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

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Program Learning Outcomes for Art Education

To develop innovative cultural producers with conceptually, stylistically, and contextually grounded compositional skills demonstrating artistic integrity and competence.
To comprehensively prepare teacher candidates for careers in public school art education according to accreditation standards.
To develop the capacity to advocate for the visual arts and articulate its role in society to the broader community.
To provide a strong authentic art making and intellectual foundation for future graduate school study in the visual arts and/or art education.

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-Secondary Education degree with a teaching field in art education must take the following courses: Core Curriculum (42 credits), educational professional studies courses (30), fine arts core and concentration (42), and art education (11). All additional upper division courses must be approved by the specialization coordinator.

Total semester hours required, 120 Hours:

Specific Core Curriculum requirement:

ART 103 - Introduction to the Visual Arts (3 cr)
Art education students are required to take ART 103 sections designated for MAJORS ONLY.

Fine arts core and concentration, 42 Hours:

Required courses, 18 Hours:

ART 140 - Visual Thinking (3cr)
ART 150 - Digital Foundations (3cr)
ART 203 - Survey History of Western Art (3 cr)
ART 310 - Contemporary Art (3 cr)
ART 403 - Art Criticism (3 cr)
Select 3 credits from the following with assistance from your advisor. Courses taken as an elective course or in Studio Concentration cannot be utilized twice.

Elective courses, 9 Hours:

Complete 9 credits from the following:

ART 115 - Drawing I (3 cr)
ART 230 - Painting I (3 cr)
ART 250 - Sculptural Forms (3cr)
ART 255 - Digital Illustration I (3 cr)
ART 361 - Printmaking II (3 cr)
PHOT 281 - Digital Photography (3cr)

Studio concentration (choose one area), 15 Hours:

Graphic Design:
GRDS 307 - Graphic Design I (3cr)
GRDS 312 - Graphic Design II (3 cr)
Additional upper-division courses as approved by the specialization coordinator
Painting:
ART 330 - Painting II (3 cr)
ART 434 - Advanced Painting Studio (3cr) - May present up to 6cr
ART 475 - Interdisciplinary Studio (3 cr) - May present up to 6cr
Additional upper-division courses as approved by the specialization coordinator
Photography:
PHOT 282 - Darkroom Photography (3cr)
PHOT 290 - History of Photography (3 cr)
PHOT 385 - Digital Imagery Manipulation (3cr)
Additional upper-division courses as approved by the specialization coordinator
Printmaking:
ART 464 - Advanced Printmaking Studio (3 cr) - May present up to 6cr
ART 475 - Interdisciplinary Studio (3cr) - May present up to 6cr
Additional upper-division courses as approved by the specialization coordinator
Sculpture:
ART 340 - 3-D Digital Fabrication (3cr)
OR ART 350 - Media and Concept (3cr)
ART 450 - Advanced 3-D Studio (3cr)
ART 475 - Interdisciplinary Studio (3 cr)
Additional upper-division courses as approved by the specialization coordinator

Methods and theory of teaching art requirements, 11 Hours:

ARED 180 - Inclusive Approaches to Art Education (3 cr)
ARED 345 - Curriculum and Instruction in Art Education (3cr) *
ARED 427 - Special Methods for Teaching Art (3 cr) *
ARED 400 - Arts-Based Research Practices (1cr) (2cr required - may present up to 3cr.)
*1cr of ARED 400 must be taken concurrently with ARED 345 , and with ARED 427 , for a minimum of 2cr of ARED 400.

Note(s):

See professional education course listings under Education: Professional Studies Core for Secondary Education (32 hours required).

Contact Person: Dr. David Modler, Coordinator of Art Education, CCA 213, 304-876-5678.

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	Core Curriculum		Choose (SO)	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 310	2	Contemporary Art	3
ART 230		Painting I	3	ARED 345		Curriculum and Instruction	3
ART xxx		Studio Elective	3	EDUC 320		Social and Psychological Conditions of Learning	4
Core Curriculum	1	Math (MA)	3	ARED 400		Arts-based Research Practices	1
Core Curiculum	2	Wellness (WE)	3	Core Curriculum	1	History	3
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	14
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 concentration	6
EDUC 370		Creating Learning Environments	3	EDUC 443		Reading in Content	3
ARED 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
ARED 400		Arts-based Research Practices	1
		TOTAL	17
				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 461	2	Student Teaching Seminar	3
Core Curriculum	2	Choose (HM)	3	EDUC 455	3	Student Teaching, Grades K-Adult	9
Core Curriculum	2	Choose (SO)	3			TOTAL	12
EDUC 400		Inclusion in the Regular Classroom	3
		TOTAL	15			DEGREE TOTAL	120
May 19, 2021