WHAT IS ART HISTORY?
This major is part of the Cultures & Humanities Exploration Group and Fine Arts & Design Exploration Group
The Department of Art and Art History offers a range of undergraduate courses in Art History which provide a strong interdisciplinary understanding of contemporary and historical roles that the visual arts play in a range of artistic, cultural and social contexts. Our courses address chronological breadth as well as issues of gender, identity, race and ethnicity, human rights, digital media and visual culture.
Enriching the program’s interdisciplinary reach, members of the Art History faculty are affiliated with programs in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Latin American Studies, Medieval Studies, American Studies, African American Studies, Asian American Studies, European Studies and Human Rights.
(Graduates of the program have gone on to graduate study at UCLA, SUNY – Binghamton, the Courtauld Institute of Art (London), the Institute of Fine Arts in New York, and Princeton University. Others have launched careers in museums, galleries, and a range of arts-related settings both in the US and abroad. Our graduates have held professional positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Tate Modern, the Wadsworth Atheneum, Real ArtWays, the Mystic Seaport Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Declaration, Major Requirements, and Courses
HOW TO DECLARE:
Contact the Art History Department to declare.
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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:
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HELPFUL INTRO COURSES:
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Any 1000-level Art History course (except for 1193)
Possible Career Opportunities
COMMON CAREER PATHS:
UConn students who major in Art History often pursue careers with a focus on the contemporary and historical roles that visual arts play in society. Common examples include but are not limited to careers in:
- Archiving
- Curation
- Education
- Entertainment or theatre
- Gallery administration
- Museum administration
- Nonprofit management
- Preservation
- Restoration
COMMON AREAS OF GRADUATE STUDY:
Art History majors who go on to pursue graduate studies pursue a wide variety of master’s, and/or doctoral degrees based on their interests. Common examples include but are not limited to degrees in:
- Architecture
- Archaeology
- Art history with a focus on time period (ex. Ancient, medieval, renaissance, baroque, modern, contemporary) and/or geographic area (ex. Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America)
- Arts administration
- Curation
- Library studies
- Museum studies
ADDITIONAL CAREER RESOURCES:
For additional examples of careers and graduate studies that UConn alumni have pursued, visit the UConn alumni search on LinkedIn.
For further insight beyond the journeys of UConn alumni, visit Zippia or “What Can I do with this Major?”
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