Peck School of the Arts ++ Visual Art K12

K-12: ART EDUCATION curriculum
ART EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Required STUDIO Courses (24 Credits)
Course	Title	Credits
Art 231	Fibers - Introduction	3
Art 242	Life Drawing	3
Art 243	Introduction to Painting	3
Art 251	Introduction to Photography	3
Art 261	Sculpture I	3
Art 271	Jewelry and Metalsmithing I	3
Art 281	Basic Ceramics	3
Art 292	Lithography I	3
Or
Art 294	Intaglio I	3
Or
Art 296	Screen Printing	3
Or
	Other approved Printmaking course	3
		24cr. total

Art HISTORY REQUIREMENTS (6 Credits)
Course	Title	Credits
ArtHist 101	Ancient and Medieval Art	3
ArtHist 102	Renaissance to Modern Art	3
		6cr. total
STUDIO OR ART EDUCATION ELECTIVES (9 Credits)
Course	Title	Credits
N/A	N/A	N/A

		9cr. total

CRITICAL THINKING REQUIREMENTS (3 Credits) Choose 3 cr. from the following list:
Course	Title	Credits
Art 309	Issues in Contemporary Art	3
Art 509	Visual Art Seminar	3
Art 353	Digital Media Seminar	3
Art 553	Advanced Digital Media Seminar	3
		3cr. total
REQUIRED ART EDUCATION Courses (25 Credits)
Course	Title	Credits
Art 227*	Introduction to Art Education	3
Art 327	Art Education Theory and Practice: Elementary	6
Art 328	Art Education Theory and Practice: Secondary	6
Art 425**	Student Teaching in Art I: Elementary Levels	5
Art 426**	Student Teaching in Art II: Secondary	5
prerequisite to admission to the program * Please request the application for student teaching (required prior to admission to Art Ed 425 or 426). From the office of Student Services.
		25cr. total

REQUIRED SCHOOL OF EDUCATION COURSES (9 Credits)
Course	Title	Credits
Ed Psy 330	Introduction to Learning and Development	3
CurrIns 343	Teaching of Reading	3
Or
CurrIns 545	Reading Development in Content Areas	3
ExcEduc 300	The Exceptional Child	3
Or
ExcEduc 531	Inclusion for Secondary Educators: Humanities, the Arts, Foreign Language	3
Or
ExcEduc 605	Child, Learner, Disabilities	3
		9cr. total
(These courses will count in the Core Curriculum Requirements). Click here for the University Course Requirements for the BFA degree in Art Education.