Art Education (ArtEd)
Courses Primarily for Undergraduate Students
ArtEd 211. Introduction to Art
Education
0-6) Cr. 3. F.S. Design art experiences for the K-12 classroom. Hands on discipline
specific and integrated art activities; emphasis on thinking skills.
ArtEd 313. Practicum: Art
Education
Arr. Cr. 1 each time taken, maximum of 3. F.S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 211,
permission of instructor in advance of semester of enrollment. Field experience in K-12 or
community art education program.
ArtEd 490. Independent Study
Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. Prereq: Written approval of instructor and department chair on
required form in advance of semester of enrollment. Student must have completed art and/or
education coursework appropriate to planned independent study. Offered on a graded basis
or a satisfactory-fail basis.
H. Honors
Courses Primarily for Graduate
Students, open to qualified undergraduate students
ArtEd 513. Introduction to New Art Basics
Cr. 3 or may be taken for CEU credit. SS. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Taught in
2 week workshop format; and extended instruction and exploration over the World Wide Web.
Overview of higher order thinking skills instruction for visualization, visual thinking,
metaphoric thinking, visual logic, and human, cultural, and historic contexts. Design of
discipline-specific thinking skills strategies. Some sections will be taught entirely on
the World Wide Web.
ArtEd 514. Multicultural Perspectives
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Graduate classification, permission of instructor.
Understanding the nature, roles, and functions of the visual arts. Designing methodology
for effective classroom instruction in human, cultural, and historical contexts.
Observation and teaching experience at classroom based research site.
ArtEd 515. Visual Thinking Skills Education
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 513, admission to the graduate program in art education. Using
theory to inform and direct the design of teaching methodology. Effective classroom
techniques for promoting visual ideation. Experience in applied teaching research at
classroom based research site.
ArtEd 516. Classroom Research Seminar
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 514, 515. Classroom based research theory and practice. Review
of literature for individual research in visual education. Focused graduate research pilot
project in K-12 classroom.
ArtEd 517. Teaching Practicum
Arr. Cr. 3 to 6, maximum of 6. S. Prereq: 516, all courses in the art education
program; advanced registration required. Supervised experience and individually designed
applied research in teaching art in elementary school.
ArtEd 518. Teaching Practicum
Arr. Cr. 3 to 6, maximum of 6. S. Prereq: 516, all courses in the art education
program; advanced registration required. Supervised experience and individually designed
applied research in teaching art in secondary school.
ArtEd 590. Special Topics
Cr. arr. Prereq: Bachelor’s degree in art and/or design, or evidence of
satisfactory equivalency in specialized area. Written approval of instructor and
department chair on required form in advance of semester of enrollment.
ArtEd 593. Workshop
Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. SS. Prereq: Graduate classification; evidence of
satisfactory experience in area of specialization. Intensive exploration of art education
related topic. Topics vary each time offered.
ArtEd 599. Creative Component
Cr. var. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment or credit in 517 and/or 518. Individually
focused discipline-specific applied classroom research. Written summary of research;
exhibition of research results.
