Overview

In our nationally accredited Department of Art and Art History at Bridgewater State University, your art history undergraduate program will give you a broad-based education in global art history and Euro-American traditions. You will also make art in studio classes as you work toward your art history degree, giving you an artist’s perspective to your historical art training.

Through your art history undergraduate studies and analysis, you’ll grow the research, communication and critical-thinking skills employers seek.

The Art History - Global Perspectives program at Bridgewater State University offers broad-based training in Global Art History and Euro-American traditions, as well as experience of studio practice, which we believe is essential to art historical training more broadly. The major is designed to prepare students for entry into graduate school or for entry-level positions in galleries and museums.

The Art History program is committed to the study of art outside of the classroom through visits to major museums and galleries and architectural sites in Boston and New York City. There is also potential for art history sponsored/curated exhibitions to be held within the gallery context of the department and the university. An established history of exhibitions enhances classroom instruction. In addition, visiting artists and related art programs are made possible each year by a generous gift from the Class of 1936.

Careers in Art History

What can you do with an art history degree? Our art history undergraduate program is designed to prepare you for entry-level careers in museums, galleries and schools or graduate school.

BSU alumni with art history undergraduate degrees have gone on to pursue careers such as:

Art director

Arts administrator

Graphic designer

Copywriter

Freelance photographer

K–12 teacher

Museum technician

Gallery and museum curator

Art therapist

Arts journalist

Historic preservationist

Arts consultant for corporations and auction houses

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Asian Art Survey: India, China and Japan

African Art

Survey of Islamic Art and Architecture

Meso-American Art and Architecture

Early Modern Art and Architecture

Art and Architecture since 1940

Seminar in Art History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

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BSU recommends that international students begin the application process at least eight months prior to the semester for which they are applying.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bridgewater, United States

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Art History Liberal Arts View 1426 other Bachelors in Liberal Arts in United States

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Test Scores

Personal Essay

Evaluative Interview

Recommendation Letters

Documentation of Learning Disabilities

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

18334 USD / year

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Out-of-State

18334 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

12194 USD / year

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Living costs

Bridgewater

United States

1289 - 2669 USD / month

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Careers in Art History

Programme Structure

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Credits

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