The Art Studio Discipline
- Art, BA Art Studio requires at least 120 credit hours.
- 36 of 120 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.
- 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be earned 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.
- Any double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Academic Advising Office.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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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).
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Area V: Pre-Professional Courses | 20 | |
FYE 101 | ||
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202 | 3 | |
ARS 123, ARS 160, ARS 140, ARS 260, ARH 1xx, and ARH 1xx will share with the Art Studio major and the Pre-professional area. These classes may not also count in Area II of the GER. However, the hours only count once towards overall credit hours. | ||
Art Studio Major Requirements: | 51 | |
2D DESIGN & COLOR THEORY | ||
3D DESIGN | ||
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
DRAWING: INTRODUCTION | ||
Select three additional 200-level ARS courses | ||
Art History Requirements. Select two of the following: | ||
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
Upper Division Requirements 1,2 | ||
CONTEMPORARY ART & ISSUES | ||
Select five ARS courses at the 300+ level | ||
Select two ARS courses at the 400+ level | ||
From the 300+ and 400+ classes, no more than four courses may be taken from any one area listed below | ||
Digital Animation: | ||
GAME DESIGN: SCRIPTING & DES I | ||
ANIMATION: ORGANIC MODELING | ||
ANIMATION: HARD SURF MODELING | ||
ANIMATION: CONCEPT ART | ||
ANIMATION; VISUAL STORY DEV | ||
ANIMATION: 2D ANIMATION | ||
ANIMATION: 3D ANIMATION | ||
ANIMATION: TECHNICAL ARTS | ||
ANIMATION: TEAM GAME DESN I | ||
ANIMATION: TEAM GAME DESN II | ||
ANIMATION: SHORT FILM I | ||
ANIMATION: SHORT FILM II | ||
Graphic Design: | ||
GRAPHIC DESIGN: PRINT MEDIA I | ||
GRAPHIC DESIGN: WEB DESIGN | ||
GRAPH DES: WATERCOLOR & DIG I | ||
GRAPH DES: WEB USER EXPER I | ||
GRAPHIC DESIGN: TYPOGRAPHY I | ||
GRAPHIC DESIGN: PRINT MEDIA II | ||
GRAPH DES: SENIOR PROJ MGMT | ||
GRAPH DES: WATERCOLOR & DIG II | ||
GRAPH DES: WEB USER EXPER II | ||
GRAPHIC DESIGN: TYPOGRAPHY II | ||
Painting/Drawing: | ||
DRAWING: FIGURE | ||
PAINTING: TRADITIONAL I | ||
PAINTING: CONTEMPORARY I | ||
PAINTING: MIXED MEDIA I | ||
DRAWING: CONCEPTUAL | ||
PAINTING: TRADITIONAL II | ||
PAINTING: CONTEMPORARY II | ||
PAINTING: MIXED MEDIA II | ||
Printmaking: | ||
PRINT: ETCHING & RELIEF I | ||
PRINT: SCREENPRINT I | ||
PRINT: BOOK ARTS I | ||
PRINT: MONOPRINT & LITHOGPHY I | ||
PRINT: ETCHING & RELIEF II | ||
PRINT: SCREENPRINT II | ||
PRINT: BOOK ARTS II | ||
PRINT: MONOPRINT &LITHOGPHY II | ||
Photography: | ||
PHOTO: DIGITAL I | ||
PHOTO: DARKROOM I | ||
PHOTO: EXPER & HIST I | ||
PHOTO: DOCUMENTARY I | ||
PHOTO: DIGITAL II | ||
PHOTO: DARKROOM II | ||
PHOTO: EXPER & HIST II | ||
PHOTO: DOCUMENTARY II | ||
Sculpture: | ||
SCULP: FABRICATION I | ||
SCULP: CARVING I | ||
SCULP: CASTING I | ||
SPACE AND PLACE | ||
SCULP: FABRICATION II | ||
SCULP: CARVING II | ||
SCULP: CASTING II | ||
SCULP: SPACE AND PLACE II | ||
Other: | ||
SCULP: FIGURE MODELING I | ||
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT I | ||
MULTIMEDIA I | ||
SP TOPICS IN STUDIO ART | ||
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT II | ||
ART INTERNSHIP | ||
MULTIMEDIA II | ||
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES | ||
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS | ||
Courses at Alabama A&M 3 | ||
Minor Courses | 18+ | |
Elective Courses | ||
Elective hours vary by student, see advisor. | ||
Total Semester Hours | 120 |
- 1
These are tracks are based on a student's interest, but they are not recognized concentrations or majors. Students will receive a Bachelor of Arts; Major: Art; Concentration: Art Studio.
- 2
Majors with an Art Studio focus have the option to complete a group exhibition (fine arts areas) or portfolio review (digital animation and graphic design) requirement. Students emphasizing in digital animation and graphic design may present a comprehensive portfolio as part of the coursework for their final 400-level course. All other art majors with an Art Studio focus may mount a senior group exhibition of their work. Contact the Department for details.
- 3
To fulfill upper-division elective studio requirements, a student may take two art studio courses at Alabama A&M. These courses must be selected from ARH 305, ARH 306, and ARH 307.
Year 1 | ||
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Fall | Semester Hours | |
EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
MATH 1XX | 3 | |
ARS 123 | 2D DESIGN COLOR THEORY | 3 |
ARS 160 | DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 |
Term Semester Hours: | 13 | |
Spring | ||
EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
ARS 140 | 3D DESIGN | 3 |
ARS 260 | DRAWING: INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Science w/Lab | 4 | |
ARH 1XX | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
Year 2 | ||
Fall | ||
FL 1XX | 3 | |
Science w/Lab | 4 | |
HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
ARS 2XX | 3 | |
ARS 2XX | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
Spring | ||
EH 2XX | 3 | |
HY 104 | WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | 3 |
ARH 1XX | 3 | |
ARS 2XX | 3 | |
ARS 3XX | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
Year 3 | ||
Fall | ||
Area II GER Fine Arts class | 3 | |
ARH 309 | CONTEMPORARY ART ISSUES | 3 |
ARS 3XX | 3 | |
Minor Courses | 6 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
Spring | ||
GER Area II | 3 | |
GER Area IV | 3 | |
ARS 3XX | 3 | |
Minor Courses | 6 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
Year 4 | ||
Fall | ||
GER Area II | 3 | |
GER Area IV | 3 | |
Minor Courses | 6 | |
ARS 3XX | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
Spring | ||
ARS 3XX | 3 | |
ARS 4XX | 3 | |
ARS 4XX | 3 | |
Minor Course | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
Total Semester Hours: | 120 |