Art Education - Teaching B.A.

Art Education - Teaching Major

The Art Education - Teaching major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes UNIFI/General Education requirements, the Professional Experiences requirements, Educator Essentials requirements, and the following specified major requirements, to complete the minimum of 120 hours.

This program leads to endorsement #113 K-8 Art and #114 5-12 Art.

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A grade of C (2.00) or higher is required for all Methods courses.

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Completion of ARTED 2600 will satisfy Educator Essential Category 4 The Classroom Environment.

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Courses used to fulfill the Art concentration may not be used to fulfill other requirements in this degree.

Art Education majors must choose an area of concentration in either Studio or Art History. An Art History concentration consists of two 4000-level ARTHIST courses not used to fulfill the art history distribution requirement. A concentration in Studio consists of two 3000 level in a single area (ceramics, drawing, graphic design, painting, performance art, photography, printmaking or sculpture) not used to fulfill the studio distribution or foundations sequence requirement.

Professional Experiences

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A grade of C (2.00) or higher is required for all Methods courses.

Educator Essentials

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A grade of C (2.00) or higher is required in each Educator Essentials course.

Four-Year Plan

Art Teaching, B.A. 

This is a sample plan of study with a suggested sequencing of classes for the major.  University electives may be applied to earn additional academic majors, minors, or certificates.  Students should regularly meet with their academic advisor to plan their specific semester schedule to include UNIFI/General Education program and/or university elective hours required.

Learning Outcomes

Art Education - Teaching, B.A. 

• Goal 1 (ULOS: content and visual communication): Students will demonstrate the skills, concepts, and sensitivities fundamental to the creation of and communication about visual art.
  • Outcome 1. Students will be able to apply basic studio concepts in their work by demonstrating craft, invention, and impact where appropriate.
• Goal 2 (ULOs: written communication, content, and critical thinking). Students will be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of art history and relate and compare works (their own, other artists).
  • Outcome 2. Students will be able to apply methods of historical and critical analysis to the study of works of art.
• Goal 3 (ULOs: written communication and critical thinking) Students will understand and communicate the role of art within a wider context.
  • Outcome 3. Students will be able to communicate effectively about art within a wider context.
• Goal 4 Students will be able to demonstrate depth of knowledge and skill in the selected area of emphasis.
  • Outcome 4. Teaching emphasis (ULO: content): Students will demonstrate a knowledge of curricular planning and knowledge of appropriate grade-level children’s skills and interests in their lessons plans.

Policies

Major programs are offered by the Department of Art and Graphic Design in two baccalaureate degree areas, the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Fine Arts. The Bachelor of Arts degree is a liberal arts program offered in Graphic Design or Art with three emphasis options: studio, art history or art education (teaching). The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is a professional program with an intensive studio emphasis. 

It is possible for students to earn both the B.F.A. degree along with the B.A. in Art-Art History emphasis or the B.A. in Art Education-Teaching. However, a double major in Art-Studio Emphasis and Graphic Design is not possible. Likewise, it is not possible to earn both the B.F.A. and a B.A. in either Art-Studio Emphasis or Graphic Design.

No grade of less than C- shall satisfy any art major or minor degree requirement whether taken at UNI or transferred from another institution. For all studio courses in the Department of Art and Graphic Design programs the ratio of student work hours to credit hours is 3:1. Therefore, additional work is required outside the regular class meeting times.

Courses in the Department of Art and Graphic Design require specialized materials, some of which are provided through art lab fees.

Foundations Sequence

The Foundations Sequence is a one-year program required for all art majors and art minors. Introductory courses are offered that will provide an intense exploration of basic art concepts and skills as preparation for specialized and advanced areas of study.

Art majors take the 18 hours of introductory courses in the first year of study. The Foundations Sequence is prerequisite to all studio and art history courses. Generally, students enroll in Drawing I, 2-D Concepts, and Survey of Art History I during the first semester and Drawing II, 3-D Concepts, and Survey of Art History II the second semester.

The Foundations Sequence is a prerequisite for introductory level courses taken only by Art majors and minors.

Foundations Sequence for majors:

Foundations Sequence for Art Studio minors:

Foundations Sequence for Art History minors:

Related Programs

• Art Education M.A.
• Art: Studio B.F.A.
• Social and Emotional Learning Minor