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, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
- No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Freshman Composition | 6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 12 | |
12 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts chosen from the following categories below | ||
| Fine Arts: Choose one | 3 | |
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| Literature: Choose one or two | 3-6 | |
Students must have a two course sequence in either Literature or History. | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
or EH 242 | MYTHOLOGY | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| Humanities: Choose one or two | 3-6 | |
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | ||
| Mathematics and Natural Sciences | 11 | |
| Mathematics: Choose one | 3 | |
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| Natural Sciences: Choose two | 8 | |
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE | ||
| WEATHER, CLIMATE & GLOBAL CHNG | ||
| 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 | ||
| History and Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| 12 hours of History and Social and Behavioral Sciences chosen from the following categories below | ||
| History: Choose one or two | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences: Choose two or three | 6-9 | |
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| SOCIOLOGICAL PERSP TECH & SCI | ||
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Professional Courses | 24 | |
Any WLC 100 or 200 level course | ||
Art Studio Requirements: | ||
| TWO-DIMENSIONAL DES/COLOR TH | ||
| THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| DRAWING: INTRODUCTION | ||
| Select three additional 200-level ARS courses | 9 | |
| Art History Requirements. Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| ARH SURV:ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SURV:RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR:NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS | ||
| Upper Division Requirements 1,2 | ||
Select five ARS courses at the 300 level | ||
Select two ARS courses at the 400 level | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ART & ISSUES | ||
| Select seven courses from the following, no more than four courses in one area | 21 | |
| Digital Animation: | ||
| ANIMATION: TEAM GAME DESGN I | ||
| ANIMATION: ORGANIC MODELING | ||
| ANIMATION: 3D ANIMATION | ||
| ANIMATION: SHORT FILM I | ||
| ANIMATION: TECHNICAL ARTS | ||
| ANIMATION: TEAM GAME DESIGN II | ||
| ANIMATION: MODELING II | ||
| ANIMATION: CHARACTER ANIMTN II | ||
| ANIMATION: SHORT FILM II | ||
ARS 424 | ||
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 | ||
| SCULP: SPACE AND PLACE I | ||
| 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 must satisfy a group exhibition (fine arts areas) or portfolio review (digital animation and graphic design) requirement. Students emphasizing digital animation and graphic design must successfully present a comprehensive portfolio as part of the coursework for their final 400-level course. All other art majors with an Art Studio focus must successfully mount a senior group exhibition of their work. Contact the Department for specific requirements. |
| 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 ART 305, ART 306, ART 307, and ART 308. |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| MATH 1XX | 3 | |
| ARS 123 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL DES/COLOR TH | 3 |
| ARS 160 | DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
| FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| ARS 140 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL 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 | ||
| TH 122 | THEATRE APPRECIATION | 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 | |