Major Options
Examine visual culture and history from a range of perspectives. Hone your research and interpretive skills.
Explore interpretive and exhibition strategies, the history of these institutions, and the foundations of museum functions.
Develop fundamental abilities in visual language and expression in one or more media. Build your technical skills and understanding.
About the visual art and culture major
The Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art and Culture offers options in studio art, art history and visual culture, and museum studies. The BA is a well-rounded liberal arts education intended to provide the student with a breadth of experience and understanding, and a solid grounding in the visual arts. In engagement with a range of critical and theoretical methodologies, students learn to analyze and discuss works of art while becoming familiar with visual traditions from around the globe and across history.
Careers and outcomes
Depending on your course work and track option, your possible careers include:
- Education
- Research
- Museums/galleries
- Artist
- Entrepreneurship
- Cultural institutions, non-profits, advocacy
With appropriate graduate study:
- Higher education
- Art curation and registration
- Art librarianship
- Art law
- Art conservation and restoration
- Visual resources management
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Historical preservation
Immersive academics
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