I’m an artist, not an art historian or a writer, how much research work is involved in the program?
The main emphasis in the program is on studio art. Cultural studies, writing and research are undertaken to inform the studio project. In the first semester each year students read in preparation for their research and write an introduction to their paper. In the second semester students write a 10-15 page paper, sending a first draft by email to their assigned faculty person at the mid-point for comments and a final draft at the end of the year for evaluation. There are no grades given. Faculty is assigned on the basis of the research topic. This process is repeated in the second year. You can expected to spend around 5 hours per week on reading, researching and writing these two papers. It depends on the student though and how much experience they have with research.
