As a studio art major, you will cultivate and enhance your skills in communicating visually and be provided with strong critical and conceptual frameworks for art-making. Throughout your studies in studio art, you will be encouraged to create a unique artistic trajectory by engaging in multiple disciplines of the fine arts and design while developing skills to carry out visual research, analyze artwork, create professional portfolios and present your work orally and in writing.
Areas of StudyArt Studio students choose between two-degree tracks, the B.A. in Art with an art studio concentration and the B.F.A. with a major in art.
B.A. in Art with a concentration in art studio
The Bachelor of Arts degree is offered for students who seek a liberal arts education with a specific concentration in art studio. Whatever their media, our students experience the possibilities of what it means to create artwork that transforms the world in which they live.
B.F.A. 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 within a depth of discipline that allows the undergraduate student to prepare 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, aesthetic judgment, interdisciplinary and innovative approaches, critical analysis, and professional development throughout their program of study. The B.F.A. exhibition, a highlight of the undergraduate career, both demonstrates and celebrates the students’ accomplishments.
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Departmental Advisors
Meet the faculty advisors for undergraduate students majoring in art history or the B.F.A. program.
Cathleen Cummings
Associate Professor
B.A. Art History
Stacey Holloway
Assistant Professor
B.F.A. Studio
Incoming and Transfer Students
Kassie Doggett
CAS Advisor for B.A. and B.F.A. ArtIf you are a new student, meet with your advisor before signing up for classes. The hardest part of your first year should be your classes, not deciding what they should be. Take the easy way out: Make an appointment to talk or meet with your academic advisor before you attend New Student Orientation.
Contact the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office at (205) 934-6135 for help with registering but also with making the most of your choice to attend UAB!
The College of Arts and Sciences' Academic Advising website has everything you need — advice, contact information, and all kinds of helpful links.
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You can rely on your academic advisor for information, assistance, and encouragement throughout your time at UAB. In general, advisors will:
- help you identify your goals and develop educational plans to reach them
- help you understand degree requirements, course selection, and schedule planning
- refer you to resources across campus that can boost your academic performance
- help you understand academic policies and procedures
- provide information about potential areas of study
For more information about academic advising, visit the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office.
Art Studio
As a studio art major, you will cultivate and enhance your skills in communicating visually and be provided with strong critical and conceptual frameworks for art-making.
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As a student of Art History at UAB, you will learn visual literacy and critical thinking skills to analyze a wide variety of artifacts from all geographic regions and historical eras, including our own. By engaging in visual approaches to learning and thinking, Art History prepares students for fulfilling careers in a variety of professional tracks.
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The concentration in Graphic & Digital Design is a professional course of study that provides real-world tools for students looking to enter the design job market.
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With a wide variety of studio and art history classes, the minor in Art Studio or Art History is a great way to complement your major course of study at UAB.
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The UAB Department of Art and Art History offers a large variety of courses in visual culture, studio art and art history that fulfill the Core Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts curriculum requirements.
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