Studio Art (BFA) - Art History Concentration
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| https://bulletin.southalabama.edu/programs-az/arts-sciences/art-history/#bfageneraleducationtext | 50-53 | |
| Major Requirements | 54 | |
| Art Core | 21 | |
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| ARS 121 | Perceptual Drawing I | 3 |
| ARS 122 | Perceptual Drawing II | 3 |
| B. Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Figure Drawing I | ||
| Conceptual Drawing I | ||
| Figure Drawing II | ||
| Conceptual Drawing II | ||
| Figure Drawing III | ||
| Conceptual Drawing III | ||
| Color Theory | ||
| C. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Figure Drawing II | ||
| Conceptual Drawing II | ||
| Figure Drawing III | ||
| Conceptual Drawing III | ||
| Color Theory | ||
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| ARS 123 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARS 124 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| Art History Concentration | 33 | |
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| ARH 304 | Ancient Grk Art and Architect | 3 |
| or ARH 306 | Roman Art | |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| ARH 312 | Medieval Art and Architecture | 3 |
| or ARH 415 | Gothic Architecture | |
| C. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Northern Renaissance Art | ||
| Italian Early Renaissance | ||
| 16th Century Italian Art | ||
| Baroque Art of Southern Europe | ||
| Baroque Art and Architecture | ||
| 18th Century Art and Arch | ||
| Baroque Art Flanders-Holland | ||
| D. Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Early Modern Art | ||
| American Arts 1600 - 1940 | ||
| Amer Architecture 1600-1940 -W | ||
| E. Complete the following: | ||
| ARH 480 | Women in Art-W | 3 |
| or ARH 492 | Seminar - W - | |
| F. Complete the following: | ||
| ARH 493 | Methodology of Art History-W | 3 |
| G. Complete the following: | ||
| ARH 498 | Art History Senior Thesis (6 credits) | 6 |
| H. ARH Electives | 9 | |
| Secondary Concentration Requirement | 15 | |
| A secondary concentration is required for this program. | ||
| The secondary concentration is fifteen hours in a studio area different from the student's primary concentration for the BFA in Studio Art. Secondary concentrations are available in Ceramics, Glass, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture and Interdisciplinary. Interdisciplinary Secondary concentration consists of 9 credits in one area and 6 credits in any combination of the other. | ||
| A MINIMUM OF 120 HOURS IS REQUIRED FOR A DEGREE | 120 | |
All undergraduates must complete two designated writing credit (W) courses, at least one must be in major or minor.
Notes:
Seminar and Special Topics courses may be used to satisfy Art History Concentration area requirements.
Additional Information
Requirements for a Double Primary Concentration
In lieu of a secondary concentration, students may complete a second primary concentration. This will require course work in excess of the 120 hours minimum required for the B.F.A. and may delay time to graduation. To complete a Double Primary Concentration, students must complete Primary Concentration requirements in two separate areas including Senior Thesis or Senior Portfolio where applicable.
Requirements for an Optional Minor
In addition to the completion of the Studio Art B.F.A. primary and secondary concentration requirements, students have the option to complete a minor in a discipline outside the department. The addition of a minor will require course work in excess of the 120 hours minimum required for the B.F.A. and may delay time to graduation.
Graduation Plan
(121 Total Hours)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| CAS 100 | First Yr Exp - | 2 |
| ARH 103 | Art History I | 3 |
| ARS 121 | Perceptual Drawing I | 3 |
| ARS 123 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| EH 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| MA 110 or MA 112 |
Finite Mathematics or Precalculus Algebra |
3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARS 122 | Perceptual Drawing II | 3 |
| ARS 124 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARH 123 | Art History II | 3 |
| EH 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| HY 101 |
HY of Western Civilization I (Area IV, A) or World Civilization I or US History to 1877 |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARH U/D | Elective (Ancient) | 3 |
| ARS | Drawing course #1 of 3 | 3 |
| HY 102 |
HY of Western Civilization II (depending on 1st HY) or World Civilization II or US History since 1877 |
3 |
| ARH 344 | Contemporary Art (Fall only) | 3 |
| ARS | Secondary #1 of 5 | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARH | Upper level Art History Elective (Medieval) | 3 |
| ARS | Secondary #2 of 5 | 3 |
| ARH | Art History Elective | 3 |
| Area III, B- Natural Science with Lab #1 of 2 | 4 | |
| ARS | Drawing course #2 of 3 | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARH | Upper level Elective (Ren/Baroque) | 3 |
| HY 101 |
HY of Western Civilization I (Social/Behavioral Science #1) 1 or World Civilization I or US History to 1877 |
3 |
| ARH | Elective | 3 |
| ARH 493 | Methodology of Art History-W | 3 |
| Area III, B- Natural Science with Lab #2 of 2 | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARH | Art History U/D elective (Modern) | 3 |
| ARS | Secondary #3 of 5 | 3 |
| ARH 492 | Seminar - W - | 3 |
| Select one of the following (Area II-B): | 3 | |
| Brit Lit before 1785 | ||
| Brit Lit after 1785 | ||
| Am Lit before 1865 | ||
| Am Lit after 1865 | ||
| World Lit before 1650 | ||
| World Lit after 1650 | ||
| HY 102 |
HY of Western Civilization II (Area IV, B, depending on which sequence you take) 1 or World Civilization II or US History since 1877 |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARH 498 | Art History Senior Thesis (#1 of 2) | 3 |
| ARH | Art History elective | 3 |
| ARS | Upper level Secondary #4 of 5 | 3 |
| CA 110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ARH | Art History elective | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARH 498 | Art History Senior Thesis (#2 of 2) | 3 |
| ARS | Upper levvel Secondary #5 of 5 | 3 |
| ARH | Art History elective | 3 |
| ARS | Upper Level Drawing course #3 | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
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