Curriculum in Art Education

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For the Degree Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education

The curriculum in art education requires 130 credit hours and prepares students for positions as teachers of art in the public schools, grades kindergarten through twelve. The program places emphasis on methods, materials, processes, and practice teaching in Illinois schools. For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula, see the Council on Teacher Education.

Illinois law and Council on Teacher Education policy require that all candidates for a teacher education program pass the Illinois Certification Testing System test of Basic Skills prior to admission. In order to be recommended for certification, candidates are required to maintain a UIUC cumulative grade-point average of 2.5, content area course gpa of 3.0, and professional education course gpa of 3.0 (A=4.0). Candidates should consult their art education advisor or the Council on Teacher Education for the list of courses used to compute these grade-point averages.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students entering the University of Illinois as freshmen in Fall 2000 or later need to complete the foreign language requirement in order to graduate. To satisfy this requirement, students must complete a third level college foreign language course. This requirement may also be satisfied by three years of the same foreign language in high school. Students entering the University of Illinois without three years of the same foreign language in high school must take a foreign language placement test to determine the courses in which to enroll.

Hours	General Education Requirements
3-4	Composition I
3	Advanced Composition
6	Natural Science and Technology
6	Quantitative Reasoning I and II
4	Psychology 100 (meets a Social and Behavioral Science)
3	Social and Behavioral Science
6	Humanities (ARTH 112 fulfills 3 hrs. of this requirement)
6	Cultural Studies (3 hr. Western, 3 hr. non-Western)
0-12	Foreign Language
3
38-50	Total

Hours	Art History
4	ARTH 111—Ancient and Medieval Art
4	ARTH 112—Renaissance and Modern Art (General Education-Humanities & the Arts)
3	Advanced art history (300 or 400)
11	Total

Hours	General Art and Design
2	ARTF 101—Contemporary Issues in Art
6	ARTF 102 and 104—Drawing, I and II
6	ARTF 103 and 105—Design, I and II
4	ARTS 250 and 253—Life Drawing, I and II
4	ARTS 251 and one of: ARTS 254 or 252
21	Art Concentration: Choose from courses in the following areas: Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Narrative Media, Computer Imagery and/or Design. , Ceramics, Metals, Glass. , Art History.
	Suggested Art Courses:
3	ARTS 210—Ceramics, I
2	ARTS 356—Computer Imaging
3	ARTS 260—Basic Photography
43	Total

Hours	Art Education²
4	ARTE 201 Art Education Laboratory (repeat)
4	ARTE 203 Practicum in Teaching Art
3	ARTE 301 Early Field Art Teaching
3	ARTE 302 Public School Art Programs
14	Total

Hours	Professional Education
3	E P S 201 Foundations of Education
3	EPSY 201 Educational Psychology
6	Total

Hours	Student Teaching
4	ARTE 401 Teaching Seminar
10	ED PR 438 Ed Prac in Sp Fields in Ele Ed
	ED PR 442 Ed Prac in Secondary Ed
14	Total
	ELECTIVES as needed to total 130 hour degree
130	Degree Total

1. See www.courses.uiuc.edu for a current listing of general education requirements and courses.

2. Art education courses are applicable to professional education requirements for teacher certification.

Teacher Education Minor in Art Education

Required courses in drawing and design must precede all other course work in the minor area. For teacher education curricula students only.

Hours	Required Courses
3	ART 102—Elementary Drawing
3	ARTF 103—Design, I
6	Select from the following courses:
3	ART103—Watercolor Painting
3	ARTS 251—Beginning Painting, I
2	ARTS 280—Sculpture, I
3	ARTS 230—Jewelry/Metals, I
3	ARTS 210—Ceramics, I
12	Total

Hours	Art Education
2	ARTE 201 Art Education Laboratory
4	ARTE 203 Practicum in Teaching Art
3	ARTE 301 Early Field Art Teaching
9	Total

Hours	History and Appreciation
3	ART 140—Introduction to Art (required)
3	ARTH 115—Art Appreciation
6	Total