MA in East Asian Art History

The MA degree program builds on the basic knowledge of East Asian Art History acquired in the BA program. The MA program expands subject-specific skills and specialized knowledge of individual genres. It teaches essential academic methods by training object analysis and critical examination of research literature in seminar settings–including in East Asian languages, for students majoring in the subject. The program especially encourages developing individual research interests.

At MA level, East Asian Art History is offered as a major (90 ECTS) and as a minor (30 ECTS).

For information on booking and canceling courses, see: https://www.students.uzh.ch/en/studyadmin/booking.htmlhttps://www.phil.uzh.ch/en/studies/studyessentials/assessments.html

The page Wichtige Dokumente [Important Documents] (in German) at the Department of Art History provides further information on planning your studies. Also refer toDocuments in the MA Program (in German) for documents relevant to the Bachelor's study programs. AGlossary is available for your orientation. In theGeneral Guidelines for Studying at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (in German) you will find information for your studies that is relevant for students of all study programs.

In the module “Topical Readings in East Asian Art History” (short: Topical Readings), students review research literature in self-study and discuss the readings in an oral examination. It is recommended that students complete the module “Topical Readings in East Asian Art History” in the semester preceding their Master's thesis. This helps review some of the research literature for their Master's thesis as a part of the individually selected exam texts.

The required readings for the module are divided into two parts:

1. "Thematic and Theoretical Focal Points", a set list of texts addressing important themes and concepts in East Asian art history. These texts build the foundation for advanced studies in various temporal, geographical, and thematic dimensions of the subject. (Download link for the reading list PDF can be found in the box below).
2. "Text Selection on the Research Focus", two individually selected texts that are central to each student’s own research. Students must register their choice of two individually selected texts on a separate form and will be assessed on the content of these texts as well as the texts in the specified bibliography (i.e., "Thematic and Theoretical Focus").

The assigned texts will be made available on OLAT (in the materials folder for the campus course for the module).

Registration for the module is done through the regular module booking process and is subject to the usual booking and cancellation deadlines. To fulfill the assessment requirement (oral examination), (a) the completed form "Registration of Literature Selection for the Module 'Topical Readings'" (link to download in the box below) and (b) the two selected texts must be submitted as PDFs by email to the KGOA assistants (kgoa@khist.uzh.ch). The submission deadline for the fall and spring semesters is the end of the second week of lectures. Admission to the examination is not possible without a valid form.

N.B. The individually selectable texts should be approved by Prof. Dr. Ewa Machotka before submitting the form. Please contact Prof. Machotka directly ewa.machotka@khist.uzh.ch