About the Program
Art and Design Department
Upton Hall 402
(716) 878-6032
artdesign.buffalostate.edu/
It is often desirable for students in areas such as art education and design to pursue a concentrated, but not all-encompassing, study of an art discipline outside of their major field. This widens the students' perspective, increases their professional and job-related opportunities and enhances qualifications for those planning to pursue a graduate degree, as well as satisfies other personal interests. Many students do this now but receive no formal recognition of their work. This minor program in painting meets the needs of these students and recognizes their efforts and achievements.
Admission Requirements
No entrance portfolio is required for admission to the painting minor program.
Learning Outcomes
Students Will:
1. Aesthetics and Visual Language: Demonstrate a mastery of the visual language of painting through the aesthetic application of the formal elements and relational and organizational principles of art/design.
2. Craftsmanship: Demonstrate a mastery of advanced skills and techniques in the use of the materials, tools, and processes necessary to produce artwork from concept to finished painting.
3. Creativity: Demonstrate a mastery of imaginative and advanced creative problem-solving abilities in painting.
4. Conceptual Development: Demonstrate a mastery of referential, ideation, and conceptual framework leading to individual expression through a cohesive body of paintings.
5. Historical Perspective: Demonstrate an understanding of the history of painting and the place of design and its related areas in the history of art and society, including contemporary perspectives.
Program Requirements
Required Courses (18 credit hours)
AAD 101 DRAWING I 3
FAR 210 INTRODUCTORY PAINTING 3
FAR 311 INTERMEDIATE PAINTIRequired Courses (18 credit hours)
AAD 101 DRAWING I 3
FAR 210 INTRODUCTORY PAINTING 3
FAR 311 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I 3
FAR 312 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING II 3
FAR 313 ADVANCED PAINTING 6
Total Credit Hours 18
NG I 3
FAR 312 INTERMEDIATE PAINTING II 3
FAR 313 ADVANCED PAINTING 6
Total Credit Hours 18