An art history degree can provide you entre to an array of stimulating careers. These could include: museum curator/administrator; museum education; museum registrar; gallery staff/director; researcher; lecturer; art writer; art critic/correspondent for newspaper, magazine, and other publications; art conservator with technical training; historical society work; historic preservation agency work; art education in elementary, secondary, post-secondary, public, and private schools; corporate curator; art appraiser for auction house, art dealer; administrator for public and private arts organizations (NEA, local arts commissions); art librarian; archivist; and curator of visual collections (photo, digital, etc.).

Students can enhance their art and design education and supplement their resume or professional portfolio with internships and off-campus employment in a variety of art-related areas. Students have completed internships for art history credit at the Anderson Gallery, Des Moines Art Center, Salisbury House, the State Historical Society of Iowa, and commercial art galleries.The Department of Art and Design includes 10 full-time faculty; all hold the highest degrees in their field and are practicing designers, artists and scholars. All full-time faculty are engaged in teaching classes from the introductory to advanced levels.