艺术史文学硕士课程为艺术史的进阶学习提供了机会，重点是西班牙，哥伦布时期，拉丁美洲殖民地到现代，以及美国的当代西班牙艺术，当代美国艺术和批评，以及圣安东尼奥附近地区的文化和艺术传统。该学位的目的是使学生为在初级学院和其他与艺术有关的专业从事艺术史的教师职业做好准备，或作为在其他地方进修博士学位的基础。该学位要求的学期最低学分数为36，不包括为消除入学缺陷而需要进行的课程学习或其他学习。
The Master of Arts degree in Art History offers students the opportunity for advanced study in the field of art history with deep exploration into the history and culture of art. The degree is designed to prepare students for an art history teaching career at the junior-college level, other arts-related professions or to serve as a basis for entering doctoral studies.<br>The Art History program provides an opportunity to gain strong foundations while specializing in historical and cultural arenas in the history of art. The curriculum prepares students for active participation in the diverse contexts of contemporary culture and society, and our students possess skills for careers that value facility with critical and creative research and thinking. They flourish in curatorial and administrative careers in an array of arts and cultural institutions, as well as a variety of professions rooted in the liberal arts.<br>The Master of Arts (MA) degree in Art History provides students with the opportunity to gain an academic and theoretical foundation and to specialize in a range of historical and cultural arenas in the history of art. Students work closely with engaged faculty who specialize in Art of the Americas from ancient to the present, as well as Museum Studies. The program provides students with the opportunity to engage with diverse cultural histories, artists, artisans, patrons, institutions, methods, materials, styles, and critical, practical, and aesthetic considerations. Coursework provides instruction and development opportunities in traditional literary scholarship, hands-on investigations and fieldwork, cutting-edge digital research and presentation technologies, interdisciplinary analysis, critical thinking, writing, discussion, and exhibition practices. The degree is designed to prepare students for careers in museums, in public or private arts programs, as teachers at the community college level, in other arts-related careers, or to serve as a basis for pursuing a doctoral degree.