NOTE: The VCS + Curatorial Practice dual degree is not accepting new applicants for the upcoming year. Please explore the curriculum for the VCS MA program, and the dual degrees in VCS + Fine Arts and VCS + Writing

For continuing students: Shown here are the curricular requirements for the three-year Visual and + Curatorial Practice (MA) dual-degree option are as follows:

Total units: 75

Below in an example of how these courses sequence over three years:

Fall (15 units)

• Strategies for Visual & Critical Studies(3 units)
• Contemporary Art History & Theory (3 units)
• Exhibition Form (3 units)
• Criticism and Creativity (3 units)
• Objects and Experiences (3 units)

Spring (12 units)

• Identity, Difference, & Power (3 units)
• Exhibition Design (3 units)
• Global Art Worlds (3 units)
• Artists and Designers (3 units)
• Profesional Development: Internship (0 units)

Fall (15 units)

• Methodologies 1 (3 units)
• VCS Topics (3 units)
• Talking Contemporary Curating (3 units)
• Exhibition Project: Research & Development 1 (3 units)
• Exhibition Project: Organization 1 (3 units)

Spring (15 units)

• Methodologies 1 (3 units)
• Voices (3 units)
• VCS Topics
• Exhibition Project: Research & Development 2 (3 units)
• Exhibition Project: Organization 2 (3 units)

Fall (9 units)

• Methodologies 2 (3 units)
• Master's Project 1 (3 units)
• Elective (3 units)

​Spring (9 units)

• Methodologies 2 (3 units)
• Master's Project 2 (3 units)
• Elective (3 units)

Total: 75 total units

Download the Course Guide for a suggested sequence of courses. The course guide and the degree requirements listed below apply to students matriculating in Fall 2020.

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