About the Program
Art and Design Department
Upton Hall 402
(716) 878-6032
artdesign.buffalostate.edu/
As a study in human histories and cultures, a minor in Art History provides a valuable complement to majors in studio art, anthropology, history, literatures and language.
Admission Requirements
Any matriculated student in good academic standing may declare this program.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
1. analyze cultural products within a variety of historical contexts across several periods and geographical regions.
2. demonstrate introductory knowledge of historical and art historical methods.
Program Requirements
Required Courses (6 credit hours)
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AAD251 ART HISTORY: FROM PREHISTORY TO MEDIEVAL PERIOD | 3 - Credit Hours
AAD252 ART HISTORY: FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE MODERN WORLD | 3 - Credit Hours
Course Area Selections (15 credit hours)
Select one course from each of the following five areas:
Ancient
Medieval
Renaissance and Baroque
Modern/Contemporary Art
Non-Western Art
Ancient
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
FAR351 ART OF THE ANCIENT WORLD | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR353 ART AND CULTURE OF EGYPT AND THE NEAR EAST | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR354 ART AND CULTURE OF GREECE | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR355 ART AND CULTURE OF ROME | 3 - Credit Hours
Medieval
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
FAR352 ART AND CULTURE OF ISLAM | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR356 EARLY MEDIEVAL ART | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR357 LATE MEDIEVAL ART | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR369 ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES | 3 - Credit Hours
Renaissance and Baroque
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
FAR358 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART, 1200-1480 | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR359 HIGH RENAISSANCE AND MANNERISM | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR361 ITALIAN BAROQUE ART | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR367 NORTHERN EUROPEAN ART 1600-1750 | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR373 VENETIAN ART, CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR469 ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN SIENA | 3 - Credit Hours
Modern/Contemporary Art
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
FAR325 HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR362 NINETEENTH-CENTURY ART | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR363 TWENTIETH-CENTURY ART HISTORY | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR364 ART SINCE 1940 | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR365 AMERICAN ART I | 3 - Credit Hours
Non-Western Art
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
FAR352 ART AND CULTURE OF ISLAM | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR353 ART AND CULTURE OF EGYPT AND THE NEAR EAST | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR375 ASIAN ART | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR376 INDIAN ART | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR377 ART OF CHINA AND JAPAN | 3 - Credit Hours
FAR380 ART OF AFRICA | 3 - Credit Hours
21 Total Credit Hours