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Art Teaching Field, PreK-Adult, B.A.


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Curriculum for a Teaching Field in Art, PreK-Adult


The art education program adheres to a contemporary pedagogy that hones future teachers to be artists, scholars, and advocates of/for the arts. A student who wishes to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in art education must take the following courses: Core Curriculum  (42 credits), educational professional studies courses  (32), fine arts core and concentration (42), and art education (7). All additional upper division courses must be approved by the specialization coordinator.

Total semester hours required, 120 Hours:


Specific Core Curriculum requirement:


Fine arts core and concentration, 42 Hours:


Required courses, 18 Hours:

Elective courses, 9 Hours:

Complete 9 credits from the following:

Studio concentration (choose one area), 15 Hours:

Methods and theory of teaching art requirements, 7 Hours:


Note(s):


See professional education course listings under Education: Professional Studies Core for Secondary Education  (32 hours required). Special Methods of Teaching Art is EDUC 427 .

Contact Person: Rhonda Smith, Coordinator of Art Education, CCA 208, 304-876-5294.

Four-Year Course Progression


Art Education
FALL   FIRST YEAR     SPRING   FIRST YEAR  
Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit   Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit
ART 103 2 Intro to Visual Arts (AR/GL) 3   ART 150   Digital Foundations 3
ART 140 1 Visual Thinking 3   ART 240, 250, or 350   3-D Course 3
ART 115   Drawing I 3   Studio Elective   Elective 3
ARED 180   Inclusive Approaches 3   EDUC 150   Seminar in Education 1
ENGL 101 1 Written English I 3   Core Curriculum 2 COMM 202 (HM-GL, MD) (Req.) 3
    TOTAL 15   ENGL 102 1 Written English 102 3
              TOTAL 16
         
FALL   SECOND YEAR     SPRING   SECOND YEAR  
Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit   Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit
ART 203   Survey History of Western Art 3   ART 204   Contemporary Art 3
ART 230   Painting I 3   ARED 345   Curriculum and Instruction 4
EDUC 200 2 Foundations of American Education (SO-MD) 3   EDUC 320   Social and Psychological Conditions of Learning 4
Core Curriculum 1 Math (MA) 3   Core Curriculum 2 Choose (SO) 3
Core Curiculum   Wellness (WE) 3   Core Curriculum 1 History 3
    TOTAL 15       TOTAL 17
Take PRAXIS I PPST               
         
FALL   THIRD YEAR     SPRING   THIRD YEAR  
Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit   Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit
Studio Concentration   Course in Concentration 3   Studio Concentration   Courses in concenteration 6
EDUC 370   Creating Learning Environments 3   EDUC 443   Reading in Content 3
EDUC 427   Special Methods in Art Education 3   EDUC 380   Technology in 21st Century 3
Core Curriculum 1 Lab Science (LS) 4   Core Curriculum 1 Lab Science (LS) 4
ART 403   Art Criticism 3       TOTAL 16
    TOTAL 16          
          Take PRAXIS II PLT and Art Content Knowledge Exams  
         
FALL   FOURTH YEAR     SPRING   FOURTH YEAR  
Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit   Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit
Studio Concentration   Courses in Concentration 6   EDUC 400 3 Inclusion in the Regular Classroom 3
Core Curriculum 2 Choose (HM) 3   EDUC 455 3 Student Teaching, Grades K-Adult 9
Core Curriculum 2 Choose (SO)  3       TOTAL 12
Elective   Elective 1          
    TOTAL 13       DEGREE TOTAL 120
May 2, 2018                
         

 

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