The Art History Discipline
- Art, BA requires 120 credit hours.
- 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
- Must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
- 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.
- 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be taken at UAH.
- Art majors transferring to UAH must complete at least 12 semester hours of art courses at the 300-level or above at UAH.
- No more than 60 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.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2 | ||
| LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
| HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
| LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
| SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). In Area V, take no more than six hours in a single discipline from Areas II, III, or IV. Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area V: Pre-Professional Courses | 20 | |
9 hours will be courses shared with the ARH major and may not also be used in Area II of the GER. The hours only count once towards overall credit hours. | ||
Any WLC 101, 102, 201 or 202 | ||
7 hours pre-professional electives which can be chosen from the above categories of Humanities, History, Literature, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Science, Mathematics, and Fine Arts. These are additional courses that were not taken to fulfill the categories above. | ||
| Art History Major Requirements | 42 | |
| Lower Division Requirements | 18 | |
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
Any two 100-level ARS courses | ||
One 200-level ARS course | ||
| Art History Upper Division Requirements | 24 | |
| Art History Courses: | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ART & ISSUES | ||
| Select five additional ARH courses at the 300+ level or above from the following: | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK ART | ||
| MEDIEVAL ART | ||
| RENAISSANCE ART | ||
| TWENTIETH CENTURY ART | ||
| ANCIENT ROMAN ART | ||
| COLLAPSE OF CIVILIZATIONS | ||
| IMPRESSIONISM & POST-IMP | ||
| NINETEENTH CENTURY ART | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF ART | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HY | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY | ||
| Senior Thesis: | ||
| SENIOR THESIS | ||
| Art Studio Courses: | ||
One 300-level ARS course, corresponding to 200-level taken above 1,2 | ||
| Minor | 18+ | |
| Elective Courses | ||
Elective hours vary by student, please see advisor. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
- 1
An additional 3 hr. upper-level studio, art history, or approved related discipline is required for art history majors with a studio minor. Please consult with advisor or chair.
- 2
For example, if a student opts to take ARS 280, he or she may select among the 300-level Printmaking options: ARS 381, ARS 383, ARS 385, or ARS 387.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| MA 1XX | 3 | |
| ARH 101 | ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | 3 |
| ARS 160 | DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
| FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| ARH 103 | ARH SUR: WORLD ART | 3 |
| ARS 123 | 2D DESIGN COLOR THEORY | 3 |
| or ARS 140 | or 3D DESIGN | |
| Area II GER Class | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Foreign Language Class | 3 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
| ARH 100 | ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | 3 |
| ARH 309 | CONTEMPORARY ART ISSUES | 3 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 2XX | 3 | |
| ARS 2XX | 3 | |
| HY 104 | WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | 3 |
| ARH 3XX | 3 | |
| Minor Class | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Area II GER class | 3 | |
| ARH 3XX | 3 | |
| ARS 3XX | 3 | |
| Minor Class | 3 | |
| Minor Class | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Area IV GER | 3 | |
| ARH 3XX | 3 | |
| ARH 3XX | 3 | |
| Minor Class | 3 | |
| Minor Class | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Area II GER | 3 | |
| ARS 3XX | 3 | |
| Area V GER | 3 | |
| Minor Class | 3 | |
| Minor Class | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Area IV GER | 3 | |
| ARH 400 | SENIOR THESIS | 3 |
| Area V GER | 3 | |
| Area V GER | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |