Minor in Art Education (24.5 hours)

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental admissions approval. Please see the department office for information regarding requirements for admission to this minor.

This minor is designed to prepare students to teach in public schools. A teaching minor may only be received by students graduating with a teaching major. In order to graduate with this minor, students are required to complete Utah State Office of Education licensing requirements. To view these requirements go to http://education.byu.edu/ess/licensing.html or contact Education Student Services, 120 MCKB, (801) 422-3426.

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1. Grades below C- in professional education courses or content courses will not be accepted in the teaching major or teaching minor. Teacher candidates must have a cumulative 2.85 GPA in teaching major and teaching minor courses to qualify for student teaching.
2. Complete the following core requirements:
   VA 114 : Drawing. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VA 114 : Drawing. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Pre-visual arts status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Observational and conceptual drawing using a variety of media and methods.
   
   
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   VA 115 : Two-Dimensional Design. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VA 115 : Two-Dimensional Design. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	Pre-visual arts status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Formal and conceptual elements of design, color, and composition, using a variety of media.
   
   
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3. Complete the following:
   VASTU 215 : Painting Fundamentals. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VASTU 215 : Painting Fundamentals. (3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals in oil painting and aqueous media.
   
   
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4. Complete one course from the following:
   VASTU 216 : Ceramics Fundamentals. (1.5:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VASTU 216 : Ceramics Fundamentals. (1.5:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Foundation ceramics.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
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   VASTU 217 : Sculpture Fundamentals. (1.5:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VASTU 217 : Sculpture Fundamentals. (1.5:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Visual arts core.
   DESCRIPTION:	Foundation sculpture.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
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5. Complete one course from the following:
   ARTHC 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 201 : World Civilization to 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Survey of Western civilization emphasizing the visual arts from ancient Greece to the Gothic period.
   
   
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   ARTHC 202 : World Civilization Since 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 202 : World Civilization Since 1500. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   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.
   
   
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   ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 350 : Modern Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Modern European art and theory, 1900--1945.
   
   
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   ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ARTHC 355 : Contemporary Art. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	ArtHC 202 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Critical evaluation of trends in art since 1945.
   
   
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6. Complete the following:
   VAEDU 276 : Introduction to Art Education and Exploration of Teaching. (5:4:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAEDU 276 : Introduction to Art Education and Exploration of Teaching. (5:4:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	VA 111 & VA 114 & VA 115; FBI fingerprinting and background clearance. Art education major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students.
   
   
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   VAEDU 377 : Art History and Visual Culture Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAEDU 377 : Art History and Visual Culture Methods. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	VAEDU 276; Concurrent enrollment in VAEdu 378.
   DESCRIPTION:	Theoretical foundations and practical applications for teaching art history and production.
   
   
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   VAEDU 397 : Issues in Contemporary Art, Aesthetics, and Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   VAEDU 397 : Issues in Contemporary Art, Aesthetics, and Criticism. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Overview of issues in contemporary art, aesthetics, and art criticism.
   NOTE:	This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information.
   
   
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