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.
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 SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: 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 241
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
EH 243
PROTEST LITERATURE
EH 244
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
EH 245
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
EH 246
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
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 WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: 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
MA 181
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
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
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
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
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
AES 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
AES 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ECN 142
PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
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
 

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

Area V: Pre-Professional Courses20
FYE 101
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 2023
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
ARS 123
2D DESIGN & COLOR THEORY
ARS 140
3D DESIGN
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
ARS 260
DRAWING: INTRODUCTION
Select three additional 200-level ARS courses
Art History Requirements. Select two of the following:
ARH 100
ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN
ARH 103
ARH SUR: WORLD ART
Upper Division Requirements 1,2
ARH 309
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:
ARS 311
GAME DESIGN: SCRIPTING & DES I
ARS 321
ANIMATION: ORGANIC MODELING
ARS 325
ANIMATION: HARD SURF MODELING
ARS 328
ANIMATION: CONCEPT ART
ARS 327
ANIMATION; VISUAL STORY DEV
ARS 329
ANIMATION: 2D ANIMATION
ARS 322
ANIMATION: 3D ANIMATION
ARS 324
ANIMATION: TECHNICAL ARTS
ARS 415
ANIMATION: TEAM GAME DESN I
ARS 416
ANIMATION: TEAM GAME DESN II
ARS 425
ANIMATION: SHORT FILM I
ARS 426
ANIMATION: SHORT FILM II
Graphic Design:
ARS 330
GRAPHIC DESIGN: PRINT MEDIA I
ARS 332
GRAPHIC DESIGN: WEB DESIGN
ARS 333
GRAPH DES: WATERCOLOR & DIG I
ARS 334
GRAPH DES: WEB USER EXPER I
ARS 335
GRAPHIC DESIGN: TYPOGRAPHY I
ARS 430
GRAPHIC DESIGN: PRINT MEDIA II
ARS 432
GRAPH DES: SENIOR PROJ MGMT
ARS 433
GRAPH DES: WATERCOLOR & DIG II
ARS 434
GRAPH DES: WEB USER EXPER II
ARS 435
GRAPHIC DESIGN: TYPOGRAPHY II
Painting/Drawing:
ARS 360
DRAWING: FIGURE
ARS 375
PAINTING: TRADITIONAL I
ARS 376
PAINTING: CONTEMPORARY I
ARS 377
PAINTING: MIXED MEDIA I
ARS 460
DRAWING: CONCEPTUAL
ARS 475
PAINTING: TRADITIONAL II
ARS 476
PAINTING: CONTEMPORARY II
ARS 477
PAINTING: MIXED MEDIA II
Printmaking:
ARS 381
PRINT: ETCHING & RELIEF I
ARS 383
PRINT: SCREENPRINT I
ARS 385
PRINT: BOOK ARTS I
ARS 387
PRINT: MONOPRINT & LITHOGPHY I
ARS 481
PRINT: ETCHING & RELIEF II
ARS 483
PRINT: SCREENPRINT II
ARS 485
PRINT: BOOK ARTS II
ARS 487
PRINT: MONOPRINT &LITHOGPHY II
Photography:
ARS 350
PHOTO: DIGITAL I
ARS 352
PHOTO: DARKROOM I
ARS 353
PHOTO: EXPER & HIST I
ARS 355
PHOTO: DOCUMENTARY I
ARS 450
PHOTO: DIGITAL II
ARS 452
PHOTO: DARKROOM II
ARS 453
PHOTO: EXPER & HIST II
ARS 455
PHOTO: DOCUMENTARY II
Sculpture:
ARS 340
SCULP: FABRICATION I
ARS 341
SCULP: CARVING I
ARS 342
SCULP: CASTING I
ARS 347
SPACE AND PLACE
ARS 440
SCULP: FABRICATION II
ARS 441
SCULP: CARVING II
ARS 442
SCULP: CASTING II
ARS 447
SCULP: SPACE AND PLACE II
Other:
ARS 346
SCULP: FIGURE MODELING I
ARS 390
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT I
ARS 393
MULTIMEDIA I
ARS 395
SP TOPICS IN STUDIO ART
ARS 490
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT II
ARS 492
ART INTERNSHIP
ARS 493
MULTIMEDIA II
ARS 494
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
ARS 495
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Courses at Alabama A&M 3
Minor Courses18+
Elective Courses
Elective hours vary by student, see advisor.
Total Semester Hours120
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
FallSemester Hours
EH 101COLLEGE WRITING I 3
MATH 1XX  3
ARS 1232D DESIGN COLOR THEORY 3
ARS 160DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS 3
FYE 101CHARGER SUCCESS 1
 Term Semester Hours: 13
Spring
EH 102COLLEGE WRITING II 3
ARS 1403D DESIGN 3
ARS 260DRAWING: INTRODUCTION 3
Science w/Lab  4
ARH 1XX  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Year 2
Fall
FL 1XX  3
Science w/Lab  4
HY 103WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 3
ARS 2XX  3
ARS 2XX  3
 Term Semester Hours: 16
Spring
EH 2XX  3
HY 104WORLD 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 309CONTEMPORARY 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