Art Teaching Major, B.F.A.

48 hours

Note: This program may require more than eight (8) semesters to complete.

Required Before Teacher Education Program entry:

EDUC 140 - Multicultural Foundations of Education
EDUC 195 - Teacher Education Seminar I: Teachers and Technologies in the 21st Century
EDUC 200 - Human Development & Education
EDUC 214 - Early Adolescent Development
EDUC 225 - Classroom Management
EDUC 280 - General Methods & Assessment

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, before Student Teaching

ART 485 - Art Methods for Middle/Secondary Schools
EDUC 376 - Teaching Diverse Populations in the Regular Classroom
EDUC 388 - Art Methods for Elementary/Middle Schools
EDUC 394 - Teacher Education Seminar II
ENGL 335 - Reading in the Content Areas

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, during Student Teaching:

EDUC 485 - Supervised Student Teaching: All Grades
EDUC 493 - Teacher Education Seminar III

Required:

ART 101 - Fundamentals of Drawing
ART 123 - Design Studio I
ART 125 - 3-D Design
ART 172 - Introduction to Photography
ART 200 - Introduction to Graphics
ART 201 - Ceramics: Hand Construction
ART 206 - Figure Studies
ART 230 - Introduction to Painting
ART 250 - Portfolio Review
ART 281 - History of Western Art I
ART 282 - History of Western Art II
ART 302 - Ceramics: Wheel Construction
ART 334 - Beginning Watercolor
ART 375 - History of Non-Western Art
ART 491 - Thesis
ART 492 - Business Practices in Art

And one course from the following:

ART 303 - Ceramics: Advanced Techniques
ART 308 - Advanced Figure Studies
ART 324 - Printmaking
ART 350 - Visual Storytelling
ART 362 - Video Design
ART 412 - Motion Graphics and Animation
ART 476 - Advanced Photography

Note:

All professional education, general education courses for teachers, major, endorsement, and supporting courses require a grade of “C-” or better for teacher licensure and graduation.