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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).

Total semester hours required, 120 Hours:


Specific Core Curriculum requirement:


Fine arts core and concentration, 42 Hours:


Elective courses, 12 Hours:

Complete 12 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 170   Visual Thinking Skills II 3
ART 140 1 Visual Thinking Skills I 3   Group I Elective   Any 100-level ART/GRDS/PHOT 3
Group I Elective   Any 100-level ART/GRDS/PHOT 3   Group II Elective   200-level ART/GRDS/PHOT 3
ARED 180   Inclusive Approaches 3   EDUC 150   Seminar in Education 1
Core Curriculum 1 Written English I 3   Core Curriculum 2 COMM 202 (HM-GL, MD) (Req.) 3
    TOTAL 15   Core Curriculum 1 Written English 102 or 103 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
Group II Elective   200-level ART/GRDS/PHOT 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
Studio/Concentration   Concentration Elective or Tier 1 Core 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 6   ART 403   Criticism and Aesthetics 3
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 Life Sciences (LS) 4   Studio/Concentration   Course in Concentration 3
    TOTAL 16   Core Curriculum 1 Life Sciences (LS) 4
              TOTAL 16
         
FALL   FOURTH YEAR     SPRING   FOURTH YEAR  
Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit   Sub./Course No. Tier Title Credit
Studio/Concentration   Course 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 PSCI 101 (SO-CK) Required 3       TOTAL 12
Elective   Elective 1   Take PRAXIS II PLT and Art Content Knowledge Exams  
    TOTAL 12          
April 6, 2015             DEGREE TOTAL 120
         

 

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