Art History
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Art History career options by reading about sample Experiential Learning and Job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Art History alum have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Student Artistic Designer
This major does not have documented information on experiential learning as of this point. As the CCD and the major discover experiences that fit this category, it will be revisited and completed.
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
University of Connecticut, Africana Studies Institute
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Worcester Art Museum
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Art Teacher
Curator
Curatorial Assistant
Exhibitions and Marketing Associate
Gallery Assistant
Museum Assistant
Ticketing Database Manager
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Assistant Professor of Art History
Conservator
Curator of Photographs
Director of Creative Services
Lead Art History Faculty
Professor, Department of Art & Art History
Registrar
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
Cornwall Public Library
Hamden Public Schools
Mattatuck Museum
Mintz + Hoke
Pucker Gallery
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
The Benton Museum of Art
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.A., Art History
M.A., Art History, Criticism, and Conservation
M.F.A., Arts Administration
Ph.D., History of Photography and Modern Art
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Brown University
Princeton University
University of Connecticut
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