Art Education, B.S.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education  requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following General Education course is recommended for this major:

• ART 1920

Major Requirements (56 hours)

• ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
• ART 1620 - Drawing I 3 credit hours
• ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours
• ART 1640 - Drawing II 3 credit hours
• ART 2200 - Introduction to Art Education 3 credit hours

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• ART 2510 - Sculpture I 3 credit hours OR
• ART 3520 - Sculpture II 3 credit hours

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• ART 2710 - Painting I 3 credit hours OR
• ART 3720 - Painting II 3 credit hours

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• ART 3210 - Elementary Art Education Methods 3 credit hours
• ART 3220 - Secondary Art Education Methods 3 credit hours
• ART 3230 - Art Education Practicum 3 credit hours (taken twice for 6 credit hours)
• ART 3240 - Curriculum Design for Aesthetics and Criticism in Art Education 3 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (27 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor  for further information.

Freshman Fall

• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

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• ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours OR
• ART 1620 - Drawing I 3 credit hours

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• ART 1920 - Survey of Western Art I 3 credit hours * OR
• ART 2200 - Introduction to Art Education 3 credit hours (must be taken first year, fall or spring)

Freshman Spring

• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

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• ART 1610 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours OR
• ART 1620 - Drawing I 3 credit hours

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• ART 1920 - Survey of Western Art I 3 credit hours * OR
• ART 2200 - Introduction to Art Education 3 credit hours (must be taken first year, fall or spring)

Sophomore Fall

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ART 1910 - Survey of Non-Western Art 3 credit hours
• ART 3220 - Secondary Art Education Methods 3 credit hours

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• ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours OR
• ART 1640 - Drawing II 3 credit hours

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• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Sophomore Spring

• ART 3210 - Elementary Art Education Methods 3 credit hours
• ART 3240 - Curriculum Design for Aesthetics and Criticism in Art Education 3 credit hours

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• ART 1630 - Three-Dimensional Design 3 credit hours OR
• ART 1640 - Drawing II 3 credit hours

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• Mathematics 3 credit hours
• YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours

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• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Junior Fall

• ART 1930 - Survey of Western Art II 3 credit hours
• ART 3230 - Art Education Practicum 3 credit hours (six hours)
• YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Studio elective 2 credit hours

Junior Spring

• ART 2510 - Sculpture I 3 credit hours OR
• ART 3520 - Sculpture II 3 credit hours

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• ART 2710 - Painting I 3 credit hours OR
• ART 3720 - Painting II 3 credit hours (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor)

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• YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
• Studio electives 6 credit hours (ART 3230 recommended)
• Upper-division art history 3 credit hours

Senior Fall

• ART 2510 - Sculpture I 3 credit hours OR
• ART 3520 - Sculpture II 3 credit hours

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• ART 2710 - Painting I 3 credit hours OR
• ART 3720 - Painting II 3 credit hours (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor)

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• YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12 6 credit hours
• Studio elective 3 credit hours

Senior Spring

• YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours