Centre for Career and Personal Development Degree Profiles

These degree profiles look at potential jobs, key skills & atributes, associations & professional development and great books which relate to each degree and its potential career path.

Art/Art History

Art and Art History is the study of human experession by interpreting the translating the visual into the verbal. Your courses will provide understanding of art history and design that may include traditional media such as painting, sculpture, architecture and photography along with innovations in the creative use of new technologies, traditional and indigenous media, and performance art .

Key Skills & Knowledge

Abstraction
Adaptation
Analysis
Attention to Detail
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Flexibility
Imagination
Independent Work
Interpretation
Manual Dexterity
Observation
Organization/Planning

Patience
Persistence
Presentation
Quantitative Thinking
Reasoned/Supported Argumentation
Recognizing Patterns
Self Discipline
Self Motivation
Spatial Relations Aptitude
Symbolic Representation
Time Management
Use of Forms
Visualization
Written/Oral/Visual Communication

Sample Job Titles

Please note some of these positions may require further training, certification or education. Check out the occupational profiles to review the full details for the occupations that interest you at alis.alberta.ca/occinfo

Advertising Consultant
Advertising Designer
Animator
Antiques Dealer
Architectural Conservator
Architectural Rendering Specialist
Art Buyer/Consultant
Art Critic
Art Dealer
Art Director
Art Historian
Art Investment Advisor
Art Law Consultant
Art Librarian
Art Manager
Art Preservationist
Artifact Preservationist
Artist’s Representative
Billboard Artist
Caricaturist
Cartoonist
Ceramic Artist
Chef
Children’s Toy Designer
Cinematographer
Commercial Artist
Computer Graphics Designer
Conservator/Restorer
Copywriter

Corporate Art Director
Costume Designer
Craft Artist
Creative Director
Critic
Curator
Development Officer
Display Designer
Editor
Engraver
Estate Appraiser
Event Planner
Exhibit Installation Specialist
Fabric Designer
Fashion Art Director
Fashion Designer
Fashion Illustrator
Fashion Merchandiser
Fine Arts Handler
Forensic Artist
Freelance
Gallery Director
Gemologist
Glass Blower
Graphic Designer
Historian
Illustrator
Industrial Designer
Interior Designer
Investment Consultant

Jeweler
Layout Artist
Letterer
Magazine Design Manager
Marketing Specialist
Mechanical Artist
Museum Technician
Mural Artist
Packaging Designer
Photojournalist
Printmaker
Professor/Teacher
Promotion Designer
Public Information
Officer
Public Relations
Publisher
Reproductions Designer
Research Advisor
Restoration Specialist
Sculptor
Set Designer
Sketch Artist
Special Effects Make-Up Artist
Storyboard Illustrator
Topographer Video Producer
Visual Resource Curator/Librarian
Volunteer Management
Website Developer/Design

Potential Industries

Art Galleries / Auction Houses
Advertising Firms
Museums
Schools, Universities and Colleges
Publishing Houses
Newspapers and Magazines
Photo Agencies / Studios
Hospitals / Mental Health Facilities
Graphic Design Firms
Community Centres
Consumer Product Companies
Company Marketing Department

Associations & Professional Development

Job Sites

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Aligned Majors

Did you know?

Formal Career Assessments like the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers Briggs Type Indicator can be helpful tools for your career development. These assessments have been used for decades to help individuals choose a major, explore career options during and upon completion of a degree and to further understand yourself in relationship to the world of work. Inquire with Career Services if you are interested in these formal assessments.