How to apply

Application Process

Apply online at the Graduate Admissions Application Centre. Your application must include:

• Application form and fee
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Two letters of reference from previous employers, collaborators, community members, etc. Referees will be contacted by application.support@concordia.ca as soon as the student submits their application. After 14 days, the link provided in the email will no longer be valid. For any questions, contact Art History.
• A letter of intent (500 words) of the student’s professional experience in the fields of museology, art history, curatorial studies, visual arts, art education, cultural/history studies or a related field, focusing on transferable skills obtained through these experiences.
• Students may include an appendix with documents related to any completed curating projects and, if possible, budget and funding information. 
• Transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended
• Proof of legal status in Canada (if applicable)
• Official English language test scores for applicants whose primary language is not English, unless exemption applies. For TOEFL, students need a minimum overall score of 95 and no part under 20 in each of the four components. Equivalent test scores are listed on Concordia’s English language proficiency test.

For applications after March 1^st, please contact the Advisor in Curatorial Studies.

Application Process

Apply online at the Graduate Admissions Application Centre. Your application must include:

• Application form and fee
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Three Letters of Reference and assessment form. References from Art History professors are preferred. Referees will be contacted by application.support@concordia.ca as soon as the student submits their application. After 14 days, the link provided in the email will no longer be valid. For any questions, contact Art History.
• Please provide a statement of purpose (500 words) that addresses each of the following points:
  • What area of art history do you wish to research for your MA thesis? If you have a detailed research proposal ready, please feel free to include it as part of your statement. If not, please be specific about some of the following issues: the historical period and/or geographical region you wish to research (e.g.: contemporary Indigenous art; medieval European art, etc.); if appropriate, the kinds of art objects or questions you wish to investigate (e.g: ceramic arts; illuminated manuscripts; patronage issues; exhibition practices, etc.); the kinds of issues, themes, and/or methodologies you wish to research and/or utilize in your research (e.g.: issues regarding art and gender; decolonial methodologies; relationship between art and politics, etc.).
  • Name 1 or 2 potential supervisors who are full-time faculty members for your MA thesis research (you do not need the potential supervisors’ confirmed interest, but if you have already spoken with them about your research feel free to mention this).
  • Why you are applying to do graduate work in Art History at Concordia University.
  • Your professional and/or academic goals. 
  • If relevant, you may also include details about your academic background that you wish to draw to the attention of admissions committee. 
• A writing sample (8-10 pages), which usually takes the form of an art history undergraduate essay
• Transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended
• Proof of legal status in Canada (if applicable)
• Official English language test scores for applicants whose primary language is not English, unless exemption applies. For TOEFL, students need a minimum overall score of 95 and no part under 20 in each of the four components. Equivalent test scores are listed on Concordia’s English language proficiency test.

A letter of support from the applicant's proposed supervisor at Concordia University is not required. 

For applications after January 15, please contact the Graduate Program Director.

Application Process

Apply online at the Graduate Admissions Application Centre. Your application must include:

• Application form and fee
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Three Letters of Reference and assessment form. References from Art History professors are preferred. Referees will be contacted by application.support@concordia.ca as soon as the student submits their application. Once contacted by the university, referees have 14 days to submit their letters. After that, the link provided to them will no longer be valid. For any questions contact  Art History.
• A letter of support from the applicant's proposed supervisor at Concordia University. This letter is sent as a PDF directly to the student and is then uploaded with the rest of the supporting application material.
• Statement of purpose (5-8 pages) should discuss why the applicant has chosen to pursue a Doctorate in Art History at Concordia University. Like a detailed research proposal, the letter should indicate the project that the applicant aims to develop, the contribution to scholarship it will make, and how the applicant's academic and professional background has prepared him/her to undertake the proposed research. If a faculty member agrees to supervise a project, they can provide some advice.
• A writing sample (15-20 pages), usually a chapter from the applicant's MA thesis
• Transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended
• Proof of legal status in Canada (if applicable)
• Official English language test scores if English is not your first language. For TOEFL, students need a minimum overall score of 106 and no part under 20 in each of the four components. Equivalent test scores are listed on Concordia’s English language proficiency test.

For applications after January 15, please contact the Graduate Program Director.