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Art & Art History Major:
Art Education Concentration

The art education concentration provides breadth and depth in studio art and art history, as well as courses in teaching methods and educational theory. Students complete an advanced-level studio sequence for inclusion in the teaching portfolio, and spend a full semester student teaching under the guidance of a faculty advisor. The concentration is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for K-12 teaching within the public school system. Students who wish to diversify their career choices can prepare for employment as a museum educator by taking Museum Studies (ART 340) and pursuing an internship at an art center or museum.

 

Careers in Art Education

Graduates of the art education concentration have secured full-time employment at elementary and high schools within the region. For more information visit our page on Careers in Art & Art History.


Art Major Core:

ART 103 Visual Thinking
ART 112 Westrn Art I: Prehist-Medieval
ART 114 Western Art II: Ren. - Modern
ART 116 Non-Western Art

Required courses:

ART 209 Sculpture I: Material and Form
ART 219 Painting I: Color and Form
ART 223 Ceramics I: Material and Form
ART 405 Advanced Studio
ART 406 Portfolio & Professional Devel
 

One additional course from the following:

ART 205 Drawing I: Material and Form
ART 217 Drawing II: The Human Form
 

One additional course from the following:

ART 225 Printmaking
ART 231 Digital Photography
 

One additional course from the following:

ART 311 Photography II: Concept/Techn
ART 315 Sculpture II: Mater. & Concpt
ART 319 Painting III: Concept & Techn
ART 323 Ceramics II: Material/Concept
 

One additional course from the following:

ART 214 History of Photography
ART 312 Renaissance Art
ART 316 Baroque Art
ART 320 Art and Revolution: 1776-1863
ART 328 Modern Art
ART 330 Contemporary Art:1980-Present
 

Required education courses:

SED 115 Intro to Teaching and Learning
SED 361 Teaching of Art in Schools
SED 421 Content Area Literacy
SED 431 Practicum & Methods II
SED 440 Student Teaching 

Additional Certification Requirements

Students seeking teacher certification must also complete a number of additional processed and requirements outlined in the Steps to Pennsylvania Teacher Certification document on the Education Department web page.  Along with other requirements, these include a minimum GPA and the following coursework:

1. Completion of one English composition course.

2. Completion of one English or American literature course.

3. Completion of two college-level mathematics courses.

4. Completion of required Special Education coursework:

SPE 250 Cog Devel of Diverse Learners
SPE 255 Special Ed. Process & Proced.
 

The following course is required for music education majors and may also be required for students transfering credits into any certification program from other institutions:

SPE 258 Instruct & Behav. Strategies
 

5. Completion of one of the following ESL courses:

For early childhood/special education certification: EDU 240 Lang, Diversity, Achiev.: Pk-8

For secondary education certification: EDU 245 Lang, Diversity, Achieve: 7-12

K-12 certification (art, languages, and music) candidates may take either course.