ART EDUCATION COURSES (ARTE)

217 Creative Arts for the Elementary School Teacher (3:1-2) Designed to foster awareness, enthusiasm, and commitment to the importance of music and art within the elementary education curriculum, and to develop an understanding of the role art and music plays in each individual's life. General topics dealt with are: art and music education rationale, basic perceptual and conceptual skill building in visual art, exploration of art media, exploration of musical instruments and musical learning experiences, the relationship of art and music to national/global cultural understanding, introduction to theories of children's sequential artistic and music development from infancy through the 3rd grade (this includes typical and atypical development), interdisciplinary art and music learning experiences, and critical awareness of the relationship of music, theatre, and dance to the visual arts curriculum.

312 Curriculum Materials and Methods in Art Education (3:1-2) This course is designed to introduce and instruct the art education major in the following: art education rationale; the history of art education in the United States; exploration and development of art media, tools, and curriculum resources; application of art education theory and practice in the areas of art history, art criticism, aesthetics, art production, and national/global awareness and understanding; creation and development of art lesson plans and curriculum resources.

415 Teaching Art Criticism and Aesthetics (3) (Prerequisite: 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 210, 312) Study of the disciplines of art criticism and aesthetic inquiry: their theories, development, and methods for teaching.

416 Teaching Art History (3) (Prerequisite: 220, 221, 312) Study of the discipline of art history. Emphasizing art history as visual literacy, its contribution to the creative experience, and as a means of multicultural artistic study.

501 The School Art Program (3) (Prerequisite: 312) Preparation for teaching school art; partially meets art teacher certification requirements through discussion, and lecture in art. With written departmental approval, seniors may take courses numbered 500-599 for either undergraduate or graduate credit. Designation of credit as undergraduate or graduate must be made at registration. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors may not take 500-level courses.