Bachelor of Arts
Explore how art reflects the people, cultures and ideas that have shaped our world. At Winthrop, you’ll study art from different periods and cultures while developing the research, writing and critical-thinking skills needed to understand and interpret what you see.
Your education extends beyond the classroom, too. Through internships, exhibitions, museum work, study abroad and other hands-on opportunities, you’ll discover the many ways art history connects to museums and the broader cultural sector. Whether you’re interested in curating, museum education, art galleries, cultural heritage or graduate study, you’ll build the knowledge and experience to take the next step.
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Art history and museum professions students at Winthrop are engaged learners. They might tour a medieval castle using virtual reality (VR) headsets, go on a behind-the-scenes field trip to a nearby museum, curate an in-person or virtual exhibition, create an ofrenda to celebrate the Día de los Muertos or study abroad.
The Winthrop University art history and museum professions degree includes courses covering the arts of the world, from Africa to Europe and Asia to the Americas. Create a flexible course of study around art history electives that have no ladder of prerequisites to climb:
In addition, students will choose a minor that complements their interests, allowing them to gain the interdisciplinary perspective and breadth of experience that a liberal arts education is known for.
Curriculum
Gain hands-on experience through internships with museums, galleries and arts organizations throughout the region and beyond.
Bring art history to life with short-term study abroad trips to France, Ireland, Japan and more, as well as programs with Winthrop’s partner schools in Italy, England, Spain, Germany, Sweden and Australia, among others.
Winthrop's art history professors are award-winning experts in their fields, whose primary responsibility is teaching. And with class sizes that seldom reach more than 20 students, they'll get to know you, your interests and your career goals.
Many of our graduates have found success working as gallery assistants, conservationists, librarians, and educators in art galleries, universities, and museums—including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., and National Archive in London, UK. In the past five years, 100% of art history majors who applied to graduate school have gone on to pursue master's and doctoral degrees in art history, museum studies, education, conservation, and more, at highly selective universities in the United States and beyond.