With an established reputation for excellence in teaching and research, Buffalo State College's School of Arts and Humanities is also widely recognized for innovation and leadership in creative expression.
Foremost Features
Location
The college's close proximity to Buffalo's arts and culture district, provides our students with significant opportunities for curricular enrichment, including unique collaborations with area theaters and art galleries.
Preparation
Our state-of-the-art curricula and facilities provide exceptional opportunities for undergraduate research with scholar/faculty of the highest quality. Our faculty's reputation and their connection with leading professional partners, provides innovative internship opportunities both regionally and nationally.
Accreditation
A&H Programs are approaching 100% accreditation by premiere national accrediting agencies.
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) - all programs in our five visual arts departments: Departments of Art Conservation, Art Education, Design, Fine Arts and Interior Design
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) – all A&H education programs: Art Education, English Education, French and Spanish Education and Music Education.
- National Association of Schools of Theater (NAST) – Theater Department
- National Association of Schools of Music – Music Department (process in progress)
- Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)- Communication Department (to be finalized in Spring 2008)
- Council for Interior Design Accreditation – Interior Design Department (process in progress)
True motivation
From the stage to the classroom, School of Arts and Humanities programs instill students with a passion for learning, and foundation for critical thinking, artistic inventiveness, and cultural awareness, that lasts a lifetime. These invaluable skills serve our graduates well in career fields that are as vast and varied as our course selection.
Starring roles
Our talented, committed faculty is our primary asset to our students. These teacher/scholars are renowned for their ability to instruct and inspire. While widely revered for their research, publications, exhibitions, and performances in diverse disciplines, our faculty's individual attention to students' intellectual development creates a close community of scholarship.
Please select the department of your choice to learn more about the opportunities you can explore in the School of Arts and Humanities.