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Undergraduate Program - On Campus

Art History (Minor Only)

Explore how art reflects the people, cultures, ideas, and events that shape our world. BVU’s art history minor strengthens your ability to analyze, research, communicate, and think critically while adding a valuable perspective to your major.

Degree
Minor
Format
On Campus
Internships
Museums, galleries, archives, cultural organizations, arts nonprofits
Careers
Curator, archivist, arts administrator, educator, marketing and communications professional
Why BVU

Why study Art History (Minor Only) at BVU

Explore art across cultures and time periods while discovering how it reflects history, society, and the people who shaped them. Build skills in visual analysis, research, critical thinking, and writing that complement a wide range of majors.

Explore Art Across Time

Study art from ancient cultures through the modern era and discover how creative expression reflects the world around it.

Understand Culture Through Art

Explore how history, culture, and society influence art and how art can shape the way we understand the past.

Build Valuable Skills

Strengthen your visual analysis, research, writing, and critical-thinking skills through the study and interpretation of art.

Complement Your Major

Add a new perspective to majors in art, design, history, communication, education, and other fields while expanding your academic interests.

Hands-On

Learn by doing, from day one

Go beyond studying art in a textbook. Put what you learn into practice through visual analysis, research, writing, discussion, and independent study.

Analyze Art

Examine works of art closely and build skills in visual analysis, interpretation, and critical thinking.

Connect Art and Culture

Explore how art reflects the historical, cultural, and social forces that shaped its creation.

Conduct Your Own Research

Dive deeper into topics that interest you through research, writing, and opportunities for directed study.

Career Outcomes

Where this degree can take you

Museums and galleries
Arts administration
Education
Marketing and communications
Historic preservation
Your Career. Your Way.

Build a career of influence.

Stability, influence, and professional growth start here.