Required courses:
ART 209 Sculpture I: Material and Form| This course focuses on the principles of three-dimensional design and the properties of various sculptural materials, including plaster, clay, metal, and wood. Students learn techniques of modeling, carving, mold-making, metalworking, and assemblage through a variety of projects in which individual ideas are explored, executed, and refined. |
| This course introduces the physical, visual, and conceptual properties of painting through a variety of projects created in the medium of oil paint. Students learn concepts of color space, paint weight, and pictorial structure by undertaking paintings in genres such as still life, self-portraiture, landscape, and interior. Issues from the history of painting are used to explore the philosophical underpinnings of the medium. |
| Students explore a number of essential ceramic techniques, such as pinch-, coil-, and slab-construction, wheel-throwing, and a range of low-temperature surface treatments. The course focuses on fundamental principles of sculptural and functional design, with reference to ceramic history and contemporary uses of the medium. |
| For junior or senior students who have completed foundation and intermediate-level courses in studio art and are ready to work independently while receiving faculty guidance and feedback. Working in a medium of one's choice (for example, ceramics or painting or photography), students create and present a resolved body of work. |
| This course prepares art and art history students for future professional work in the visual arts by providing developmental guidance at the critical junior or senior years. Students will explore the various opportunities open to studio artists, art historians, and art educators. Central to the class is the development of a refined art portfolio and/or writing sample that can be utilized in various vocational art fields and within the graduate school application process. |
One additional course from the following:
ART 205 Drawing I: Material and Form| The primary goal of this course is learning to draw as a way of seeing and recording visual information from the world around us. Students are trained in the techniques of sighting, measuring, and perspective by drawing from objects, interior spaces, and human form. Assignments also require students to create images independently from a variety of sources, in addition to working in a drawing journal for the duration of the course. Charcoal, graphite, pastel, and ink are the primary media. |
| Emphasizing human anatomy and movement, this course teaches important figurative skills for the aspiring artist, illustrator, or art teacher. Important components include proportion, light and shadow, and thematic development in addition to expressive use of various drawing media. Historical and contemporary figurative art is used to illuminate and inspire the development of individual approaches to drawing. |
One additional course from the following:
ART 225 Printmaking| In this course students experience a variety of techniques and approaches from the history of printmaking, including relief printing and intaglio, while exploring contemporary graphic aspects of the medium such as hand-made posters and monotypes. |
| This course introduces students to the foundations of digital photography as an art form. Technical aspects, including lighting, shutter speed, and composition, are developed based on examples from historical and contemporary photography. A variety of subjects are photographed and processed using computer software, with an emphasis on the development of personal motifs and approaches to the art of photography. Digital Single Lens Reflex camera required. |
One additional course from the following:
ART 311 Photography II: Concept/Techn| This course will build upon established principles of composition, light, and technique using film-based and digital photography. Rather than choosing one medium over the other, students will experiment with both film and digital photography, exploring connections between the two and establishing a personal style or approach through one or the other (or both). Topics may include narrative, portraiture, and the development of a personal visual approach to creating images. |
| This course offers an intensive exploration of three-dimensional object making, extending beyond fundamental techniques to more advanced areas of development within the fields of contemporary art and design. Themes include the body, the environment, and performance. |
| In this course students continue the development of artistic skills and conceptual approaches to painting. Projects include portraiture, abstraction, and the development of a painted series in which a theme or motif is used as the basis for a consistent group of paintings. Emphasis is on process, technique, and individual conceptual investigation. |
| This course extends the art medium of ceramics through the development of more advanced skills and ideas. Students pursue an individual style in various projects by developing new concepts and techniques. Students are required to seek out influences through research, and to reference historical and contemporary examples in their own work. Critiques at different stages of each project maximize the potential of each artwork. Students also play a role in the organization and management of the ceramics studio, learning to perform important functions from recycling clay to firing kilns. |
One additional course from the following:
ART 214 History of Photography| This course covers the history of photography with emphasis on the aesthetic elements of traditional and contemporary work. The significance of technical developments, photographic processes, and photographic criticism is discussed. It provides a contextual study of photography, not only as an art form but as a social commentary on culture. Content includes the history of the photography from the early 19th century to the present, including the introduction of color, photography as a form of social documentation, Modernist and Postmodernist approaches to the medium, photojournalism, and the use of photography within popular culture. |
| Focusing on the late thirteenth to the end of the sixteenth century, this course offers a comprehensive survey of the major monuments, themes, and developments of Renaissance art in Europe. Works by Giotto, Van Eyck, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, D rer, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian, among others, are examined. |
| This course is a pan-European survey of baroque art and architecture, focusing on artists working in Italy, France, Spain, England, Flanders, and the Dutch Republic. Artworks by Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, and Velßzquez in southern Europe, and Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Poussin, and Christopher Wren in Northern Europe, will be highlighted. Students explore such issues as patronage, stylistic difference, the interconnection of art and religion, and the changing political climate of Europe. |
| Covering the period from the American Revolution in 1776 to the controversial Salon des RefusTs of 1863, this course examines the art of Europe and the North America as it undergoes turbulent cultural change. Cataclysmic events such as the American and French Revolution, the economic and technological changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution, and the various revolutions in thought and politics, such as The Enlightenment and the rise of Marxism, emerge as key driving agents in the transformation of art and architecture during the period. Art movements under examination include Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism. |
| An overview of modern art and architecture from the 1890s to the rise of postmodernism in the 1970s, including important stylistic movements such as Symbolism, Art Nouveau, Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Pop Art, and Conceptual Art. The focus will be on the ideas, works, and critical reception of specific artists, widened to include issues of science and technology, race and gender, and related developments in politics and literature. |
| This course explores the cultural and theoretical underpinnings of the contemporary art world. Focusing on the past three decades, the course examines those key elements that define art today, such as the art market, the media, controversy and debate, new modes of practice, and the rising context of the global. By tracing the diverse narratives that inform the art world, the student will understand how contemporary art and architecture generate meaning, and what methods and theories are employed in critiquing emerging forms. |
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| Each student spends an entire semester in an area school under the supervision of a carefully selected cooperating teacher. Open to seniors or students who are seeking certification only. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required to student teach. |
| This course will offer comprehensive preparation for teaching art in secondary schools through discussing, reading, writing, and completing art projects through different mediums. As part of this course, students will establish and practice appropriate classroom management strategies; develop and implement appropriate studio organization and assessment strategies; explore and utilize materials, techniques and methods of studio instruction for a variety of populations; read, write and discuss current issues in the field of education, including meeting the needs of students with disabilities; explore and utilize materials, techniques and methods of classroom instruction for a variety of populations including those with disabilities; evaluate student work by creating their own rubrics to assess learning; and use technology effectively as an instructional tool. |
| A study of the basic principles and procedures for middle school and secondary classroom management and instruction |
| A continuation of the basic principles and procedures for middle school and secondary school classroom management and instruction. |
| Students spend an entire semester in an area school under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. |
| This course is designed to introduce all categories of disability. Specific attention will be given to the potential cognitive, physical, social, behavioral, and language differences in children with disabilities. Delivery approach will include, but not be limited to: lecture, case study discussions, and student presentations. |
| This course will begin with a historical overview of the field of special education, including key legislation and litigation that drives current practice. Assessment tools for diagnosing disability will be introduced, as well as assessment tools for documenting student progress. In addition, collaboration and communication skills essential for working as a part of the special education team will be practiced and further developed. Delivery approach will include, but not be limited to: lecture, field experiences, and hands-on experience with various assessments. |
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EDU 240 Lang, Diversity, Achiev.: Pk-8| This course is designed for the pre-service music, art, language, early childhood education, or middle school educator to gain an understanding of the complex factors impacting the education and language acquisition of the diverse language and cultural minority groups of the United States. This course is required under Act 49-2 and may be taken while student teaching. |
| This course is designed to allow the pre-service music, art, language, or grade 7 - grade 12 secondary teacher certification candidate to gain an understanding of the complex factors impacting the education and language acquisition of the diverse language and cultural minority groups of the United States. This course is required under Act 49-2 and may be taken while student teaching. |
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: