Art & Creative Media: K-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Bachelor of Art
Student Learning Outcomes
- Exploration of the Creative Process: Experiment with and adopt a variety of processes, methods, and interpretations to explore innovative solutions to creative challenges.
- Development of Skills Techniques: Exhibit sufficient fluency in one or more media to craft work that meets appropriate professional standards for the scale and scope of a project. Demonstrate an ability to adapt techniques and formal methods to serve the objectives of the work.
- Communication of Ideas Context: Clearly articulate visually, orally, and in writing the content and context of art historical research and creative work.
- Demonstrate Awareness Intellectual Maturity: Display a willingness to question one’s own perspective. Approach the creative and scholarly process with curiosity and persistence. Take initiative in working independently or collaboratively to achieve stated objectives.
Outcomes Assessment Activities
- ART 410 Senior Career Orientation (1 c.h.) with exit survey.
- Senior portfolio with exit survey and art history rubric to measure quality of written expression.
- Internships with employee surveys.
- Annual juried art show and any non-juried student on-campus shows.
Specific Program Requirements
Program Overview
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Education | 27 |
| World Language (in addition to General Education) | 6 |
| Core Requirements | 18 |
| Concentration Requirements | 32 |
| Education Minor | 37 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Specific Core Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 115 | Design Fundamentals for Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 116 | Digital Techniques for Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 141 | Drawing I: Observational Drawing | 3 |
| ART 176 | Photography: Expressive Composition | 3 |
| ARH 211 | Global Art I (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ARH 212 | Global Art II (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Specific Concentration Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Explorations Select 12 credits of the following: | 12 | |
| Sculpture I | 3 | |
| Painting I | 3 | |
| Drawing II: Life Drawing | 3 | |
| Ceramics I | 3 | |
| Printmaking I | 3 | |
| Art & Design Essentials | 3 | |
| Photography: Creative Lighting | 3 | |
| Principles of Graphic Design | 3 | |
| Art History & Theory Select 6 credits from the following. 3 credits MUST be ARH 411. | 6 | |
| Renaissance Art | 3 | |
| Women in Art | 3 | |
| History of Architecture | 3 | |
| History of Photography | 3 | |
| Theory & Methods | 3 | |
| Native American Art | 3 | |
| Latin American Art | 3 | |
| Art & Race in the Americas | 3 | |
| Global Encounters & Exchanges 1450-1800 | 3 | |
| Public Art | 3 | |
| Museum Ethics & Issues | 3 | |
| Professional Development Courses only offered in Spring semesters. | 2 | |
| Portfolio Review | 1 | |
| Senior Portfolio | 1 | |
| Concentration Electives Select 12 credits with advisor approval. | 12 | |
| Sculpture II: Site Art | 3 | |
| Painting II | 3 | |
| Drawing III | 3 | |
| Ceramics II | 3 | |
| Printmaking II | 3 | |
| Motion Graphics | 3 | |
| Photography: Digital to Darkroom | 3 | |
| Graphic Design Techniques | 3 | |
| Methods of Character Design | 3 | |
| Studio Series | 1 | |
| Exhibiting Latinx/Chicanx Art | 3 | |
| Social Art Practices | 3 | |
| Performance of Self | 3 | |
| Advanced Site Art | 3 | |
| Painting III | 3 | |
| Drawing IV | 3 | |
| Advanced Ceramics | 3 | |
| Printmaking III | 3 | |
| Personal Vision: Digital Art & Animation | 3 | |
| Personal Vision: Filmworks & Photography | 3 | |
| Personal Vision: Studio Arts | 3 | |
| Graphic Design Studio | 3 | |
| 3D Worlds & Game Environments | 3 | |
| Special Topics | 1 | |
| Field Experience | 1-6 | |
| Independent Study | 1 | |
| Studio Series | 1 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |
World Language Requirements for the BA Degree Art Major
Students seeking the degree of Bachelor of Arts must complete one of the three options listed below1:
- Completion of the second level of a world language (course number 102)2
- Students may test out of the course
- Completion of a world language course above 102 with a grade of C or better will satisfy the requirement.
- Completion of WL 100, and ANTH/ENG 106
- Completion of the second level of American Sign Language.
Note: International students for whom English is a second language may substitute two terms of English courses (excluding ENG 101 Rhetoric & Writing I (GT-CO1) (3 c.h.) and ENG 102 Rhetoric & Writing II (GT-CO2) (3 c.h.)) for the world language requirement.
Additional Requirements
Students completing a major in Art with a concentration in K-12 are required to complete a minor in education and meet all other requirements outlined by the Teacher Education Program.
Specific Requirements for the Education, Minor
The student must complete an appropriate major and the following Education courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 151 | Human Development (GT-SS3) 1 | 3 |
| or PSYC 251 | Childhood and Adolescence | |
| or PSYC 342 | Educational Psychology | |
| ED 202 | Foundations of Education 2 | 3 |
| ED 280 | Educational Media and Technology 2 | 3 |
| ED 305 | Frameworks of Teaching | 3 |
| ED 412 | Teaching Diverse Learners 3 | 3 |
| ED 460 | Classroom Management 2 | 3 |
| RDG 435 | Disciplinary Literacy | 4 |
| Special Methods in Education Areas (Prerequisites - Admission to Education) 4 | 4-6 | |
| ED 485 | Capstone Seminar in Education | 1 |
| ED 488 | Student Teaching Secondary | 11 |
| or ED 489 | Student Teaching K-12 | |
| Total Credits | 38-40 | |
- 1
Music students may take PSYC 151 Human Development (GT-SS3) (3 c.h.) or PSYC 251 Childhood and Adolescence (3 c.h.).
- 2
Music Education students must complete MUS 220 Foundations of Music Education (3 c.h.) instead of ED 202 Foundations of Education (3 c.h.), MUS 103 Music and Computer Technology I (1 c.h.) and MUS 306 Technology for Music Educators (2 c.h.) instead of ED 280 Educational Media and Technology (3 c.h.), and MUS 440 Choral Music Methods (2 c.h.) instead of ED 460 Classroom Management (3 c.h.).
- 3
Physical Education students may complete EPER 465 Adapted Physical Education (3 c.h.) Adapted Physical Education (3 c.h.) or ED 412 Teaching Diverse Learners (3 c.h.) Teaching Diverse Learners (3 c.h.).
- 4
One of the following special methods courses (or sets of courses) is required depending on major: ED 444 Teaching Secondary Science (4 c.h.) ED 446 Teaching K-12 Art (4 c.h.), ED 447 Teaching English in Secondary Schools (4 c.h.), ED 448 Teaching Foreign Language (K-12) (4 c.h.), ED 451 Teaching Secondary Social Studies (4 c.h.), EPER 351 Methods of Teaching Elem Physical ED (3 c.h.) & EPER 478 Methods of Secondary Physical Education (3 c.h.), MATH 477 Methods for Teaching Secondary Math (4 c.h.), MUS 340 General Music Methods (2 c.h.) & MUS 440 Choral Music Methods (2 c.h.) & MUS 441 Instrumental Music Methods (2 c.h.).
Planning Sheet
Disclaimer: The Planning Sheet is designed as a guide for students planning their course selections. The information on this page provides only a suggested schedule. Actual course selections should be made with the advice and consent of an academic advisor. While accurately portraying the information contained in the college catalog, this form is not considered a legal substitute for that document. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time in which they entered the institution.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART 115 | Design Fundamentals for Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 141 | Drawing I: Observational Drawing | 3 |
| ARH 211 | Global Art I (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Rhetoric & Writing I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed Math | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 116 | Digital Techniques for Visual Art | 3 |
| ART 176 | Photography: Expressive Composition | 3 |
| ARH 212 | Global Art II (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Rhetoric & Writing II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Gen Ed Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ART Explorations | 6 | |
| ED 202 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| CID 103 | Speaking & Listening | 3 |
| Gen Ed Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ART 310 | Portfolio Review | 1 |
| ART explorations | 6 | |
| ED 280 | Educational Media and Technology | 3 |
| PSYC 151 | Human Development (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| Gen Ed History | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARH 411 | Theory & Methods | 3 |
| Upper-Division ART | 3 | |
| World Language I | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Social Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARC 410 | Senior Capstone Presentation | 1 |
| Upper-Division ART | 9 | |
| ED 412 | Teaching Diverse Learners | 3 |
| World Language II | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Upper-Division Art History | 3 | |
| Electives | 1 | |
| ED 446 | Teaching K-12 Art | 4 |
| RDG 435 | Disciplinary Literacy | 4 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| ED 485 | Capstone Seminar in Education | 1 |
| ED 489 | Student Teaching K-12 | 12 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 116 | |