College of Arts and Sciences
Curriculum
Take both lower- and upper-division coursework in art history and music history.
- Identify, explain and analyze works of art from both Western and non-Western societies from different eras.
- Recognize and explain the relationship of artistic styles to historical events and intellectual trends.
- Distinguish among stylistic differences in music of different eras and from different cultures.
- Recognize and explain historical changes in music of different eras and from different cultures.
- Express ideas clearly through writing.
- Demonstrate proficiency in musical skills.
- American Popular Music
- Sounds of the Silk Road
- Music and Politics
- Arts of Native America
- Art & Architecture of India
- Art of Romanticism
Extracurricular Opportunities
Syracuse University Art Museum
The Syracuse University Art Museum is a teaching museum that acquires and preserves important works of art and uses its extensive collection to serve as a museum-laboratory for exploration, experimentation and discussion. The museum strives to foster diverse and inclusive perspectives by uniting students across campus with each other and the local and global community, engaging with artwork to bring us together and examining the forces that keep us apart. It welcomes all visitors to experience its exhibitions and public programs that promote original research, creative thinking and increased mindfulness.
Special Collections Research Center
The on-campus Special Collections Research Center advances scholarship and learning by collecting, preserving and providing access to rare books, manuscripts and other primary source materials.
Become a Global Citizen
Fine arts students are encouraged to learn on location and engage with artifacts of art across the globe through Syracuse University Abroad, which hosts programs in more than 60 countries around the world. Choose from semester, summer, short-term and year-long options.
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