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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| 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 WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES | ||
| 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 | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY | ||
| 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 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Area V: Pre-Professional Courses | 19 | |
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |