Senior Essay

For ful​l details on requirements, format, and deadlines for the Senior Essay in the History of Art, see:

***Guidelines For Writing the Senior Essay***

Note that these guidelines are updated each year.

Below is a summary of this year’s senior essay calendar:

SENIOR ESSAY KEY DATES AND DEADLINES 2023-24

FALL 2023
Sept. 11           Senior Essay Proposals Due @ 12:00 pm
Sept. 20         Senior Thesis Essay Workshop 1 (5:00-6:30 pm) (HoA Dept Conference Rm)
Oct.   06        Project outline and annotated bibliography DUE
Oct.   23         Senior Thesis Workshop II 5:00-6:30 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)
Oct.   24         Senior Thesis Workshop II 5:30-7:00 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)
Nov.  10         Complete draft of essay due
Nov.  15          Senior Essay Colloquium: 5:30-7:30 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)
Nov.  16          Senior Essay Colloquium: 5:30-7:30 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)
Dec.  08         SENIOR ESSAYS DUE (to nicole.chardiet@yale.edu and DUS @12:00 pm)

SPRING 2024
Jan. 26           Senior Essay Proposals Due (to nicole.chardiet@yale.edu and DUS)
Jan. 30           Senior Thesis Essay Workshop 1 (5:00-7:00 pm) (HoA Dept Conference Rm)
Feb. 20          Project outline and annotated bibliography DUE
Mar. 5            Senior Thesis Workshop II 5:00-6:30 pm (HoA Dept Conference Rm)
Mar. 6            Senior Thesis Workshop II 5:00-6:30 pm (HoA Dept. Conference Rm)
Mar. 27         Complete essay draft due
Apr. 2             Senior Essay Colloquium: 5:30-7:30 pm (HoA Dept. Conference Rm)
Apr. 3.            Senior Essay Colloquium: 5:30-7:30 pm (HoA Dept. Conference Rm)
Apr. 19          SENIOR ESSAYS DUE (to nicole.chardiet@yale.edu and DUS @12:00 pm)