Art Education Comprehensive Major, 51 hours: B.S.Ed.- No Minor Required

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 131302

The Bachelor of Science in Education, Elementary/Secondary Program with a Comprehensive Major in Art Education is designed to prepare students to teach art at all levels, kindergarten through grade twelve, and to supervise art in elementary school. For this degree, students are allowed to take nearly one-half of their total degree requirements in art and to have a broad experience within studio areas. This major program exceeds the minimum Missouri teacher certification standards in art and certifies grades K-12.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Courses to be taken before advanced standing:

ENGL 10111 - Composition I: Academic Literacies Credit Hours: 3
ENGL 10112 - Composition II: Writing as Engagement Credit Hours: 3
COM 29102 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication Credit Hours: 3

Must include the following:

PSYC 08299 - Educational Psychology Credit Hours: 3
ART 13109 - Survey of Art I: Prehistory through Medieval Art Credit Hours: 3

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses

Art Core Requirements (24 hours)

ART 13120 - Drawing Credit Hours: 3
ART 13161 - Ceramics Credit Hours: 3
ART 13191 - 2D Design Credit Hours: 3
ART 13192 - Three-Dimensional Design Credit Hours: 3
ART 13221 - Life Drawing Credit Hours: 3
OR
ART 13292 - Introduction to Digital Art Studio Credit Hours: 3
ART 13240 - Painting Credit Hours: 3
ART 13270 - Sculpture Credit Hours: 3
ART 13201 - Creative Photography Credit Hours: 3
OR
ART 13333 - Printmaking Credit Hours: 3

Art Education Required Courses (15 hours)

ART 13180 - Foundations in Art Education Credit Hours: 3
ART 13280 - Visual Art Concepts Credit Hours: 3
ART 13382 - Methods in Elementary Art Credit Hours: 3
ART 13395 - Design With Fibers Credit Hours: 3
ART 13480 - Methods in Secondary Art Credit Hours: 3

Studio Electives (6 hours)

Studio area includes a minimum of 6 hours in upper-level studio credits. Studio areas include ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

Art History Requirements (6 hours)

ART 13111 - Survey of Art II: Renaissance to the Present Credit Hours: 3 AND
ART 13311 - Ancient and Medieval Art Credit Hours: 3
OR
ART 13313 - Renaissance through Early Modern Art Credit Hours: 3
OR
ART 13315 - Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Art Credit Hours: 3
OR
ART 13316 - International Studies in Art History Credit Hours: 3
OR
ART 13317 - Modern and Contemporary Art Credit Hours: 3
OR
ART 13318 - Asian Art Credit Hours: 3
OR
ART 13322 - Art of the Islamic World Credit Hours: 3

Professional Education Requirements

See Elementary-Secondary Program Requirements

Note that the first year of Elementary-Secondary Program Requirements are met through Art Education courses as described above.

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

This major, when completed under the B.S.Ed. Elementary/Secondary Program, will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Art grades K-12.