What UC Berkeley majors do employers look for when hiring artists or arts professionals?
Any major can pursue an arts-related career provided that you have refined your communication, organizational, problem-solving, technical, and creative analytical skills, and that you have demonstrated a committed interest to the field by volunteering, developing personal art projects, participating in a student art organization, interning, or working in a related arts area. Establishing an art portfolio that displays your creative ability, technique, and practical applications is also helpful. Many Cal undergraduates intending to forge a career in the arts will incorporate arts-related courses into their education. To find out more about arts departments or programs on campus, go directly to the homepages for art history, film, music, studio art, or theater and dance.
