Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor
4 years
Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Why study Art History and Visual Culture at UBC Okanagan?
The art history and visual culture program delves into the heart of human experience and identity, and its tangible expressions of cultural values, religious beliefs and political agendas.
Working alongside world-class researchers conducting projects in Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Indigenous America, Canada and the contemporary global art scene, students explore and analyze diverse forms of art and visual culture, while focusing on developing critical thinking and writing abilities.
Professors employ cross-disciplinary approaches that draw from literary and cultural studies, gender and women’s studies, history, the digital humanities and anthropology.
Careers and Outcomes
UBC degrees are respected by employers around the globe. Program graduates will have the skills to pursue a career in a variety of fields like,
- Architect
- Arts administrator
- Art buyer/consultant
- Art conservator
- Art critic
- Art educator for schools or museums
Art law consultant - Art librarian
- Curator
- Estate appraiser
- Exhibition installation specialist
- Freelance researcher
- Museum installation designer
- Museum or gallery curator or assistant
- Newspaper/magazine journalist
- Publishing house editor
- Reproductions designer
- University professor
- Visual and design assistant
Combined with the appropriate blend of electives, the major can be used to pursue a variety of graduate and professional programs in areas such as art history, museum studies, curation, education, library sciences, law, urban planning, architecture, public administration and management.
Experiential Learning
Expand your horizons while studying abroad, conducting meaningful research, or working in the community with your UBC colleagues.
Learn more about Co-op, Go Global, Undergraduate Research Awards and other opportunities at Experiential Education.
Students work on individual and group projects, go on cultural walking tours and have the opportunity to curate exhibitions. Students take the skills they learn in class about how to look at artwork out into the world, see the video below that talks about the full circle moments they have when they realize how what they learned in class enriches their life after school.
Global and Close-Knit
At UBC Okanagan, you gain all the benefits of attending a globally ranked, top 5% university while studying in a close-knit learning community. 50% of graduates, from all across the globe, choose to stay in the region.
Discover the Okanagan
A diverse natural region with sandy beaches, beautiful farms, vineyards, orchards and snow-capped mountains, the Okanagan is an inspirational landscape perfect for those seeking leisure or outdoor adventure.
UBC's Okanagan campus borders the dynamic city of Kelowna, a hub of economic development with a population of more than 150,000 people— the fourth fastest-growing population in Canada.
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