This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the department office for information regarding requirements for admission to this major.
Application deadlines: February 15 and September 30.
| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Conceptual and philosophical preparation for visual arts majors. Lecture and guided discussion seminar. Nature and value of visual arts and visual culture. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Fundamental principles of digital technology as related to the visual arts. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Observational and conceptual drawing using a variety of media and methods. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Acceptance into visual arts program. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Formal and conceptual elements of design, color, and composition, using a variety of media. |
| OFFERED: | W on block, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111, 114, 115. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Figure study using a variety of media and methods. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required. |
| OFFERED: | W on block, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111, 114, 115. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Three-dimensional concepts, theories, and issues using a variety of media and processes. Readings, writings, and participation in course work exhibitions required. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
| OFFERED: | W on block, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | VA 111, 115. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to photography for visual arts majors, including camera operation and digital capture, photographic principles, lighting, and design with limited postproduction editing. No darkroom. |
| PREREQUISITE: | visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Foundation in transparent aqueous media. |
| PREREQUISITE: | visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Foundation painting. |
| PREREQUISITE: | visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Foundation ceramics. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
| PREREQUISITE: | visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Foundation sculpture. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
| PREREQUISITE: | visual arts core. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Foundation printmaking. |
| NOTE: | Fee. |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 201, 202. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Necessary skills to research and write in the field of art history. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945. |
| NOTE: | Independent Study also. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of American painting and sculpture from 1876-1950. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945. |
| PREREQUISITE: | concurrent enrollment in ScEd 276R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theoretical, philosophical, and historical foundations of art education; children's aesthetic development. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Major-area preadmission requirements. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEdu 324, Sc Ed 276R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Basic program applications for developing instructional materials in art education. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEdu 324, Sc Ed 276R; VAEdu 339 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theoretical foundations and practical applications for teaching art history and production. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in VAEdu 377, 439. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Implementing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance. |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEdu 324, Sc Ed 276R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theoretical foundations for critical judgment in art and their application in judging works of art. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEdu 324, Sc Ed 276R; VAEdu 339 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theoretical foundations and practical applications for teaching aesthetics and criticism. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEdu 324, Sc Ed 276R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Exploring visual culture and contemporary art problems. Creating artworks and methodologies for translating art-making experiences in the K-12 art program. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEdu 324, Sc Ed 276R; VAEdu 339 or concurrent enrollment; a C- grade or higher in VAEdu 377, 397, 439. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Principles for developing balanced art curriculum; curriculum implementation; evaluation of student progress and art program effectiveness. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from ancient Greece to the Gothic period. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp or Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Growth and development of the child from conception through adolescence; influences of family, peers, and schools. |
| NOTE: | Independent Study also. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Sc Ed 276R or comparable major course. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Adolescent development and its implications for integrated school culture, curriculum design, instructional practices, and assessment. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Sc Ed 350 or concurrent enrollment; Sc Ed 276R or comparable major course. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Designing and adapting instruction for diverse learners, collaborating with families, cultures, and communities in promoting and sustaining learning. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in Sc Ed 377R and 378, or equivalent major courses. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Current theory, research, and application in classroom management; creating positive teacher-student and peer relationships; developing optimal learning environments. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- in Sc Ed 377. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Capstone, field-based, semester-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Completion of all course work or departmental approval; requires a major GPA of 2.85; at least a C- grade in Sc Ed 377. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Capstone, field-based, year-long experience in teaching secondary students; demonstrating proficiency in all program standards. Seminar required. |
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.