Curriculum in Art Education
For the Degree Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education
A 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.
Contact: Mark Avery
Specialist in Undergraduate Academic Affairs
School Office: 140 Art and Design Building, Champaign, 333-6632, mavery@uiuc.edu
| Hours | General Education Requirements1 |
|---|---|
| 4 | Composition I |
| 3 | Advanced Composition |
| 18 | Six hours in each of the following areas: humanities and the arts, natural sciences and technology, quantitative reasoning, and cultural studies2 |
| 4 | Psychology 100 (meets a Social and Behavioral Science) |
| 3 | Social and Behavioral Science |
| 0-12 | Foreign Language2 |
| 34-50 | Total |
| Hours | Art History |
|---|---|
| 8 | Any two of: ARTH 111, ARTH 112, ARTH, ARTH 114, ARTH 115 (all meet a general education requirement)4 |
| 3 | Advanced art history (200-level or above) |
| 11 | Total |
| Hours | Art Foundation |
|---|---|
| 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 Workshops |
| 14 | Total |
| Hours | Art + Design Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3 | ARTS 250—Life Drawing I |
| 6 | ARTS 251 and one of: ARTS 254 or 252 |
| 9 | Total |
| Hours | Art Education5 Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3 | ARTE 201 Foundations of Art Education |
| 3 | ARTE 202 Methods of Teaching Art |
| 4 | ARTE 203 Art Teaching Seminar |
| 3 | ARTE 204 Practicum Teaching Experience |
| 3 | ARTE 301 Early Field Art Teaching |
| 3 | ARTE 302 Public School Art Programs |
| 19 | Total |
| Hours | Professional Education |
|---|---|
| 3 | EPS 201 Foundations of Education |
| 3 | EPSY 201 Educational Psychology |
| 6 | Total |
| Hours | Student Teaching |
|---|---|
| 4 | ARTE 401 Teaching Seminar |
| 5 | ED PR 438 Ed Prac in Sp Fields in Ele Ed |
| 5 | ED PR 442 Ed Prac in Secondary Ed |
| 14 | Total |
| Hours | Electives |
|---|---|
| 18 | Art + Design electives (art + design courses not in art education requirements or used in art + design requirements)6 |
| Open electives7 as needed to total 130 hour degree in consultation with advisor | |
| 130 | Total |
1. See www.courses.uiuc.edu for a current listing of courses requirements.
2. Six of the eight required Art History credits will also be used as general education requirements.
3. Students must complete a third-level college foreign language course or its equivalent for graduation.
4. Credit is not given for both ARTH 112 and ARTH 115.
5. Art education courses are
applicable to professional education requirements for teacher certification.
6. Must be completed prior to Student Teaching.
7. Open electives are any UIUC course not used to satisfy art education requirements, art + design requirements, art + design electives, or general education requirements.