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What Can I Do With a Major in... Art and Art History

A degree in Art or Art History allows a student the opportunity to pursue a career in an art or art related field.  Such fields include studio or professional artisan work, photography, graphic design, or jewelry making, just to mention a few.  Additionally, art history majors enjoy work in research fields, collection, art dealing, as well as curator positions and teaching.

Art and Art History majors will be able to find work in many different settings.  From museums to hands on art constructions, there is a wide variety of options for an art major to choose from.  Moreover, art majors are not restricted to careers which are directly focused on art.  Some graduates are able to work in marketing and communications related fields.

General Career Information
 
Sample Job Titles

Entry Level

  • Artist
  • Art Teacher
  • Graphic Designer
  • Illustrator
  • Photographer

Education + Experience

  • Architect
  • Art Therapist
  • Industrial Designer
  • Medical Illustrator
  • Museum Curator

 

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These job titles are not an exhaustive list, but rather, represent the types of positions most widely recruited for. 

  • Advertising Copywriter
  • Advertising Manager
  • Animator
  • Art Dealer
  • Architect
  • Artist
  • Art Historian
  • Art Teacher
  • Art Therapist
  • Columnist
  • Costume Designer
  • Desktop Publisher
  • Fashion Artist
  • Fashion Designer
  • Floral Designer
  • Graphic Artist/Designer
  • Hand Crafter
  • Illustrator
  • Industrial Designer
  • Interior Designer
  • Jeweler
  • Landscape Artchitect
  • Medical Illustrator
  • Museum Curator
  • Photographer
  • Professor
  • Radio/TV Program Writer
  • Reporter/Journalist
  • Set Designer
  • Technical Illustrator
  • Web Site Designer/Developer
  • Writer/Author

 

 

 

 
Employment Areas
  • Education
  • Government
  • Private Corporation
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Self-Employed
  • Galleries
  • Publishing
 
Job and Internship Listings
Professional Organizations

 
Organizations That Have Hired UI Students and Alumni
  • Appel Far Arts and Music Camp
  • The University of Iowa School of Art
  • IMU Marketing and Design
  • Carving Studio and Sculpture Center
  • Metro Arts Alliance
  • National Advanced Driving Simulator
  • Englert Civic Theatre
  • Hollywood Caricatures
  • Center for Media Productions
  • Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

This is only a partial list - to view a complete list of organizations that recruit UI students and alumni, please visit: www.careers.uiowa.edu/students/uirecruit.html

 
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