Contact: Cyndi Gusler
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Semester Hours: 81 (35 education + 46 art)
Format: Face-to-face
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Required Courses (50 SH)
VACA 121 Drawing I (4)
*VACA 131 Three-Dimensional Design (4)
VACA 143 Foundations of Design I: 2-D (2)
VACA 144 Foundations of Design II: Digital (2)
VACA 151 Photography I (2)
VACA 222 Painting I (4)
VACA 232 Ceramics I (4)
VACA 252 Photography II (4)
*VACA 283 Art History-Western (4)
VACA 332 Intermediate Ceramics II (2)
VACA 382 Contemporary Art (2)
*VACA 384 Art History-World (2)
VACA 397 Elementary School Art Methods (3)
VACA 398 Secondary School Art Methods (3)
VACA 434 Advanced Drawing II (2)
VACA 435 Advanced Painting II (2)
Choose one course:
*VACA 323 Printmaking and Watercolor (4)
*VACA 335 Installation and Experimental Media (4)
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The first of two art methods courses (VACA 397 Elementary School Art Methods or VACA 398 Secondary School Art Methods) may be taken prior to admission to teacher education. The second art methods course requires admission to teacher education and enrollment in ED 351 General Curriculum and Methods. Both VACA 397 and 398 offer art education majors practicum experiences in local schools. VACA 397 and VACA 398 must be passed with a grade of C or better. Teacher candidates must comply with all teacher education requirements listed in the teacher education section.
Professional Studies Courses (35 SH)
ED 101 Exploring Teaching (2)
ED 245 Learning and Classroom Environments (3)
ED 275 Instructional Technology and Assessment (3)
ED 301 Creating Inclusive Classrooms (3)
ED 351 General Curriculum and Methods for Middle and Secondary Teaching (1)
ED 395 Reading and Writing in the Content Area (6-12) (3)
ED 401 Examining Foundations of Education (2)
ED 411 Reflective Teaching Seminar (1)
ED 461 Elementary Student Teaching (PreK-6) (7)
ED 462 Middle/High School Student Teaching (6-12) (7)
PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology (3)
All ED courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or better.
VACA 381 Cinema and Visual Theory OR VACA 382 Contemporary Art (2)
VACA 397 Elementary School Art Methods (3)
VACA 398 Secondary School Art Methods (3)
*Indicates course is offered in alternate years
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