The Graduate Certificate in Visual Cultures is a research-driven certificate. Selection of courses should contribute to your professional development. The certificate is awarded upon successful completion of 9 graduate-level credits in a combination of required and elective coursework, with a GPA of 3.0 (4.0 basis). Required coursework consists of ART HIST/AFROAMER 801 Historiography, Theory and Methods in Visual Culture; ART HIST/AFROAMER 802 Visual Cultures: Topics in Visual Cultures, or equivalent. Elective coursework consists of one 3-credit course to be selected, in consultation with a program faculty advisor, from a wide range of crosslisted and “meets with” courses offered by program faculty in numerous programs and departments. A list of possible course options are available on the CVCPS website, although it is not exhaustive. Please, note that even if a course is listed on the website it is not a guarantee that it will receive program credit. Please, consult with the Director of the CVCPS to ensure that your selected courses meet the criteria for credit.
To initiate your application for a Graduate Certificate in Visual Cultures, please fill out the declaration form and assessment form. These documents, along with your Portfolio and unofficial UW-Madison transcript, should be submitted to the following email address: cvcps@mailplus.wisc.edu.
- Declaration form for MA Certificate
- Assessment form for MA Certificate
- Portfolio (two term papers from courses that align with the Visual Cultures requirements, or artistic presentations that represent the culmination of a course).
- PDF of your unofficial UW-Madison transcript (to verify that your CVCPS course work consists of at least 9 credit hours and you have earned a grade of A, AB, or B for each course)
- After sending the above documents, please make sure add our program, Visual Cultures, to your Graduate Portal. You can find detailed instructions for adding a program here: https://grad.wisc.edu/documents/change-program/. Once you add the program in your Graduate Portal, our director will automatically receive your official application through the university system, and the committee will then be able to review and approve your Certificate application.
LEARNING GOALS FOR THE CENTER FOR VISUAL CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES
REVISED FALL 2019
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Show comprehension of the history, theories, and methods of visual culture.
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Demonstrate ability to develop visual cultures theories and methods.
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Develop capacity to conduct original research in visual cultures, as they apply to student’s home discipline, including in oral, written, and visual formats.
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Develop the critical analytic, rhetorical, and technical skills necessary to effectively communicate original research in visual culture for the purposes of disseminating research, artistic production, and pedagogy.