DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
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: 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: 415 and 416 or permission of department) 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.
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