What is the Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Art History?
The Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Art History is an innovative interdisciplinary program that empowers students to both create and critically engage with visual art. This unique major combines rigorous studio practice with the study of art history, equipping students with a comprehensive understanding of artistic production and cultural context across time and place.
Through this dual focus, students develop technical skills in a variety of artistic media while cultivating their ability to analyze, interpret, and write about art. The program fosters creative thinking, visual literacy, and historical awareness, preparing graduates for dynamic careers in the arts sector.
Studio Art
Build creative and technical skills through hands-on work in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital media, printmaking, and design. Develop artistic confidence while strengthening conceptual thinking and contemporary artmaking skills.
Art History
Explore the major artists, movements, and monuments that have shaped art throughout history. Build the vocabulary and critical thinking skills needed to analyze, discuss, and write about art.
Who is the BA in Studio Art and Art History for?
The combined major is designed for students who seek both to make art and to understand its formal and conceptual properties. Additionally, marketing, non-profit, and collections management courses cultivate well-rounded professionals ready to engage in the evolving world of art and culture.
BA in Studio Art and Art History Requirements
Students take 27 hours of studio art courses, 27 hours of art history courses, and a bridge course: ART 4760 Technical Art History. The courses selected represent the essence of the major. The bridge class demonstrates the intersection of the two disciplines.
The bridge class for the BA in Studio Art and Art History is ART 4760: Technical Art History. This class introduces both art making and art historical analysis and interpretation. The course investigates the materials and techniques of artworks, and the scientific methods used to study them. Additionally, the physical properties of an art object serve as the basis for analyzing its origins, evolution, dating, alterations, and best approaches to restoring or conserving it.
Why choose the BA in Studio Art and Art History?
- Increased career options
- Graduate in a shorter amount of time with two disciplines
- Develop a proficiency in two disciplines
- Professional and career preparation
- Supportive Community
The BA in Studio Art and Art History can be the first step to the career of your dreams!
- Curator
- Professor/Educator
- Conservator/Restorer
- Gallery/Museum Administrator
- Archivist
- Art Librarian
- Museum Registrar
- Collection Consultant/Manager
- Art Handler
- Tour Guide
Hands-On Learning
UNO Studio Art and Art History students present at national conferences, intern at local, national, and international art institutions, participate in archaeological excavations, organize art exhibitions, and study abroad in London and Italy.
Post-Graduation Success
Our Studio Art and Art History students attend graduate school in Art History, Studio Art, History, Museum Studies, and Archeology at institutions like:
- Newcastle University (UK)
- Syracuse University
- University of Illinois, Chicago
- American University
- Temple University
- Trinity College (Dublin)
- Courtauld Institute of Art (London)
- University of Chicago
- Kent State University
UNO Studio Art and Art History graduates also find positions in museums and galleries, both locally and nationally, including:
- Arnot Art Museum (NY)
- Bemis Center for Contemporary Art
- Gallery 1516
- Jacksonville State University (AL)
- Joslyn Art Museum
- KANEKO
- Michener Art Museum (PA)
- The Ree + Jun Kaneko Foundation
- St. Louis Community College (MO)
- World Chess Hall of Fame (MO)
Graduates of our Studio Art and Art History program also teach university courses and serve as faculty in establishments including UNO, the University of Iowa, Jacksonville State University (AL), and St. Louis Community College (MO).