DEPARTMENT OF

FINE ARTS, DESIGN, ART HISTORY

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About the Department

The Department of Fine Arts, Design, Art History offers students access to explore visual culture across time and place, developing both creative and analytical skills to understand how images shape meaning and influence audiences. Through hands-on practice and critical study, graduates emerge as skilled artists, designers, and thinkers prepared for diverse creative careers.

Faculty

Meet the Faculty

Department faculty are practicing artists, designers, and scholars whose work spans studios, galleries, classrooms, and research institutions worldwide. United by curiosity and craft, they challenge students to think critically, experiment boldly, and shape culture through creative practice.

The Student Experience

Scholarships

Grants are available to fine arts majors in recognition of demonstrated ability as well as academic achievement and financial need. Awards require active participation in a program stipulated by the Fine Arts Department. Awards are renewable upon the recommendation of the department chair if student recipients also maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and continue to demonstrate financial need.

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Department Facilities

A professional-level photography studio with access to the latest digital technologies, complemented by a comprehensive black-and-white darkroom supporting analog photographic processes.

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Degrees & Programs

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES & PROGRAMS

BA in Art BA in Art History BS in Fine Arts Minor in Business and Design Minor in Design Minor in Fine Arts Minor in Computer Applications and Digital Media Design Interdisciplinary Minor in Immersive Media Minor in Painting Minor in Photography Minor in Sculpture-Industrial Design

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Fine Arts Art History

GRADUATE DEGREES & PROGRAMS

Fine Arts and Music Education Advanced Certificate MSEd in Fine Arts Education

A woman stands next to a colorful painting on a gallery wall, gesturing with her hands as she speaks. The painting depicts three expressive figures in dynamic poses. Another large, blue artwork hangs on the adjacent wall.

Internships

Many fine arts students take advantage of Hofstra’s proximity to New York City by pursuing internships at leading museums, galleries, media outlets, publishers, and record labels. Faculty in the Department of Fine Arts, Design, Art History maintain strong professional ties and actively help students connect with working art professionals.

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Room 206A Calkins Hall

516-463-5474

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THINK GLOBALLY. ACT PURPOSEFULLY

Study the systems, cultures, and environments that shape our planet. Learn how global forces influence local realities.

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