84 credits
A grade of B- or better is required in all Art Education (ARE) courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses (18 Credits) | ||
| ARS100 | Drawing: Visual Thinking I | 3 |
| ARS101 | Drawing: Visual Thinking II | 3 |
| ARS102 | Design: Color | 3 |
| ARS103 | Design: Form | 3 |
| ARH201 | Art of the Western World I | 3 |
| ARH202 | Art of the Western World II | 3 |
| Required Art Education Courses (18 Credits) | ||
| ARE200 | Art Criticism | 3 |
| or ARS112 | Art Seminar | |
| ARE300 | Contemporary Approaches Art Education | 3 |
| ARE302 | Curriculum and Instruction | 3 |
| ARE303 | Theory and Practice | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Disability Studies in Art Education | ||
| Creating Inclusive Elementary School Classrooms | ||
| Differentiating Instruction in the Secondary School | ||
| ARE390 | Fieldwork in Art Education I | 1 |
| ARE391 | Fieldwork in Art Education II | 1 |
| Required Educational Studies Courses (6 Credits) | ||
| Under advisement by Art Education faculty, each major candidate is required to take six credits of Educational Studies courses, of which three credits must address issues pertaining to special populations: | ||
| EDS340 | Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDS372 | Developing Adolescence | 3 |
| or EDS371 | Child Psychology and Development | |
| Upper-division Art History Requirement (6 Credits) | ||
| By advisement, each major candidate must take two upper-division Art History courses, one in non-Western art and one in contemporary art. | 6 | |
| Basic Art Studio or Art Education Courses (15 Credits) | ||
| ARE316 | Learning in Digital Visual Cultures | 3 |
| Four (4) additional ARS or ARE courses demonstrating breadth of two-dimensional and three-dimensional processes, selected under advisement by Art Education faculty. | 12 | |
| Upper-division Art Studio Courses (9 Credits) | ||
| Under advisement by Art Education faculty, each major candidate is required to take three (3) upper-division ARS or DES courses in one studio area (Ceramics, Graphic Design, Metal, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture). | 9 | |
| Student Teaching (12 Credits) | ||
| ARE405 | Student Teaching in Art Pre-K-6 | 6 |
| ARE406 | Student Teaching in Art 7-12 | 6 |
| Total Credits | 84 | |
