The
Art Education major is designed for those students who
wish to teach art as a profession. The college offers a program leading
to K–12 art licensure in conjunction with the School of Education.
Ideally, the student should begin the program during the freshman year to
accommodate the course requirements in both areas. 90
credit hours.
The
Core Curriculum (31)
Additional Courses for Art Education majors
ART 160 Ceramics I (3)
ART 210 Painting I (3) (pre-requisite: ART 101, 110)
ART-251 Printmaking I (3) (pre-requisite: Art-101, 110)
ART 270 Fibers (3) (pre-requisites: ART 101, 110)
ART 365 Sculpture (3) (pre-requisite: ART 111 or 160)
ART 734 Foundations in Art Education (3) (pre-requisite: 15 studio hours)
ART 735 Teaching and Methods: Art Pre K–5 (3) (pre-requisites: 12 studio hours and ART 221 or 222)
ART 736 Teaching and Methods: Art in Grades 6–12 (3) (pre-requisites: 12 studio hours and ART 221 or 222)
EDU 232 Foundations (3) (pre-requisite: sophomore status)
EDU 234 Ed Psych (3) (pre-requisite: sophomore status)
EDU 305 Web 2.0 Technologies for Public School Classrooms (1) (pre-requisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program)
PSY 210 or PSY 310 Life Span Developmental Psychology (3) (pre-requisite: PSY 100 or EDU 234)
PSY 312 Psychology of Exceptional Individuals (3) (pre-requisite: PSY 100 or EDU 234)
SOC 335 or EDU 345 Race (3)(Pre-requisite: 3.0 hours in SOC) OR EDU 345 Language and Minorities in the Public Schools (3)
EDU 434 Inclusion and the Adolescent Reader (3) (Pre-requisites: EDU 234 and PSY 312)
EDU 436 Literacy and Learning in the Content Area (3) (co-requisite: Methods)
EDU 460 Colloquium in Education (3)
(Co-requisite: EDU 490)
EDU 490 Observation and Directed Teaching (9) (pre-requisite: Completion of all Art Education major requirements)
Art History elective chosen from the following:
ART 280 Topics in Art and Architecture (3)
ART 323 Topics in Art History (Pre-Modern), topics rotate (3) (pre-requisite: Art 221 or Art 222)
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