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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

 

Entry into the Certificationin Art Education program requires:

  • Completion of a minimum of 48 college credits
  • An overall GPA, after competion of the 48 college credits, of at least 3.0
  • Completion of at least one English composition course
  • Completion of at least one English or American literature course
  • Completion of two college-level mathematics courses
  • Passing scores on these PRAXIS Tests: PPST Reading, PPST Writing, PPST Mathematics

Certification canidates must also take:

ELM 440 Student Teaching
SED 361 Teaching of Art in Schools
SED 430 Practicum and Methods
SED 431 Practicum & Methods II
SED 440 Student Teaching
SPE 250 Cog Devel of Diverse Learners
SPE 255 Special Ed. Process & Proced.

 

One of:

EDU 240 Lang, Diversity, Achiev.: Pk-8
EDU 245 Lang, Diversity, Achieve: 7-12

Note: Students may take ENG 222 or ENG 225 or ENG 226.

Successful completion of the Certification in Art Education program requires:

  • A passing score in PRAXIS II
  • Successful completion of student teaching K-12
  • A GPA of 3.0
  • Fulfillment of all certification requirements as covered in:
    • SED 430
    • SED 431
    • ELM 440