Art Education (BS)

The Art Education major leads to a New York State certification in Visual Arts, pre-K through 12th grade.  The program requires a double major in art and art education and results in a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. 

Art Education Major, 44 hours

Required Courses  
EDUC 202 Topics in Professionalism 0
EDUC 217 Education & American Culture 4
EDUC 219 Educational Psychology 4
EDUC 221 or EDUC 223 Children's Literature or Adolescent Literature 4
EDUC 235 Educating Exceptional Learners 4
EDUC 240 Teaching in Urban America 2
EDUC 315 Language, Literacy & Curriculum Integration 4
EDUC 338 Curriculum and Assessment in Secondary Classrooms 4
EDUC 346 Art Education: Elementary Methods 2
EDUC 347 Art Education: Secondary Methods 2
EDUC 403 Art Student Teaching: Elementary 6
EDUC 404 Art Student Teaching: Secondary 6
EDUC 412 Seminar in Art Education 2

Art as a Second Major, 36 hours

Studio Foundation 8
ART 211 Drawing I 2
ART 241 Two Dimensional Design 2
ART 242 Three Dimensional Design 2
ART 131 Intro to Visual Arts 2
Art Elective 4
  Studio Art Elective 4
Art History (two of the following) 8
ART 231 Ancient Art History 4
ART 232 Renaissance and Baroque Western Art History 4
ART 234 Art and Architecture in Europe 4
ART 235 History of African Art 4
ART 237 Modern & Contemporary Western Art History 4
ART 314 Art and History of Film 4
Concentration 16
ART 2XX Art Studio Elective 4
ART 3XX Art Studio Elective 4
ART 4XX Art Studio Elective 4
ART 485 Senior Seminar & Concentration 2
ART 486 Senior Concentration & Thesis 2