From the Chair
The Lehman College Art Department's mission is to offer Bronx and surrounding regional students the unique opportunity to study quality academic art and art history programing where both traditional studio and digital art practice share common goals and vision.
·Fundamental traditional and digital art making skills are taught as a vehicle for the development of creative thinking and innovative problem solving. Historical and analytical skills are emphasized, broadening a student’s cultural literacy while helping prepare them for advanced study.
·Through a wide range of degrees and concentrations at both undergraduate and graduate levels, students interested in art education, fine art, and digital media production build a strong foundation to advance their careers while studying in New York City, one of the world’s most important cultural centers.
Sean McCarthy, Chair
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
The Department of Art offers courses in both Art Studio (course code ART) and Art History (course code ARH), as well as three undergraduate degree programs, including a 30-credit Bachelor of Arts in Art History (Art B.A. with Art History Education specialization), a 42-credit Bachelor of Arts in Art Studio (Art B.A. with selected Art Studio specialization), a 60-credit Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Studio (Art B.F.A. with additional Art History courses and a selected Art Studio Specialization), and a 58-credit interdisciplinary Art/Math-Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics Imaging (Computer Graphics Imaging B.S.). B.A. and B.F.A. Art Studio majors select specializations, declaring one from these eight subplans: Ceramics, Computer Generated Imaging (CGI), Design, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture.
For information and advisement regarding BA in Art History Education, contact Art History Program Director, Professor Herbert Broderick, Fine Arts-008, phone: 718-960-8885
For information and advisement regarding BA and/or BFA in Art Studio, contact Undergraduate Art Programs Director, Associate Professor Melissa Brown, Fine Arts-112, phone: 718-960-8887
For information and advisement regarding BS in Computer Graphics Imaging, contact Associate Professor Michael Ferraro, Fine Arts-004, phone: 718-960-8883
MFA student work, installation view
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
The Department of Art is also proud to offer graduate degrees, including a 30-credit Masters of Arts in Art Studio (M.A. Art), a 48-credit Masters of Fine Arts in Art Studio, (M.F.A. Art) and in conjunction with the Education Department, a 42-45 credit Masters in Art Education (M.A. Art Education (Pre-K-12)). MA and MFA students select specializations in either Ceramics, Computer Generated Imaging (CGI), Design, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, or Sculpture.
For information and Advisement regarding MA and/or MFA in Art Studio, please contact Graduate Art Programs Director, Associate Professor Deannielle Tegeder, Fine Arts-009, phone: 718-960-6762
For information and Advisement regarding an MA in Art Ed, please contact Art Education Professor Andrea Zakin in Early Childhood and Childhood Education, Carman Hall-B052, phone: 718-960-8198
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Last modified: Jun 9, 2016
