Art History (B.A.)
BA-AH ARH
Art and Design Department
Bachelor of Arts (HEGIS 1003)
Upton Hall 402
(716) 878-6032
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Accredited
The program in Art History is designed to train students in the history and development of art worldwide. Art history, as one of the disciplines in the liberal arts, is envisioned as a foundation for graduate study and for careers in a wide variety of professions. Art history majors are prepared for graduate work in art history, arts administration, museum studies, arts librarianship, visual resource and archive curatorship, historic preservation and art conservation. Buffalo State art history majors who continue their studies on the graduate level may find employment in public and private agencies, libraries, galleries, museums, publishing houses, art dealerships, colleges, arts consultancies, commercial arts organizations and in tourism. It is recommended that art history majors achieve fluency in at least one foreign language before graduating. Students enrolled in a studio course are expected to work a minimum of two additional hours each week outside of class for each credit granted for that class.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Intellectual Foundations Requirements | ||
| 33-39 credit hours | 33-39 | |
| Art History Major Requirements (42 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses (27 credit hours) | ||
| FAR/AAD 101 | DRAWING I | 3 |
| FAR 104/AAD 150 | THEMES AND ISSUES IN THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS | 3 |
| FAR 250/AAD 251 | ART HISTORY I | 3 |
| FAR 251/AAD 252 | ART HISTORY II | 3 |
| Select one Ancient Art course from the following: | 3 | |
| ART OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | ||
| ART AND CULTURE OF EGYPT AND THE NEAR EAST | ||
| ART AND CULTURE OF GREECE | ||
| ART AND CULTURE OF ROME | ||
| Select one Medieval Art course from the following: | 3 | |
| ART AND CULTURE OF ISLAM | ||
| EARLY MEDIEVAL ART | ||
| LATE MEDIEVAL ART | ||
| ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES | ||
| Select one Renaissance/Baroque Art course from the following: | 3 | |
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART, 1200-1480 | ||
| HIGH RENAISSANCE AND MANNERISM | ||
| ITALIAN BAROQUE ART | ||
| BAROQUE OF NORTHERN EUROPE | ||
| VENETIAN ART AND CULTURE, 1300-1800 | ||
| ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN SIENA | ||
| Select one Modern/Contemporary Art course from the following: | 3 | |
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART | ||
| TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART HISTORY | ||
| ART SINCE 1940 | ||
| AMERICAN ART I | ||
| Select one Non-Western Art course from the following: | 3 | |
| ART AND CULTURE OF ISLAM | ||
| ART AND CULTURE OF EGYPT AND THE NEAR EAST | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | ||
| INDIAN ART | ||
| ART OF CHINA AND JAPAN | ||
| ART OF AFRICA | ||
| Electives in Art History (15 credit hours) | ||
| Select three from the following: | 15 | |
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
| ART OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | ||
| ART AND CULTURE OF ISLAM | ||
| ART AND CULTURE OF EGYPT AND THE NEAR EAST | ||
| ART AND CULTURE OF GREECE | ||
| ART AND CULTURE OF ROME | ||
| EARLY MEDIEVAL ART | ||
| LATE MEDIEVAL ART | ||
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART, 1200-1480 | ||
| HIGH RENAISSANCE AND MANNERISM | ||
| ITALIAN BAROQUE ART | ||
| NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART | ||
| TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART HISTORY | ||
| ART SINCE 1940 | ||
| AMERICAN ART I | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN ART | ||
| BAROQUE OF NORTHERN EUROPE | ||
| ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES | ||
| ART CRITICISM AND THEORY | ||
| MASTERWORKS OF ARCHITECTURE | ||
| VENETIAN ART AND CULTURE, 1300-1800 | ||
| THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ART COLLECTING AND THE PUBLIC MUSEUM | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART | ||
| INDIAN ART | ||
| ART OF CHINA AND JAPAN | ||
| ART OF AFRICA | ||
| MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN ART | ||
| ART AND THE EARLY MODERN GLOBAL ENCOUNTER | ||
| TOPICS COURSE | ||
| SENIOR SEMINAR IN ART HISTORY | ||
| INTERNSHIP (1-15) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-12) | ||
| All College Electives | ||
| 39-45 credit hours | 39-45 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |