The program in art history at Wofford College enables students to investigate the visual arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture in depth and to explore a broad range of questions about the making and meaning of art.
Students choose to major in art history for a number of reasons.
For some, it is simply an area of emphasis within a broad program of liberal studies. For others, it is an appropriate step toward a career in teaching, museum work, historic preservation, or arts administration. In recent years, most graduates in art history have been double majors who have combined their study of art with work in another discipline, such as literature, history, or a foreign language, thus enriching their academic background and broadening their graduate school and employment options. In addition, students are encouraged to take advantage of the course offerings at nearby Converse College, a collaborative partner with Wofford in the art history major program and a resource for a wide range of studio courses. Classroom instruction at Wofford is enriched by video and computer resources and by the college's collection of some 50,000 art slides.