Visual Arts Education (VAEdu)
Undergraduate Courses
200-Level Courses
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. |
300-Level Courses
VAEDU 326 : Art for Elementary Teachers.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Preservice preparation designed to help elementary classroom teachers understand the visual arts and develop skills necessary for implementing a discipline-based approach for art education. |
VAEDU 339 : Computer Application in Art Education.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEDU 276 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic program applications for developing instructional materials in art education. |
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. |
VAEDU 378 : Practicum in Art Education and Classroom Management.
(2:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in VAEdu 377. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Implementing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance; classroom management. |
VAEDU 380 : Museum Art Education.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | ArtHC 111 or 201; ArtHC 202 or Hum 201 or 202. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | The museum as a learning environment; current exhibitions; learning and teaching strategies for collaboration with museum and classroom educator. |
400-Level Courses
VAEDU 450 : Advanced Studio for Art Educators.
(3:6:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEDU 276 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploring visual culture and contemporary art problems. Creating artworks and methodologies for translating art-making experiences in the K-12 art program. |
VAEDU 478 : Art Curriculum Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | VAEDU 276; A minimum C- grade in VAEdu 377 and 397. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles for developing balanced art curriculum; curriculum implementation; evaluation of student progress and art program effectiveness. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
VAEDU 578R : Art Education Studio.
(3:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Graduate student status. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | MA courses in ceramics, drawing, figure drawing, oil painting, aqueous painting, printmaking, crafts, sculpture, digital art, and conceptual art media. |
: MA Ceramics.
: MA Drawing.
: MA Figure Drawing.
: MA Oil Painting.
: MA Aqueous Painting.
: MA Printmaking.
: MA Sculpture.
: MA Crafts.
Graduate Courses