• The Art History & Museum Studies Program trains students in the history, visual literacy, critical thinking, research, and communication skills necessary to become ethical, forward-thinking leaders in the art world and beyond.
  • Combining rigorous academic training with hands-on, professional experience, this program is designed to help students thrive in rewarding careers such as museum and art gallery administration, curating and art registration/collections management, arts education, business, law, development, public relations, project management, and more.
  • Students will:
    • Analyze a broad range of works of visual art and architecture in their aesthetic, historical, and/or cultural contexts
    • Develop persuasive art historical arguments in oral or written form using common disciplinary methodologies
    • Articulate critical roles that art and arts institutions can play in considering ethical issues and effecting positive social change
    • Apply skills and knowledge essential for successful professional patterns of behavior and practice in museums and arts organizations