Undergraduate Catalog
Art Education Program
K-12 Certification
Art Education
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
- Communication (9 hours)
- ENG-1100 English Composition or any IAI: C1 900 Course
- CTH-1100 Speech Communication or any IAI: C2 900 Course
- Select one of the following writing courses:
- CTH-2000 Writing About Media
- ENG-2000 Writing About Literature
- SOC-2000 Writing from a Sociological Perspective
- THY-2100 Writing About Theology
or - any IAI: C1 901 Course
- Mathematics (3 hours)
- MAT-1550 Finite Mathematics or any IAI: M1 900 Course
- Natural Science (7-8 hours)
(One laboratory course required)
- NSCI-1110 Concepts in Biology and Chemistry++ or one IAI: L1 900 Course
- NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science++ or one IAI: P1 900 Course
- Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
- Required:
- HIS-2200 History of the American People [IAI: H2 904]
- HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas++ [IAI: H9 900 Course]
- Select 1 or 2 courses from the following
- ART-1100 Introduction to Visual Arts [IAI: F2 900]
- ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
- ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
- ART-4100 Western Art: Pre-History to Renaissance [IAI: F2 901]
- ART-4140 Non-Western Art*
- CTH-2600 Introduction to Theatre or any IAI: F1 907 Course
- CTH-4420 Contemporary Theatre
- CTH-4511 Oral Interpretation of Literature
- HIS-1110 Early Modern Europe
- HIS-1120 Modern Europe
- HIS-1310 The World to 1350*
- HIS-1320 World History (since 1350)*
- HIS-3210 History of Illinois or any IAI: H2 900 course
- MUS-1503 Exploration of Music or any IAI: F1 900 course
- MUS-2203 Survey of Western Music
- MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures* or any IAI: F1 903N Course
- Any Philosophy Course or any IAI H4 900 course
- Any Foreign Language Course or any IAI: H1 900 course
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
- Choose one of the following (3 hours)
- HIS-2200 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 Course
- SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society++ or any IAI: S9 900 Course
- Choose one or two courses from the following:
- ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology* or any IAI: S1 901N Course
- ECO-1100 Introduction to Economics
- ECO-2100 Microeconomics
- ECO-2200 Macroeconomics or any IAI: S3 900 Course
- GEO-1100 Geography of North America
- GEO-1200 World Geography or any IAI: S4 901 Course
- GEO-1300 The Developing World* or any IAI: S4 902N Course
- POS-1100 American Government or any IAI: S5 900 Course
- SOC-2010 Introduction to Sociology or any IAI: S7 900 Course
* May be counted toward non-Western Third World credit
++ Interdisciplinary Course
- Mission Specific Courses (9-22 hours)
- Required
- IDS-1970 Freedom and Responsibility (transfer students are exempt from this Freshman Experience Course)
- IDS-4970 Values and Virtues
- Theology required for Lutheran Teacher Education (16 hours)
- THY-2000 The Old Testament
- THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
- THY-3100 The New Testament
- THY-3210 Christian Life
- THY-3300 History of Christian Biography
- THY-4510 Spiritual Nurture of the Adolescent
- Theology required for Public Teacher Education (6 hours)
- Choose one from Area 1 (3 hours)
- THY-1100 The Bible
- THY-2000 The Old Testament
- THY-3100 The New Testament
- Choose one from Area 2 (3 hours)
- THY-1200 Summary of Christian Belief
- THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
- THY-2310 History of Christianity in America
- THY-3320 Survey of Church History
- Program Support Courses (2-22 hours)
It is strongly recommended that the applicable courses in this section be taken as general education courses.
- NSCI-1110 Concepts in Chemistry and Biology
- NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science
- HIS-2200 History of the American People*
- HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas+
- SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society+
- PES-10100 Fitness and Wellness
- A non-western course from the Humanities or Social Behavioral Sciences
- Professional Program Support Courses (13 hours)
- EDU-2020 Principles & Technology in Education
- EDU-3000 Multicultural Education
- EDU-4220 Reading in the Content Areas
- PSY-2400 Educational Psychology
- PSY-4125 Child and Adolescent Psychology
- Professional Courses (15 hours)
- ART-4611 Teaching Art: Elementary School
- ART-4601 Teaching Art: Middle/Secondary School
- EDU-3600 Teaching at the Secondary Level
- EDU-4100 Foundations/Ethics of Am. Education
- PSY-4410 Psych./Methods of Teaching-Exceptional Learner
- Art Education Major (33 hours)
- Required (15 hours)
- ART-1100 Introduction to Visual Arts
- ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
- ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
- ART-2220 Drawing Studio
- ART-4140 Non-Western Art
- Category A: Select one course (3 hours)
- ART-3310 Ceramic Studio I
- ART-4431 Fiber Arts Studio.
- Category B: Select one course (3 hours)
- ART-3210 Painting Studio I
- ART-4231 Printmaking Studio I
- Category C: Select one course (3 hours)
- ART-4100 Western Art: Pre-History through Renaissance
- ART-4105 Western Art: Post-Renaissance through Contemporary
- Category D (9 hours)
- Select any ART courses at the 3000 or 4000 level excluding art education methods courses.
- Professional Semester – (12 hour)
- EDU-4945 Student Teaching: K-12 Art Education
