Department of Art & Art History

http://www.uab.edu/art

Chair: Rich Gere

The Department of Art and Art History grants the following undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts. The B.A. has two areas of concentration: Art Studio and Art History. The department awards a Master of Arts in Cultural Heritage Studies as well as a Master of Arts in Art History in conjunction with the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. The MA in Art Education degree is granted through the School of Education. UAB’s Department of Art and Art History is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Nationally and internationally active scholars and artists who promote creative inquiry, scholarship and innovation are actively teaching in their classrooms and studios.

Art History:

Emphasizing skills in critical thinking and visual literacy, students study a breadth of art history across time periods and culture preparing students for a wide range of careers and graduate study.

The Master of Arts degree in Art History prepares students for further academic study at the doctoral level or for professional careers in teaching, museums, galleries, and other arts-related fields. The M.A. degree in Cultural Heritage Studies provides students with the theoretical background and practical skills necessary to enter a career in the emerging fields of cultural heritage practice, policy, and management.

Studio Art:

Studio art courses enable students to emphasize the skills and concepts of communicating visually, critically and conceptually.  Students are encouraged to create a trajectory and drive for making art through experiencing the disciplines of the fine arts and design. 

Students gain hands-on experience as they learn to formulate an understanding of the principles and elements of artistic practice. Students execute artworks by choosing media and technologies that support their ideas. They learn to develop sound research and production values, work in teams, analyze artwork, create professional portfolios and present their work orally and in writing.

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Art and an Art History Concentration

The B.A. degree in Art is offered for students who seek a liberal arts education with a concentration in art history.

Must earn a C or better in all coursework.

RequirementsHours
Freshman Year Experience 1
College of Arts and Sciences Freshman Year Experience course 1
Art Survey 2
Select three of the following:9
Ancient and Medieval Art
Early Modern-Contemporary Art
Survey of Asian Art
Survey of African Art
Special Topics in Art History
Art History Methods
ARH 299Introduction to Research in Art History3
Art Studio Requirement
Select two of the following:6
Drawing: Observations and Perceptions
Two-Dimensional Design Foundations
Spacial Solutions
Type and Image
Time and Duration
Visual Literacy & Application Foundations
Creativity and Imagination 2
Asian/Non-Western Art 5
Select one of the following:3
Tomb Art in East Asia
Buddhist & Hindu Art in India to 1200
Japanese Prints/Printmakers
Landscape and Image in East Asia
Japanese Art
Piety and Power: Art in India after 1200
Special Topics in African Art
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Seminar: Buddhist Arts of East Asia
Study Abroad: Art & Culture of South Asia
Special Topics: South Asia
Special Topics: East Asian Art
Seminar: South Asian Art
Seminar: East Asian Art
Early Modern 5
Select one of the following:3
Italian Renaissance Art
Northern Renaissance Art
Seventeenth-Century Painting
The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe
Study Abroad: European Art
Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe
Special Topics: Early Modern Art
Seminar: Early Modern Art
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century 5
Select one of the following:3
19th Century Art I: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism
19th Century Art II: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
American Art and Material Culture
Eighteenth-Century Art in Europe
Twentieth Century/Contemporary 5
Select one of the following:3
Twentieth-Century Art to 1945
Modern Design
Art Since 1945
Modern Architecture
Race and Representation
Aspects of Contemporary Art
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Art Criticism and Theory
Special Topics: Modern Art
Special Topics: Contemporary Art
Special Topics: Museum Studies
Special Topics: Field Study
Seminar: Modern Art
Seminar: Contemporary Art
Art History Elective 3,5
Select three of the following:9
Italian Renaissance Art
Northern Renaissance Art
Seventeenth-Century Painting
19th Century Art I: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism
19th Century Art II: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
American Art and Material Culture
Twentieth-Century Art to 1945
Modern Design
Art Since 1945
Modern Architecture
Race and Representation
Tomb Art in East Asia
Buddhist & Hindu Art in India to 1200
Japanese Prints/Printmakers
Landscape and Image in East Asia
Japanese Art
Piety and Power: Art in India after 1200
Special Topics in African Art
Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
Imperial and Post Imperial Egypt
Arts of Death in the Middle Ages
The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe
Study Abroad: European Art
Eighteenth-Century Art in Europe
Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe
Aspects of Contemporary Art
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Seminar: Buddhist Arts of East Asia
Study Abroad: Art & Culture of South Asia
Art Criticism and Theory
Special Topics: Early Modern Art
Special Topics: Modern Art
Special Topics: Gender and the Visual Arts
Special Topics: Contemporary Art
Special Topics: Museum Studies
Special Topics: South Asia
Special Topics: Field Study
Special Topics: East Asian Art
Art Theory: Special Topics
Independent Study
Museum/Gallery Internship
Seminar: South Asian Art
Seminar: East Asian Art
Seminar: Early Modern Art
Seminar: Modern Art
Seminar: Contemporary Art
AEIVA Internship
Art History/Art Studio Elective 5
Select one course from Art History (ARH) or Art Studio (ARS):3
The Art Experience
Italian Renaissance Art
Northern Renaissance Art
Seventeenth-Century Painting
Special Topics in Art History
19th Century Art I: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism
19th Century Art II: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
American Art and Material Culture
Twentieth-Century Art to 1945
Modern Design
Art Since 1945
Modern Architecture
Race and Representation
Tomb Art in East Asia
Buddhist & Hindu Art in India to 1200
Japanese Prints/Printmakers
Landscape and Image in East Asia
Japanese Art
Piety and Power: Art in India after 1200
Special Topics in African Art
Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
Imperial and Post Imperial Egypt
Arts of Death in the Middle Ages
The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe
Study Abroad: European Art
Eighteenth-Century Art in Europe
Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe
Aspects of Contemporary Art
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Seminar: Buddhist Arts of East Asia
Study Abroad: Art & Culture of South Asia
Art Criticism and Theory
Special Topics: Early Modern Art
Special Topics: Modern Art
Special Topics: Gender and the Visual Arts
Special Topics: Contemporary Art
Special Topics: Museum Studies
Special Topics: South Asia
Special Topics: Field Study
Special Topics: East Asian Art
Art Theory: Special Topics
Independent Study
Museum/Gallery Internship
Seminar: South Asian Art
Seminar: East Asian Art
Seminar: Early Modern Art
Seminar: Modern Art
Seminar: Contemporary Art
AEIVA Internship
Drawing: Observations and Perceptions
Two-Dimensional Design Foundations
Spacial Solutions
Type and Image
Time and Duration
Visual Literacy & Application Foundations
Creativity and Imagination
Beginning Drawing
Beginning Painting
Beginning Sculpture
Beginning Printmaking
Beginning Graphic Design
Beginning New Media
Beginning Photography
Drawing - Special Topics 1
Drawing - Special Topics 2
Drawing - Special Topics 3
Painting - Special Topics 1
Painting - Special Topics 2
Painting - Special Topics 3
Sculpture - Special Topics 1
Sculpture - Special Topics 2
Sculpture - Special Topics 3
Printmaking - Special Topics 1
Printmaking - Special Topics 2
Printmaking - Special Topics 3
Graphic Design - Special Topics 1
Graphic Design - Special Topics 2
Graphic Design - Special Topics 3
New Media - Special Topics 1
New Media- Special Topics 2
New Media- Special Topics 3
Photography - Special Topics 1
Photography - Special Topics 2
Photography - Special Topics 3
Special Topics-Interdisciplinary
B.A. Capstone (taken at senior level)
ARH 489Art History Senior Capstone1
Foreign Language Requirement 44
Select one of the following:
Introductory Chinese II
and Introductory Chinese II Lab
Introductory French II
and Introductory French II Lab Practice
Introductory German II
and Introductory German II Lab Practice
Introductory Italian II
and Introductory Italian II Lab
Introductory Japanese II
and Introductory Japanese Lab II
Total Hours48

 Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Art and an Art Studio Concentration

The B.A. degree in Art is offered for students who seek a liberal arts education with a concentration in art studio.

RequirementsHours
A C or better is required in all coursework.
Freshman Year Experience 1
College of Arts and Sciences Freshman Year Experience1
Required Art Studio
ARS 100Drawing: Observations and Perceptions3
ARS 102Spacial Solutions3
ARS 103Type and Image3
ARS 104Time and Duration3
200- Level Art Studio
Select four of the following:12
Beginning Drawing
Beginning Painting
Beginning Sculpture
Beginning Printmaking
Beginning New Media
Beginning Graphic Design
Beginning Photography
Creativity and Imagination
Special Topics in Studio Art
300-Level Art Studio
Select four of the following (must have 200 level prerequisite)12
Drawing - Special Topics 1
Drawing - Special Topics 2
Drawing - Special Topics 3
Painting - Special Topics 1
Painting - Special Topics 2
Painting - Special Topics 3
Sculpture - Special Topics 1
Sculpture - Special Topics 2
Sculpture - Special Topics 3
Printmaking - Special Topics 1
Printmaking - Special Topics 2
Printmaking - Special Topics 3
Graphic Design - Special Topics 1
Graphic Design - Special Topics 2
Graphic Design - Special Topics 3
New Media - Special Topics 1
New Media- Special Topics 2
New Media- Special Topics 3
Photography - Special Topics 1
Photography - Special Topics 2
Photography - Special Topics 3
400 Level Requirements9
Special Topics-Interdisciplinary (repeat two times)
Professionalism, Project Management and Entrepreneurship
Art History Requirements
Select one of the following survey courses:3
Ancient and Medieval Art
Early Modern-Contemporary Art 2
Survey of African Art
Survey of Asian Art 2
Special Topics in Art History
Select one of the following (Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Non-Western):3
Italian Renaissance Art
Northern Renaissance Art
Seventeenth-Century Painting
Tomb Art in East Asia
Buddhist & Hindu Art in India to 1200
Japanese Prints/Printmakers
Landscape and Image in East Asia
Piety and Power: Art in India after 1200
Special Topics in African Art
Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
Imperial and Post Imperial Egypt
Arts of Death in the Middle Ages
The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe
Study Abroad: European Art
Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Seminar: Buddhist Arts of East Asia
Study Abroad: Art & Culture of South Asia
Special Topics: Early Modern Art
Special Topics: South Asia
Special Topics: East Asian Art
Seminar: South Asian Art
Seminar: East Asian Art
Seminar: Early Modern Art
Choose one of the following (Modern and Contemporary Art):3
19th Century Art I: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism
19th Century Art II: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
American Art and Material Culture
Twentieth-Century Art to 1945
Modern Design
Art Since 1945
Modern Architecture
Race and Representation
Eighteenth-Century Art in Europe
Aspects of Contemporary Art
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Art Criticism and Theory
Special Topics: Modern Art
Special Topics: Gender and the Visual Arts
Special Topics: Contemporary Art
Special Topics: Museum Studies
Special Topics: Field Study
Seminar: Modern Art
Seminar: Contemporary Art
Total Hours55

Footnotes

Bachelor of Fine Arts -Major in Art

The Department of Art and Art History’s Bachelor of Fine Arts degree offers students an intensive exploration across a breadth of media and depth of discipline.  Within this context, the undergraduate student prepares to be an artist or designer, begin a career in the arts, or to continue their studies in graduate school.  Students gain skills and competencies including: team-based learning, technology, communication, problem solving, aesthetic judgment, interdisciplinary approaches, innovative thinking, critical analysis and professional development throughout their program of study. The BFA exhibition, a highlight of the undergraduate career, both demonstrates and celebrates the students’ accomplishments.  
 

Notes:
Admission to the B.F.A. program requires a portfolio review of the student’s work submitted to the B.F.A. committee of the Department of Art and Art History. Portfolios are reviewed twice a year, in the Fall and Spring semesters, following announced deadlines for application to the program. Students must receive a C or higher grade in all studio courses. Students select a member of the studio faculty to serve as their primary mentor for their BFA exhibition /capstone course which occurs each spring in the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. All BFA students must complete a minimum of two formal BFA reviews by the departmental faculty before graduation.

RequirementsHours
A C or better is required in all coursework.
Freshman Year Experience 1
College of Arts and Sciences Freshman Year Experience1
Required Art Studio Courses
ARS 100Drawing: Observations and Perceptions3
ARS 101Two-Dimensional Design Foundations3
ARS 102Spacial Solutions3
ARS 103Type and Image3
ARS 104Time and Duration3
ARS 110Visual Literacy & Application Foundations3
200-level Art Studio Courses
Select four of the following :12
Beginning Drawing
Beginning Painting
Beginning Sculpture
Beginning Printmaking
Beginning Graphic Design
Beginning New Media
Beginning Photography
Creativity and Imagination
300/400-level Studio Course Sequences 3
Select one of the following discipline sequences (must have 200 level prerequisite):12
Drawing
Drawing - Special Topics 1
Drawing - Special Topics 2
Drawing - Special Topics 3
Advanced Drawing
Painting
Painting - Special Topics 1
Painting - Special Topics 2
Painting - Special Topics 3
Advanced Painting
Sculpture
Sculpture - Special Topics 1
Sculpture - Special Topics 2
Sculpture - Special Topics 3
Advanced Sculpture
Printmaking
Printmaking - Special Topics 1
Printmaking - Special Topics 2
Printmaking - Special Topics 3
Advanced Printmaking
Graphic Design
Graphic Design - Special Topics 1
Graphic Design - Special Topics 2
Graphic Design - Special Topics 3
Advanced Graphic Design
New Media
New Media - Special Topics 1
New Media- Special Topics 2
New Media- Special Topics 3
Advanced New Media
Photography
Photography - Special Topics 1
Photography - Special Topics 2
Photography - Special Topics 3
Advanced Photography
Elective Studio Courses
Select four of the following (must have 200 level prerequisites, no course repeat except ARS 495):12
Drawing - Special Topics 1
Drawing - Special Topics 2
Drawing - Special Topics 3
Painting - Special Topics 1
Painting - Special Topics 2
Painting - Special Topics 3
Sculpture - Special Topics 1
Sculpture - Special Topics 2
Sculpture - Special Topics 3
Printmaking - Special Topics 1
Printmaking - Special Topics 2
Printmaking - Special Topics 3
Graphic Design - Special Topics 1
Graphic Design - Special Topics 2
Graphic Design - Special Topics 3
New Media - Special Topics 1
New Media- Special Topics 2
New Media- Special Topics 3
Photography - Special Topics 1
Photography - Special Topics 2
Photography - Special Topics 3
Independent Study in Studio Art
Studio or Gallery Internship
Special Topics-Interdisciplinary
AEIVA Internship
400-level Requirements 12
Professionalism, Project Management and Entrepreneurship 3
B.F.A. Exhibition 4
Special Topics-Interdisciplinary (repeat 2 times)
Art History Requirements
Select two of the following surveys:6
Ancient and Medieval Art 2
Early Modern-Contemporary Art 2
Survey of African Art
Survey of Asian Art 2
Special Topics in Art History
Select one of the following (Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Non-Western):3
Italian Renaissance Art
Special Topics in African Art
Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
Northern Renaissance Art
Seventeenth-Century Painting
Tomb Art in East Asia
Buddhist & Hindu Art in India to 1200
Japanese Prints/Printmakers
Landscape and Image in East Asia
Japanese Art
Piety and Power: Art in India after 1200
Imperial and Post Imperial Egypt
Arts of Death in the Middle Ages
The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe
Study Abroad: European Art
Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Seminar: Buddhist Arts of East Asia
Study Abroad: Art & Culture of South Asia
Special Topics: Early Modern Art
Special Topics: South Asia
Special Topics: East Asian Art
Seminar: South Asian Art
Seminar: East Asian Art
Seminar: Early Modern Art
Select one of the following (Modern and Contemporary Art):3
19th Century Art I: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism
19th Century Art II: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
American Art and Material Culture
Twentieth-Century Art to 1945
Modern Design
Art Since 1945
Modern Architecture
Race and Representation
Eighteenth-Century Art in Europe
Aspects of Contemporary Art
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Art Criticism and Theory
Special Topics: Modern Art
Special Topics: Gender and the Visual Arts
Special Topics: Contemporary Art
Special Topics: Museum Studies
Special Topics: Field Study
Seminar: Modern Art
Seminar: Contemporary Art
Total Hours79

 Proposed Program of Study for a Major in Art - Art History

*General Electives should be taken to reach 120 hour requirement

Freshman
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
ARH 203, 205, or 20713ARH 203, 204, 205, 206, or 2073
Freshman Year Experience3Choose one ARS Course 23
Core Curriculum Area IV: History3Core Curriculum Area IV: History3
Core Curriculum Area IV or Freshman Learning Community3Core Curriculum Area IV or Freshman Learning Community3
 12 12
Sophomore
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
ARH 203, 204, 205, 206, or 2073Choose one 300 or 400 ARH Course: Early Modern 43
ARH 2993Choose one ARS course23
Core Curriculum Area II: Literature3Choose one Foreign Language Course4
Core Curriculum Area III: Natural Science with Laboratory4Core Curriculum Area III: Natural Science with Laboratory4
 13 14
Junior
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
Choose one ARS Course13Choose one 300 or 400-level ARH Course: Twentieth Century/Contemporary63
Choose one 400-level ARH course: Asian/Non-Western33Choose one ARH Elective73
Core Curriculum Area III: Mathematics3Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities3
 9 9
Senior
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
ARH 4891Choose one ARH Elective Course73
Choose one 400-Level ARH Course: Eighteenth & Nineteenth Centuryy53Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities3
Choose One 400-level ARH elective course73General Elective3
Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities3 
 10 9
Total credit hours: 88
1

 Satisfies Core Curriculum Area II: Fine Art

2

 ARS 100, ARS 101, ARS 102, ARS 103, ARS 104, ARS 110, ARS 280

3

Asian/Non-Western: ARH 205ARH 370ARH 372ARH 373ARH 374ARH 375ARH 377ARH 405, ARH 471, ARH 478, ARH 479, ARH 486, ARH 488, ARH 493, ARH 494

4

Early Modern: ARH 321ARH 324ARH 331ARH 422, ARH 423, ARH 435, ARH 481, ARH 495

5

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century: ARH 340, ARH 341, ARH 350, ARH 430

6

Twentieth Century/Contemporary: ARH 360, ARH 361, ARH 364,  ARH 367, ARH 368, ARH 465ARH 471, ARH 480, ARH 482, ARH 483, ARH 484, ARH 485, ARH 487, ARH 496, ARH 497

7

Art History Elective: ARH 321, ARH 324, ARH 331, ARH 340, ARH 341, ARH 350, ARH 360, ARH 361, ARH 364, ARH 367, ARH 368, ARH 370, ARH 372, ARH 373, ARH 374, ARH 375, ARH 377ARH 405, ARH 409, ARH 410, ARH 419,ARH 422, ARH 423, ARH 430,ARH 435,ARH 465, ARH 471ARH 478, ARH 479, ARH 480, ARH 481, ARH 482, ARH 483, ARH 484, ARH 485, ARH 486, ARH 487, ARH 488ARH 490, ARH 491, ARH 492, ARH 493, ARH 494, ARH 495, ARH 496, ARH 497

8

CHI 102, FR 102, GN 102, JPA 102

Proposed Program of Study for a Major in Art - Art Studio

Freshman
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
ARS 1103100 level ARS course13
Freshman Year Experience1100 level ARS course13
Core Curriculum Area IV: History3Core Curriculum Area IV: History3
Core Curriculum Area IV or Freshman Learning Community3Core Curriculum Area IV or Freshman Learning Community3
 10 12
Sophomore
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
100 level ARS course13100 level ARS course13
100 level ARS course13ARS 280 ( or 200 level ARS course)23
Core Curriculum Area II: Literature3200 level ARS course in discipline focus23
Core Curriculum Area III: Natural Science with Laboratory3Core Curriculum Area III: Natural Sicence with Laboratory3
 12 12
Junior
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
ARS 300 (discipline focus)3ARS 300 (discipline focus)3
Drawing3
 
Drawing3
 
Painting4
 
Painting4
 
Sculpture5
 
Sculpture5
 
Printmaking6
 
Printmaking6
 
Graphic Design7
 
Graphic Design7
 
New Media8
 
New Media8
 
Photography9
 
Photography9
 
Core Curriculum Area II: Fine Art (200 level ARH course)103ARS 4953
 Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities3
 6 9
Senior
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
ARS 4953400 level ARH course: Modern and Contemporary123
ARS 4893Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities3
400 level ARH course: Ancient , Medieval, Early Modern, Non-Western113General Elective3
 9 9
Total credit hours: 79

*General Electives should be taken to reach 120 hour requirement 

1

ARS 100, ARS 101, ARS 102, ARS 103, ARS 104

2

 ARS 200, ARS 210, ARS 240, ARS 250, ARS 260, ARS 270

3

Drawing: ARS 300, ARS 301, ARS 302

4

Painting:  ARS 310, ARS 311, ARS 312

5

Sculpture:  ARS 320, ARS 321, ARS 322

6

Printmaking:  ARS 340, ARS 341, ARS 342

7

Graphic Design: ARS 350, ARS 351, ARS 352

8

New Media: ARS 360, ARS 361, ARS 362

9

Photography: ARS 370, ARS 371, ARS 372

10

Art History Survey:  ARH 203, ARH 204, ARH 206

11

ARH 300 or 400 level/Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Non-Western: ARH 321, ARH 324, ARH 331ARH 370, ARH 372, ARH 373, ARH 374, ARH 375, ARH 377,  ARH 405, ARH 409, ARH 410, ARH 419ARH 422, ARH 423, ARH 435, ARH 471ARH 478, ARH 479, ARH 481ARH 486, ARH 488, ARH 493, ARH 494,ARH 495

12

ARH 300 or 400 level/ Contemporary and Modern: ARH 340, ARH 341, ARH 350, ARH 360, ARH 361, ARH 364, ARH 367, ARH 368,  ARH 430ARH 465ARH 471, ARH 480, ARH 482, ARH 483, ARH 484, ARH 485, ARH 487 ARH 496 ARH 497

Proposed Program of Study for a Bachelor of Fine Arts

Freshman
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
ARS 1103100 level ARS course13
100 level ARS course 13100 level ARS course13
Freshman Year Experience1Core Curriculum Area IV: History3
Core Curriculum Area IV: History3Core Curriculum Area IV or Freshman Learning Community3
Core Curriculum Area IV or Freshman Learning Community3 
 13 12
Sophomore
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
100 level ARS course13200 level ARS course23
100 level ARS course13200 level ARS course23
Core Curriculum Area II: Literature3200 level ARH course3
Core Curriculum Area II: Natural Science with Laboratory3ARS 300 (discipline focus)3
ARS 280 ( or 200 level ARS course)23
Drawing3
 
 
Painting4
 
 
Sculpture5
 
 
Printmaking6
 
 
Graphic Design7
 
 
New Media8
 
 
Photography9
 
 Core Curriculum Area III: Natural Science with Labratory3
 15 15
Junior
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
200 level ARS course33300 level ARS elective3-93
ARS 300 (discipline focus)3300 level ARS elective3-93
Drawing3
 ARS 300 (discipline focus)3
Painting4
 
Drawing3
 
Sculpture5
 
Painting4
 
Printmaking6
 
Sculpture5
 
Graphic Design7
 
Printmaking6
 
New Media8
 
Graphic Design7
 
Photography9
 
New Media8
 
300 level ARS elective3-93
Photography9
 
Core Curriculum Area II: Fine Art (200 level ARH course)103ARS 4953
 Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities3
 12 15
Senior
First TermHoursSecond TermHours
ARS 4953ARS 4913
ARS 495 (or elective ARS course)3-9, 143300 or 400 level ARH course: Modern and Contemporary133
ARS 4893ARH elective12, 13 
400 level ARS course in discipline focus area113Core Curriculum Area II: Humanities3
300 or 400 level ARH course: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Non-Western123General Elective3
 15 12
Total credit hours: 109

*General Electives should be taken to reach 120 hour requirement 

1

 ARS 100, ARS 101, ARS 102, ARS 103, ARS 104

2

ARS 200, ARS 210ARS 240, ARS 250, ARS 260, ARS 270

3

Drawing: ARS 300, ARS 301 ARS 302

4

Painting: ARS 310, ARS 311, ARS 312

5

 Sculpture: ARS 320, ARS 321, ARS 322

6

Printmaking: ARS 340, ARS 341, ARS 342

7

Graphic Design: ARS 350, ARS 351, ARS 352

8

New Media: ARS 360, ARS 361, ARS 362

9

Photography:ARS 370, ARS 371, ARS 372

10

Art History Survey: ARH 203, ARH 204, ARH 206

11

Advanced Studio Disciplines: ARS 400, ARS 410, ARS 420ARS 440, ARS 450, ARS 460, ARS 470

12

ARH 300 or400 level/Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Non-Western) courses: ARH 321, ARH 324, ARH 331, ARH 370, ARH 372, ARH 373, ARH 374, ARH 375, ARH 377,  ARH 405, ARH 409, ARH 410, ARH 419,  ARH 422, ARH 423,  ARH 435,  ARH 471, ARH 478, ARH 479, ARH 481, ARH 486, ARH 488, ARH 493, ARH 494, ARH 495

13

ARH 300 or 400 level/ Contemporary and Modern: ARH 340, ARH 341, ARH 350, ARH 360, ARH 361, ARH 364, ARH 367, ARH 368ARH 430, ARH 465, ARH 471, ARH 480, ARH 482ARH 483, ARH 484, ARH 485 ARH 487, ARH 496, ARH 497

14

 ARS 490, ARS 492

Minor in Art History

RequirementsHours
Select two of the following: 16
Ancient and Medieval Art
Early Modern-Contemporary Art
Survey of African Art
Survey of Asian Art
Special Topics in Art History
Art History Electives
Select four of the following:12
The Art Experience
Introduction to Research in Art History
Italian Renaissance Art (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Northern Renaissance Art (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Seventeenth-Century Painting (change from 400 level to 300 level)
19th Century Art I: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism (change from 400 level to 300 level)
19th Century Art II: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism (change from 400 level to 300 level)
American Art and Material Culture (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Twentieth-Century Art to 1945 (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Modern Design (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Art Since 1945 (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Modern Architecture (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Race and Representation (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Tomb Art in East Asia (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Buddhist & Hindu Art in India to 1200 (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Japanese Prints/Printmakers (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Landscape and Image in East Asia (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Japanese Art (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Piety and Power: Art in India after 1200 (change from 400 level to 300 level)
Special Topics in African Art
Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
Imperial and Post Imperial Egypt
Arts of Death in the Middle Ages
The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe
Study Abroad: European Art
Eighteenth-Century Art in Europe
Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe
Aspects of Contemporary Art
Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema
Seminar: Buddhist Arts of East Asia
Study Abroad: Art & Culture of South Asia
Art Criticism and Theory
Special Topics: Early Modern Art
Special Topics: Modern Art
Special Topics: Gender and the Visual Arts
Special Topics: Contemporary Art
Special Topics: Museum Studies
Special Topics: South Asia
Special Topics: Field Study
Special Topics: East Asian Art
Art Theory: Special Topics
Seminar: South Asian Art
Seminar: East Asian Art
Seminar: Early Modern Art
Seminar: Modern Art
Seminar: Contemporary Art
Total Hours18

 

 

Minor in Art Studio

RequirementsHours
Art Foundations12
Choose four of the following:
Drawing: Observations and Perceptions
Two-Dimensional Design Foundations
Spacial Solutions
Type and Image
Time and Duration
Visual Literacy & Application Foundations
Creativity and Imagination 1
Art History Survey 13
Choose one of the following:
Ancient and Medieval Art
Early Modern-Contemporary Art
Survey of African Art
Survey of Asian Art
Special Topics in Art History
Art Studio Courses3
Choose one of the following:
Beginning Drawing
Beginning Painting
Beginning Sculpture
Beginning Printmaking
Beginning Graphic Design
Beginning New Media
Beginning Photography
Total Hours18

 

Honors in Art History & Art Studio
 

HONORS IN ART HISTORY:

Purpose

The Honors Program in Art History is designed for outstanding art history students. Through a program emphasizing critical analysis, enhanced writing and original research proficiencies, students will develop skills necessary to professional careers in the arts and humanities and to further graduate study.

Benefits

Students will work closely with faculty mentor and develop extensive research and writing skills. They will also receive a certificate at the spring UAB Honors Convocation and will graduate “With Honors in Art History.”

Eligibility

To be accepted into the Honors Program in Art History, a student must:

  • Be a B.A. Art major (Concentration in Art History).
  • Have at least a 3.5 GPA in Art History courses.
  • Have at least a 3.0 GPA overall.
  • Have completed at least 12 hours in art history, 3 hours of which must be at the 400-level.
  • Submit an Art History Honors Program application form to the B.A. Art History Advisor for the Department of Art and Art History.

Application forms can be found on the department website. The Department Chair approves admission into the program in consultation with the art history faculty.

Requirements

  • Complete all required courses for the B.A. Art (Art History concentration) major.
  • Maintain a 3.5 GPA in art history and 3.0 GPA overall.
  • In the senior year, complete ARH 499 Honors Thesis. This course may fulfill one of the art history 400-level elective requirements for the degree. Student should have completed ARH 489 (capstone course for B.A. Art major)
    • ARH 499 Honors Thesis is a directed study course where the student will work intensively with a faculty mentor to write a formal, extensive research paper on a topic of the student’s choice.
    • Prior to registration in ARH 499, typically the preceding semester, the student will select a member of the art history faculty to serve as faculty mentor and submit a thesis project proposal (ca. 3 pages in length plus bibliography).
    • Upon approval of the proposal by the faculty mentor, student may register in ARH 499.
    • Formatting, title page, and length guidelines for the thesis should be discussed with the Art History advisor or faculty mentor.
  • Obtain signature of faculty mentor on Honors Thesis final approval form .
  • Submit 1 copy of signed approval form to Art History Advisor who will submit the form to the chair of the department.
  • Signed approval form must be submitted by last day of classes (Fall and Spring semesters only), preceding the week of final exams.
  • Submission of electronic copy of the thesis to the faculty mentor and to the department chair.

Contact

For more information and/or admission to the Art History Honors Program, please review the application form found on the department website under student resources.
 

HONORS IN ART STUDIO:

Purpose

Honors in Studio Art acknowledges outstanding overall achievement in the major, as demonstrated by the quality and depth of a student’s work. To apply, eligible students must participate in an ARS491 AND  submit a portfolio which includes an artist statement .  Application for honors does not insure receipt of honors.

Benefits

You will receive a certificate at the spring UAB Honors Convocation and will graduate “With Honors in Art Studio.”

Eligibility

To be accepted into the Honors Program in Art History, a student must:

  • Be a B.F.A. Art Studio major
  • Have at least a 3.5 GPA in studio art courses.
  • Have at least a 3.0 GPA overall.
  • Have completed all major foundations requirements (ARS 100, ARS 101, ARS 102, ARS 103, ARS 104, ARS 110) and at least two 200-level courses (ARS 200, ARS 210, ARS 220, ARS 240, ARS 250, ARS 260, ARS 270, ARS 280).
  • Submit an Honors application form to the BFA advisor.

Application forms can be found on the department website. The Department Chair approves admission into the program in consultation with the art studio faculty. You will receive notification of your application from the Chair of the Department.

Requirements

  • Complete all required courses for the B.FA. major.
  • Maintain a 3.5 GPA in studio art and 3.0 GPA overall.
  • In the senior year, complete ARS 491: BFA Exhibition course . Student should have completed ARS 489 as a prerequisite (capstone course for B.F.A. major)
  • Obtain signature of faculty mentor on Honors final approval form
  • Submit a signed approval form to  the departmental Chair’s office.
  • Signed approval form must be submitted by last day of classes (Fall and Spring semesters only), preceding the week of final exams.
  • Submission of electronic copy of the portfolio (including artist statement) to the department honors faculty mentor.
  • The awarding of honors is the decision of the Studio Art faculty. In addition to the above criteria, the following also play a role in the awarding of honors:
    +You demonstrated familiarity with the critical issues in the areas of your work
    +Your BFA Exhibition faculty member observed you to be self-directed and highly motivated throughout the course of study.
    + Your work in the Senior Exhibition revealed an informed level of critical, conceptual, and technical competence.


Contact

For more information, please review the application form found on the department website under student resources.

ARH-Art History Courses

ARH 101. The Art Experience. 3 Hours.

Introduction to the study of visual culture, prehistoric to present. Emphasis on form and context, and acquiring understanding of art materials and techniques. This course meets the Blazer Core Creative Arts requirement with a flag in Global & Multicultural Perspectives.

ARH 102. Modern Visual Culture. 3 Hours.

ARH 102 (3 hours) is an introduction to the study of modern visual culture. It explores how global art and media make and convey meaning. How do artists and designers understand and communicate ideas about the visual world? How is perception and interpretation linked to culture, identity, and context? Through learning activities stressing research, creativity, and visual analysis, students will develop foundational skills to become critical producers and consumers of visual objects and imagery. This course meets Blazer Core Creative Arts requirement with a flag in Global/Multicultural.

ARH 203. Ancient and Medieval Art. 3 Hours.

Introduction to Western art from prehistoric cave paintings to Gothic Cathedrals. Focusing on ancient Eurasia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and medieval Europe, this course examines the images, monuments, and ideas that shaped the pre-modern world. This course meets Blazer Core Curriculum Creative Arts with a flag in Post-Freshmen Writing.

ARH 204. Early Modern-Contemporary Art. 3 Hours.

Introduction to Western art from Renaissance painting to current bio-sculpture. Focusing on Europe, its colonies, the United States, and global contemporary art, this course examines the images, monuments, and ideas that shaped the modern world. This course meets Blazer Core Creative Arts with Flags in Justice & Post-Freshman Writing.

ARH 205. Survey of African Art. 3 Hours.

Significant monuments and artworks of the different cultures of Africa. This course meets Blazer Core Curriculum Creative Arts with a flag in Global/Multicultural and Justice.

ARH 206. Survey of Asian Art. 3 Hours.

Art and culture of India, China, and Japan. This course meets Blazer Core Curriculum Creative Arts with flags in Global/Multicultural Perspectives and Post-Freshman Writing.

ARH 207. Special Topics in Art History. 3 Hours.

Special topics in the history of art and visual culture. Subject will vary with each offering.

ARH 210. Art and Medicine: A History. 3 Hours.

This course surveys the conceptual and material intersections of Western art and medicine from prehistory to the present. Students actively work with local university and city collections. This course meets Blazer Core Curriculum History & Meaning with a flag in High Impact Practices: Collaborative Assignments.

ARH 299. Introduction to Research in Art History. 3 Hours.

This class is an introduction to the discipline of art history and its research methods. It is open to all majors. Students will learn the history of art history, methodological approaches to interpreting works of art, and research tools and methods. Writing intensive.

ARH 321. Italian Renaissance Art. 3 Hours.

The visual arts of the Italian Renaissance (1300-1550) in their historic context.
Prerequisites: ARH 204 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 324. Northern Renaissance Art. 3 Hours.

The visual arts of the Northern Renaissance (1300-1600) in their historic context.
Prerequisites: ARH 204 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 331. Seventeenth-Century Painting. 3 Hours.

Painting in Europe from Italian and Spanish Baroque through the Dutch Golden Age.
Prerequisites: ARH 204 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 340. 19th Century Art I: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism. 3 Hours.

Painting, sculpture, and graphic arts in Europe, 1780-1860.
Prerequisites: ARH 203 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 204 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 205 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 206 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 207 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 299 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 341. 19th Century Art II: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. 3 Hours.

Painting, sculpture, and graphic arts in Europe, 1860-1900.
Prerequisites: ARH 204 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 350. American Art and Material Culture. 3 Hours.

Painting, sculpture, and architecture in the U.S., with an emphasis on 19th Century.
Prerequisites: ARH 204 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 360. Twentieth-Century Art to 1945. 3 Hours.

Painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe and the United States, 1900-1945.
Prerequisites: ARH 203 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 204 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 205 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 206 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 207 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 299 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 361. Modern Design. 3 Hours.

History of modern design. Will examine various design disciplines, design theory, well as the relationships between design, fine art, architecture and popular culture.
Prerequisites: ARH 203 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 204 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 205 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 206 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 207 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 299 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 364. Art Since 1945. 3 Hours.

Painting, sculpture, and architecture primarily in the United States, 1945 to present.
Prerequisites: ARH 203 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 204 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 205 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 206 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 207 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 299 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 367. Modern Architecture. 3 Hours.

History of modern architecture, covering examples from the late 18th century to the present and emphasizing the United States.
Prerequisites: ARH 204 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 368. Race and Representation. 3 Hours.

History of 20th-Century African American art in context of contemporary theories of identity and issues of diversity, and in relation to African art. Includes study of objects in the Birmingham Museum of Art. Ethics and Civic Responsibility are significant components of this course.
Prerequisites: ARH 203 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 204 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 205 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 206 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 207 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 370. Tomb Art in East Asia. 3 Hours.

What is the purpose of a tomb? How do its structure and décor convey ancient perceptions of death? Who are the occupants, and how did they envision their journey into the afterlife? This course is a survey of the funerary arts of China, Korea, and Japan. By investigating tombs, shrines, sarcophagi, wall paintings, and grave goods throughout East Asia, we will gain a deeper understanding of ancient religions, social structures, ethnic identities, and cross-cultural interactions. Lectures will be supplemented by several visits to the Museum's Asian collections.
Prerequisites: ARH 206 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 372. Buddhist & Hindu Art in India to 1200. 3 Hours.

This course explores the environments of worship and devotion particular to India’s major indigenous religious traditions, from their earliest expressions in approximately the fifth century BCE through to the arrival of Islam in India, ca. 1200. We will examine aesthetic conventions, religious ideals, and urban cultures by focusing on the sculpture and architecture traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Prerequisites: ARH 206 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 373. Japanese Prints/Printmakers. 3 Hours.

A history of Japanese block prints and printmakers from seventeenth through twentieth centuries.
Prerequisites: ARH 206 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 374. Landscape and Image in East Asia. 3 Hours.

This course surveys the major traditions of landscape art in East Asia. We will explore the ways in which places and spaces are transformed into famous places and sacred sites and consider the critical role played by visual representation in this process. Major topics include the relationship between landscape and power, cultural memory, literature, mythology, seasonality, travel, and literati culture. We will examine the functions of landscape art in various cultural, geographical, and temporal contexts of East Asia. We will look at landscape painting in China from the Tang through the Ming dynasties and consider the complex processes of cultural dissemination and adaptation by looking at the reception of Chinese landscape painting tradition in Korea and Japan.
Prerequisites: ARH 206 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 375. Japanese Art. 3 Hours.

Art and culture, Neolithic era through nineteenth century.
Prerequisites: ARH 206 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 377. Piety and Power: Art in India after 1200. 3 Hours.

This course looks at the arts of India after 1200, when Indian art and culture was increasingly influenced and altered by religious and secular powers from outside the subcontinent. We will examine Islamic art and architecture under the patronage of various Sultanate traditions, and finally the Mughals, who expressed their power and piety in monumental architecture and extensively illustrated books. We will also consider the influence of Europeans in South Asia, culminating with the colonial project of the British Raj. Ongoing negotiations between these newly-arriving groups and Indians older, indigenous traditions will be studied. Throughout the course we will dissect the categories of knowledge about South Asia and its art that were constructed primarily by the British, considering, for example, the usefulness of dividing India’s art history into categories of “Hindu,” “Islamic,” “European,” and etc.
Prerequisites: ARH 206 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 405. Special Topics in African Art. 3 Hours.

Special topics in the history of African art and visual culture. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 409. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids. 3 Hours.

This course begins with the Prehistoric and Predynastic-Early Dynastic roots of Ancient Egypt, and focuses upon the pyramid building age of the Old through Middle Kingdoms, and concludes with the Second Intermediate Period (i.e., Dynasties 1-17: ca. 3200 ¿ 1550 BCE). It will focus broadly on the archaeology, history, art, architecture, religion, and literature of this period. It is designed to stand independently of its companion course imperial and Post-imperial Egypt.
Prerequisites: ARH 203 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 204 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 205 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 206 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 207 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 410. Imperial and Post Imperial Egypt. 3 Hours.

This course focuses mainly on Egypt¿s imperial period, spanning the New Kingdom (Dynasties 18-20: ca. 1550-1150/1069 BCE), and concludes with a shorter overview of the post-imperial period of Egypt¿s encounters with the Kushite (Nubian), Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian empires (Dynasties 21-31: ca. 1069-332 BCE). It focuses broadly on the archaeology, history, art, architecture, religion, and literature of this time span and is designed to stand independently of its companion course Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids.
Prerequisites: ARH 203 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 204 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 205 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 206 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 207 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 419. Arts of Death in the Middle Ages. 3 Hours.

The visual culture of death and the afterlife from the Roman catacombs to cadaver tombs, 300-1500.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 422. The Invention of Painting in Renaissance Europe. 3 Hours.

The emergence of modern easel painting, 1300-1600.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 423. Study Abroad: European Art. 3 Hours.

On-site study of art and architecture in Europe.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 430. Eighteenth-Century Art in Europe. 3 Hours.

Visual culture in eighteenth-century Britain and France, including study of eighteenth-century holdings in the Birmingham Museum of Art.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 435. Arts of Power in Early Modern Europe. 3 Hours.

The visual arts in service of kings, popes, and the people, 1300-1700.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 465. Aspects of Contemporary Art. 3 Hours.

Topics in contemporary art, ca. 1970 to the present. Course offerings will vary from year to year and will study a specific historical moment, medium, theme, or subject.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 471. Post-Partition Identity in South Asian Cinema. 3 Hours.

This class is about visual narrative in South Asian art, specifically the mode of film narrative, in the context of India’s Partition, and the development of various post-Partition identities that Indian cinema reflects. This course explores the representation of religious conflicts, mass exodus and refugee lives in India in films. While official narratives of the Partition provide politically charged stories of nationalism, films locate stories within the context of families and provide a human dimension to the political process. The course presumes no prior knowledge of Asia or cinema and its artistic tradition. The goal of the course is to view and discuss, as a class, approximately ten films, emphasizing an understanding of their cultural background and an appreciation of their aesthetic merits as films and cultural settings in South Asia. Ethics and Civic Responsibility are significant components of this course.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 478. Seminar: Buddhist Arts of East Asia. 3 Hours.

Survey of art and architecture created for Buddhist religious purposes in China, Japan, and to a lesser extent Korea and Central Asia. The course will include a brief overview of Buddhist monuments in South Asia, study of the iconography of Buddhist images in graphic and sculptural media, and analysis of a variety of Buddhist styles in painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 479. Study Abroad: Art & Culture of South Asia. 3 Hours.

This course allows students to become immersed in the art and culture of Asia through direct experience in the field. Focus will primarily be on South Asia but may vary with each course offering to include Nepal, Tibet, and Southeast Asia. Preliminary lectures in Birmingham and significant written assignments required.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 480. Art Criticism and Theory. 3 Hours.

A topics course on subjects in art criticism and theory. The specific focus will vary by instructor and may emphasize either non-Western or Western theories, criticisms, and approaches.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 481. Special Topics: Early Modern Art. 3 Hours.

Special topics in the arts of the Early Modern period in the Western art tradition. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 203 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 204 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 482. Special Topics: Modern Art. 3 Hours.

A special topics course on subjects in the Modern period in the Western tradition, beginning in the later eighteen century. Specific course topics will vary by semester.
Prerequisites: ARH 204 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 483. Special Topics: Gender and the Visual Arts. 3 Hours.

Topic will vary, depending on instructor. This course will address ways in which gender has affected the history of artistic practice and patronage. It will consider such issues as the gendering of pictorial practice and space, strategies of representing gendered subjects, and the impact of women as patrons of art and architecture.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 484. Special Topics: Contemporary Art. 3 Hours.

Special topics in the arts of the Contemporary period in the Western Art tradition. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 485. Special Topics: Museum Studies. 3 Hours.

Museum operation; organization and preparation of exhibitions; cataloging objects in collection; experience with UAB Institute of Visual Art and Birmingham Museum of Art.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 486. Special Topics: South Asia. 3 Hours.

Special topics in the arts of South Asia. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 206 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 487. Special Topics: Field Study. 3 Hours.

Trips to prominent museums and galleries in United States. Preliminary lectures in Birmingham and significant written assignments required.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 488. Special Topics: East Asian Art. 3 Hours.

Special topics in the arts of East Asia. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 489. Art History Senior Capstone. 1 Hour.

To be taken concurrently with a 400-level ARH elective. This course a culmination of the students’ training in art history. Students will apply what they have learned throughout the degree program to a project, developed in conjunction with another 400-level ARH course and under the same instructor, such as curating a physical or virtual exhibition, presenting at an undergraduate conference, pursuing a research project and paper, writing and delivering a public lecture, creating valuable archival materials (such as recording oral histories), or another equivalent summation of their degree program.
Prerequisites: ARH 299 [Min Grade: C] and (ARH 305 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 309 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 310 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C])

ARH 490. Art Theory: Special Topics. 3 Hours.

Topic of art theory will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 491. Independent Study. 3-4 Hours.

Project proposed by student and approved by Art History instructor.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 492. Museum/Gallery Internship. 3 Hours.

Through active participation in the daily operations of a museum, gallery, or art space, students will acquire direct working knowledge of a cooperating art institution. Students will be required to work at the institution a minimum of 10 supervised hours per week during the term.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 493. Seminar: South Asian Art. 3 Hours.

Seminar in the arts of South Asia. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 494. Seminar: East Asian Art. 3 Hours.

Seminar in the arts of East Asia. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 495. Seminar: Early Modern Art. 3 Hours.

Seminar in Early Modern Art. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 496. Seminar: Modern Art. 3 Hours.

Seminar in Modern Art. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 497. Seminar: Contemporary Art. 3 Hours.

Seminar in Contemporary Art. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 498. AEIVA Internship. 3 Hours.

The AEIVA Intern Team will participate in all phases of daily gallery operations, ranging from curatorial practices, exhibition design, video/photographic documentation and production, technical and analytical writing, graphic design, etc. This team will act as a support staff for the AEIVA curatorial/ administrative staff in a hands-on museum/gallery work environment. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARH 499. Honors Thesis. 3 Hours.

For students accepted into honors program in art history. Directed study in art history, in which student works with a faculty mentor to write an extensive research paper on a topic of the student's choice. Recommended to be taken at the senior level, the semester prior to graduation.Permission of instructor required. ARH 489 recommended.
Prerequisites: ARH 321 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 324 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 331 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 340 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 350 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 360 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 361 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 364 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 367 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 368 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 370 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 372 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 373 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 374 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 375 [Min Grade: C] or ARH 377 [Min Grade: C]

ARS-Art Studio Courses

ARS 100. Drawing: Observations and Perceptions. 3 Hours.

Students will investigate the fundamentals of drawing to learn the elements and principles of art, to improve their dexterity and visual perception, and build skill for advanced arts practice.

ARS 101. Two-Dimensional Design Foundations. 3 Hours.

The course provides students with a foundational knowledge of two-dimensional creative media and an understanding of working with the elements and principles of art and design.

ARS 102. Spatial Solutions. 3 Hours.

The course provides foundational knowledge of three-dimensional art and design focusing on the organization of space and form using a variety of materials, processes, and tools. Students will investigate formal, functional and conceptual issues while developing effective material choices, construction methods, and a safe studio practice.

ARS 103. Type and Image. 3 Hours.

This course provides foundational knowledge of two-dimensional art and design focusing on the digital means of image capture, creation, manipulation, imaging software, and research. Projects explore type and image, collage, story-telling, transformation, historical precedence, best practices and file management.

ARS 104. Time and Duration. 3 Hours.

This course introduces the foundational principles of 4D art practices. Formal elements of 4D art such as spatial relationships, tempo/speed, dynamics/intensity, and interactivity will be introduced. Work in digital photography, video, sound, animation, internet art, and emergent technologies will be explored.

ARS 110. Visual Literacy & Application Foundations. 3 Hours.

Students will learn to interpret visual images through closely engaging with the act of looking and making. Instruction will focus on the principles and elements of art and design and examines the work and studio practice of contemporary artists.

ARS 195. Special Topics in Studio Art: Intro (non-art majors). 1-3 Hour.

Specialized introductory studio problems in Studio Art for non-art majors. Subject will vary with each offering.

ARS 200. Beginning Drawing. 3 Hours.

This course will expand students’ knowledge of drawing and will explore a variety of approaches and media to improve their creative practice. Students will engage in active research of their individual creative practice as well as collaborative experiences.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 210. Beginning Painting. 3 Hours.

This course will introduce the discipline of painting through creative explorations, development of skills and understanding of materials use. Students will engage in active research of their individual creative practice and collaborative experiences.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 220. Beginning Sculpture. 3 Hours.

This course will introduce the discipline of sculpture through creative explorations, development of skills and understanding of materials use. Students will engage in active research of their individual creative practice and collaborative experiences.

ARS 230. Beginning Ceramics. 3 Hours.

This course will introduce the discipline of ceramics through creative explorations and development of skills and materials use. Students will engage in action research of their creative practice and collaborative experiences.

ARS 240. Beginning Printmaking. 3 Hours.

This course will introduce the discipline of printmaking through creative explorations and development of skills and material use. Students will engage in action research of their creative practice and collaborative experiences.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 250. Beginning Graphic Design. 3 Hours.

This course will introduce the discipline of graphic design through creative explorations and development of skills and material use. Students will engage in action research of their creative practice and collaborative experiences.
Prerequisites: ARS 103 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 260. Beginning New Media. 3 Hours.

This course will introduce the discipline of new media through creative explorations, development of skills and material use. Students will engage in action research of their creative practice and collaboration experiences. Media practices including sound, animation and video capturing, as well as experimental projection techniques for the fine arts will be taught. Students will work with dedicated audio and video equipment to learn the basics of sound editing and capturing video footage. Dedicated projects such as in camera editing, montage and stop motion animation will allow students to build upon video editing skills. Historical context of media arts is given through screenings, readings and response papers. Technical workshops are given throughout the semester.

ARS 270. Beginning Photography. 3 Hours.

This course will introduce the discipline of photography through creative explorations and development of basic skills and material use. Students will engage in action research of their creative practice and collaborative experiences.
Prerequisites: ARS 103 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 280. Creativity and Imagination. 3 Hours.

This course provides students with a practical and theoretical basis for creative and imaginative practice. Students will explore issues of creativity, imagination and innovation through sketchbook exercises, discussions, and studying the work of notable artists and innovators in historical and contemporary contexts. This course meets Blazer Core Curriculum Creative Arts with a flag in Civic Engagement.

ARS 295. Special Topics in Studio Art. 1-3 Hour.

Specialized problem solving and collaboration in Studio Art. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 300. Drawing - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of drawing.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 200 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 301. Drawing - Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of drawing.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 200 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 302. Drawing - Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of drawing.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 200 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 310. Painting - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of painting.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 210 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 311. Painting - Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of painting.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 210 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 312. Painting - Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of painting.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 210 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 320. Sculpture - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of sculpture.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 220 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 321. Sculpture - Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of sculpture.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 220 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 322. Sculpture - Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of scuplture.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 220 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 330. Ceramics - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of ceramics.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 230 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 331. Ceramics - Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of ceramics.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 230 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 332. Ceramics - Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of ceramics.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 230 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 340. Printmaking - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of printmaking.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 240 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 341. Printmaking - Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of printmaking.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 240 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 342. Printmaking - Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of printmaking.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 240 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 350. Graphic Design - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of graphic design.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 250 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 351. Graphic Design - Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of graphic design.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 250 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 352. Graphic Design - Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of graphic design.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 250 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 360. New Media - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of new media.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 260 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 361. New Media- Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of new media.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 260 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 362. New Media- Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of new media.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 260 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 370. Photography - Special Topics 1. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of photography.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 270 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 371. Photography - Special Topics 2. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of photography.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 270 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 372. Photography - Special Topics 3. 3 Hours.

Topics vary each semester. This course provides students with opportunities to engage in a range of methods, materials, sources, concepts and dialogue related to the discipline of photography.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 270 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 395. Special Topics in Studio Art: Intermediate. 3 Hours.

Specialize studio art problems at the intermediate level. Subject will vary with each offering.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 105 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 400. Advanced Drawing. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in drawing with an emphasis on in-depth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional development and portfolio preparation.
Prerequisites: ARS 300 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 301 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 302 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 410. Advanced Painting. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of painting with an emphasis on in-depth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional development and portfolio preparation.
Prerequisites: ARS 310 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 311 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 312 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 420. Advanced Sculpture. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of sculpture with an emphasis on in-depth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional development and portfolio preparation.
Prerequisites: ARS 320 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 321 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 322 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 430. Advanced Ceramic Sculpture. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of ceramics with an emphasis on in-depth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional development and portfolio preparation.
Prerequisites: ARS 330 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 331 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 332 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 440. Advanced Printmaking. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of printmaking with an emphasis on in-depth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional development and portfolio preparation.
Prerequisites: ARS 340 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 341 [Min Grade: C] or ARS 342 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 450. Advanced Graphic Design. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of graphic design with an emphasis on in-depth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional development and portfolio preparation.
Prerequisites: ARS 350 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 351 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 352 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 459. Graphic Design Field Internship. 3 Hours.

Work in approved graphic design office under guidance of field supervisor and Department of Art and Art History instructor.
Prerequisites: ARS 350 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 351 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 460. Advanced New Media. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of new media with an emphasis on in-depth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional development and portfolio preparation.
Prerequisites: ARS 360 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 361 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 362 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 470. Advanced Photography. 3 Hours.

Advanced studies in the discipline of photography with an emphasis on in-depth individually generated projects. Students will focus on professional development and portfolio preparation.
Prerequisites: ARS 370 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 371 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 372 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 489. Professionalism, Project Management and Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.

This capstone professional development course will provide students with knowledge and experience in the intersection of art and business for career in the arts. Students will conduct research, write about art and prepare materials and gain valuable insight into the inner workings of a career in the arts and identify your options and learn how to survive in a continually evolving marketplace. The course aims to familiarize students with ongoing theoretical, methodological and tactical issues in volved in art making and scholarship. Offered each fall. Should be taken at the senior level.

ARS 490. Independent Study in Studio Art. 1-9 Hour.

Students plan a course of study, meeting times and expectations in cooperation with a faculty member.

ARS 491. B.F.A. Exhibition. 3 Hours.

B.F.A. students plan, prepare and present an exhibition of work during final spring semester under the direction of a faculty member of the students choosing. Course meeting times and expectations are developed with the faculty.

ARS 492. Studio or Gallery Internship. 3 Hours.

Through active participation in the daily operations of a museum, gallery, studio, or art space, students will acquire direct working knowledge of a cooperating art institution. Students will be required to work at the institution a minimum of 10 supervised hours per week during the term. Junior or Senior standing only. Students must complete required internship forms with faculty and field supervisor prior, during and at the completion of the internship.

ARS 495. Special Topics-Interdisciplinary. 3 Hours.

Interdisciplinary and inter-media approaches to art making. Courses offer integrated, multidimensional approach to art-making. Topics vary each semester.
Prerequisites: ARS 100 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 101 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 102 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 103 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 104 [Min Grade: C] and ARS 110 [Min Grade: C]

ARS 498. AEIVA Internship. 3 Hours.

The AEIVA Intern Team will participate in all phases of daily gallery operations, ranging from curatorial practices, exhibition design, video/photographic documentation and production, technical and analytical writing, graphic design, etc. This team will act as a support staff for the AEIVA curatorial/ administrative staff in a hands-on museum/gallery work environment. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

Faculty

Barrett, Doug, Associate Professor of Art, 2008, B.F.A. (Central Florida), M.F.A. (Florida), Graphic Design, Typography, Visual Culture, Designer as Author, Design Fiction, Japan
Baulos, Doug, Associate Professor of Art, 2003, B.F.A. (UAB), M.F.A. (New Orleans), Drawing, Book Arts, Medical & Scientific Illustration
Browning, Jillian Marie, Assistant Professor of Art, BS (Central Florida), M.F.A. (Florida State), Photography
Chapman, Gary H., Professor of Art, 1990, B.S., B.A. (Berea), M.F.A. (Cranbrook Academy), Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media, Figuration
Cracco, Derek A., Associate Professor of Art, 1999, B.F.A. (Louisiana State), M.F.A. (Syracuse), Printmaking, Computer graphics, Color Theory
Cummings, Cathleen A., Associate Professor of Art History, 2006, B.A. (Mills College), M.A. (University of London), M.A. and Ph.D. (Ohio State), South Asian Art
Dallow, Jessica, Associate Professor of Art History, 2002, B.A. (San Diego), M.A., Ph.D. (North Carolina-Chapel Hill), Contemporary Art, American Art
Gere, Rich, Professor of Art, Chair Department of Art & Art History, 2019, B.F.A. (University of Massachusetts), M.F.A. (University of Tennessee), Print Media
Holloway, Stacey, Associate Professor of Art, 2009, B.F.A (Purdue), M.F.A. (Minnesota-Twin Cities), Sculpture, Ceramics, Engineering
Myer, Ryan, Assistant Professor of Art, 2022, B.F.A. (University of Alabama at Birmingham), M.F.A. (University of California, Davis)
Pellathy, Elisabeth, Associate Professor, 2014, B.F.A., M.F.A. (Alfred University - New York), Art & Technology, Video, Internet Environments and Ecology
Turel, Noa, Associate Professor of Art History, 2012, B.A. (State University of New York), M.A. (University of London), Ph.D. (California-Santa Barbara), North Renaissance Art, Late Medieval and Early Modern Visual Culture and Science, Performance Art and Theory