The Art Education Discipline

  • Art, BA Art Education requires at least 132 credit hours.
  • Admission to teacher education program requires cumulative 2.75 or higher GPA, clear background/fingerprint check, passing AECTP (Alabama Basic Skills assessment).
  • 42 of 132 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
  • No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
  • 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
  • No more than 66 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree. 
  • All double counting of classes must be approved through the AHSS Advising Office.
  • For graduation application instructions, see here.
Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2
EH 209
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I
EH 210
HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRO TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
BYS 120
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
ESS 103
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
ESS 111
WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
ECN 142
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
ESS 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
ESS 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PSC 101
INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 102
ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOC 103
INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY
SOC 105
 

* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). 

 
Pre-Professional Courses18
Pre-Professional courses are shared with major courses
Major Requirements:54
ARH 100
ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
ARS 123
TWO-DIMENSIONAL DES/COLOR TH
ARS 140
THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
ARH 300+ Course
Choose four:
ARS 220
ANIMATION: INTRODUCTION
ARS 230
GRAPHIC DESIGN: INTRODUCTION
ARS 240
SCULPTURE: INTRODUCTION
ARS 250
PHOTOGRAPHY: INTRODUCTION
ARS 260
DRAWING: INTRODUCTION
ARS 270
PAINTING: INTRODUCTION
ARS 280
PRINTMAKING: INTRODUCTION
Choose four upper-level courses in different disciplines:
ARS 32X
ARS 33X
ARS 34X
ARS 35X
ARS 360
DRAWING: FIGURE
ARS 37X
ARS 38X
Electives6
Choose two additional ARS 300- or 400-level courses
Capstone Experience:
ARS 496
PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING ART
Education Courses
ED 301
INTRO TO EDUCATION PRACTICUM
ED 307
MULTICULTURAL FND EDUCATION
ED 308
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
ED 309
CLASSROOM & BEHAVIOR MGMT
ED 315
EDUC EVALUATION & MEASUREMENT
or ED 410
 FOUNDATIONS EDUC EVALUAT
ED 350
TECHNOLOGY IN CLASSROOM
EDC 301
TCHG THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD
EDC 311
INSTR STRATEGIES INCLUSIVE CLR
ED 408
TCHG READING/CONTENT AREA
Internship
ED 499
P-12 INTERNSHIP
Total Semester Hours132