History of Art

As an History of Art student your skills include:

Team working - You may have taken part in a project where you needed to work with fellow students. What role did you play when you worked within that team, innovator, leader, planner? Was the project successful?
Research - You have had to research information for your projects, assignments and dissertation. What specific skills did you use? Did you pay attention to detail, were you systematic in your research, did you record your findings in a clear and concise way?
analysing and interpreting information from different sources
using critical judgment to form opinions
formulating strong arguments
presenting information in an intelligent, coherent and balanced way

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Options for History of Art students

History of Art is a necessary training for many careers across the art world and heritage sector:

History of Art graduates often look to establish their careers in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector, working in a variety of galleries, museums and national heritage sites
Graduates are also to be found working across a range of other areas including graduate retail management, investment banking, education, theatre and media
Postgraduate courses are popular with graduates embarking on further study, some graduates combine further study with work.

Subjects studied include British Modernism, History of Art, Museum Studies and Social Work. A few graduates are undertaking qualifications necessary for a career in the law (the Graduate Diploma in Law), teaching (the PGCE) and accountancy (ACA).

Develop your skills further

Whilst you are at Warwick you have the opportunity to join societies, become a volunteer, work part-time and to develop your personal skills.

Experience Pool - paid and volunteer opportunities on campus
Skills & Student Development - academic, personal and professional skills workshops, events and resources
Research Students - training, resources and support to enable you to succeed in your research degree and develop your skills
Warwick Volunteers - a range long term and one off volunteering opportunities.