The art history experience
Coursework in lecture and seminar format allows students to engage a diversity of cultures, time periods and media. Courses augment studio practice, but the BA degree in Art History offers a path to professionalization in museum work, academics/teaching and arts management.
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Students will develop and implement a broad art historical vocabulary to discuss a diversity of media, art-making techniques and processes, and formal and theoretical analysis and interpretation.
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Students will develop a working knowledge of diverse periods and cultures and their major monuments, artists, and themes.
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Students will be able to assess and utilize primary and secondary sources for use in original research.
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Students will be able to understand and identify major theoretical and methodological trends in art production and art historiography.
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Students will demonstrate excellence in scholarly and critical writing and in oral and digital presentation skills.
Department Faq
Learn how more about the Department of Visual Arts scholarships and awards, events and opportunities, ways to get involved, and how to access campus resources.
Photo credit: Art History students at Venice Biennale, no date
UW Department of Visual Arts offers a variety of scholarships and awards to support Visual Art undergraduate students, including a Post-Undergraduate Assistantship (PUA).
The Department of Visual Arts has several student organizations (RSOs) that organize events and opportunities welcome to all UW students.
Visit the VA student resource page to learn more about the range of resources available to University of Wyoming students.
If you have further questions, please contact visualarts@uwyo.edu or call (307) 766-3269.
