BA Art History and Museum Professions at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The BA in Art History and Museum Professions provides a foundation in the history of art and architecture in a global context while introducing students to the range of museum professions and collection care and management. Students gain hands-on experience at the Art Museum of WVU and have access to four other campus museums. Majors have the option to take a series of technical art history courses to prepare them for further study in art conservation.

Faculty: College of Creative Arts and Media | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Research, Writing, & Methods in Art History ***, Modern Art Theory, Senior Project-Capstone, Museums and Society, Museums in Action, Professional Field Experience. Programme/major requirements total 63 credit hours.

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Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): Students must meet the requirements for University admission. There are no additional entrance requirements (e.g., portfolio review) for the Bachelor of Arts program in Art History and Museum Professions. Applicants seeking optional scholarship consideration by the Art History and Museum Professions program should submit a humanities research paper from an art history, history, social studies, English, political science, or similar class. For further information, please consult the College website or call the College Recruitment Office at (304) 293-4339. Applicants can also visit the School of Art and Design website or phone the School office at (304) 293-2552. Major Code: 3752

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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