APPENDIX III: IMPORTANT DEPARTMENTAL FORMS
On pages immediately following, find:

Independent Study Form

MA Degree Worksheet

MA Thesis Proposal Form

PhD Degree Worksheet

PhD Declaration of Major/Minor

PhD Dissertation Proposal Form
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GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY & CRITICISM
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
ARH INDEPENDENT STUDY FORM
Directed Readings/Internship/Practicum
(ARH 580, 591, 595, 690)
Student Name:__________________________________________Date:_____________
Semester and Year:______________________________Number of Credits___________
Course number and title:____________________________________________________
Faculty Sponsor:__________________________________________________________
External Sponsor (for internships)____________________________________________
Describe the project to be undertaken, including the nature of the project, goal and requirements to be
completed and a proposed schedule with date of anticipated completion of the project. You must also justify
why this course is being taken rather than a regular graduate studio/seminar. Attach additional documentation
if appropriate (letter required for internships).
Faculty Sponsor signature:_____________________________________
Date:_________
Director of Graduate Studies signature;___________________________
Date:_________
Name:________________________________________
Date: _________
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GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY & CRITICISM
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
MA DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WORKSHEET
(Minimum 36 credits)
number title/subject
when /where
faculty
grade/ credits
REQUIRED COURSES: 6 credits
ARH 540
Methodologies
__________________________________________
ARH 592
Teaching Practicum
_________________________________________
ART HISTORY ELECTIVES: 15-21 credits
ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES ELECTIVES: 3-9 credits
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OTHER ELECTIVES 0-12 credits
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including THESIS (0-3 credits, optional; usually taken third semester Fall)
ARH 598
Thesis _____________________________________________________
Language (French or German, how and when Passed)____________________________
MA Comprehensive Exam (date passed)_______________________________________
Thesis Topic:____________________________________________________________
Advisor: _______________________________________________________________
Reader: _______________________________________________________________
Outside Reader (optional):_________________________________________________
_______________________________
Graduate Director initials
___________________
Date of GPD approvalGRADUATE
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PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY & CRITICISM
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
M.A. THESIS PROPOSAL FORM
Due October 1 for Spring Graduation
Student Name: _________________________________________________________________
Advisor and Chair of Thesis Committee: ____________________________________________
Thesis title/topic: _____________________________________________________
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DESCRIPTION:
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APPROVAL:
Advisor and Committee Chair: __________________________________ Date: _____________
Second Reader: ______________________________________________ Date: _____________
Director of Graduate Studies: ____________________________________ Date: ____________
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY & CRITICISM
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
PHD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WORKSHEET (PAGE 1 OF 2)
Name______________________________
Semester/Year entering Program__________
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(Minimum 60 credits)
number title/subject
when /where
faculty
grade/ credits
REQUIRED COURSES: 6-9 credits
ARH 540
Methodologies
__________________________________________
ARH 602
Teaching Practicum
__________________________________________
ARH 602
Teaching Practicum
(optional)__________________________________
ART HISTORY ELECTIVES: 24-36 credits
ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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ARH _____
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HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES 6-12 credits
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_________________ __________________________________________
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OTHER ELECTIVES (0-12 credits)
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PHD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS WORKSHEET (PAGE 2 OF 2)
Languages
1.______________________
2.______________________
Date passed _____________________
Date passed_____________________
M.A. Thesis
Title ___________________________________________________________________
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Date completed_______________________
M.A. Comps completed _____________________________
Qualifying Exams completed_________________________
Approved Graduate Program Director____________________________ Date______________
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Graduate Director initials
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Date of GPD approval
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Graduate Director initials
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Date of GPD approval
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Graduate Director initials
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Date of GPD approval
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Graduate Director initials
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Date of GPD approval
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Graduate Director initials
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Date of GPD approval
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Graduate Director initials
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Date of GPD approval
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Graduate Director initials
Date of GPD approval
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY & CRITICISM
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
PH. D. QUALIFYING EXAMINATION FORM
Name: ________________________________________________________
DATE OF EXAMINATION: _____________________________________
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MAJOR EXAM FIELD: ________________________________________
Major Field Subcategories (fill in as necessary):
ADVISOR for the Major: __________________________________________________
MINOR EXAM FIELD: ________________________________________
Minor Field Subcategories (fill in as necessary):
ADVISOR for the Minor: __________________________________________________
GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ART HISTORY & CRITICISM
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
PH.D. DISSERTATION PROPOSAL FORM
Student Name: ___________________________________________________________
Advisor: ________________________________________________________________
Chair of Dissertation Committee:_____________________________________________
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Reader: _________________________________________________________________
Outside Reader: __________________________________________________________
Thesis Title/Topic: ________________________________________________________
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Abstract (150 words):
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APPROVAL
Dissertation Advisor: _____________________________________
Date: _____________
Chair: _________________________________________________
Date: ____________
Reader: ________________________________________________
Date: ____________
Outside Reader: __________________________________________
(not mandatory for advancement to candidacy)
Date: ____________
Director of Graduate Studies: _______________________________
Date: ___________
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