<p>I'm really interested in art and I'm thinking about double-majoring in Art History and Chemistry. Any thoughts on art history? I don't hear about it that much. And what jobs be available for an art hist major--curator, director, anything else?</p>
<p>If you're interested in LACS, arguably the best in the country for art history is Williams. Other LACS with excellent art history departments include Vassar, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, and Barnard. Universities with good art history programs include Columbia, Penn, Brown, NYU, Wash U, Northwestern, and Michigan. I believe that to land a "real" job in the field (curator, museum director, critic, educator) you need a masters.</p>
<p>my dad majored in art history at columbia and loved it.</p>
<p>I'm majoring in Art History, for two reasons: 1) I enjoy it, and 2) the writing, speaking, analysis, and critical thinking componenents are great preparation for law school.</p>
<p>Furthermore, art history (along with certain other majors in the humanities) also provides great preparation for other fields like business, and even med school (considering you're also concentrating on bio, etc.) because of the skills mentioned above. </p>
<p>Also, it really does depend on the school you attend, how strong their deparment is, and their focus... some art history programs are also interdisciplinary if you want to relate it to a specific career path other than curating, etc. And wjb is right... a "real" job would probably require a degree higher than a bachelors. However, if you are double majoring in chemistry, will you be heading in a different path other than the art industry? Unless, of course, you just really enjoy chemistry :)</p>
<p>Anyway, hope this helps!</p>
<p>Thaks for all the responses :)</p>
<p>You're welcome... </p>
<p>btw I just found this link from UCI if you're interested: <a href="http://www.nd.edu/%7Ecrosenbe/jobs.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.nd.edu/%7Ecrosenbe/jobs.html</a></p>