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Art Education

Courses


UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OFFERINGS:

STA 371 Art, Education and Society
Credits:3
Prerequisite: HA 120, 121, or completion of Tier I writing requirement
Description: Visual theory, learning theory, and social theory in historical and cultural contexts. Fieldwork and research-based written assignments.


STA 481 Art Experiences with Children and Youth I
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: STA 371 and completion of Tier I writing requirement. Open only to juniors or seniors in the Department of Art and Art History with a teacher certification option.
Description: Art teaching in the Saturday Art Program. Emphasis on elementary experiences. Planning and writing art curriculum.
STA 482 Art Experiences with Children and Youth II
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: STA 371 and completion of Tier I writing requirement. Open only to juniors or seniors in the Department of Art and Art History with a teacher certification option.
Description: Art teaching in the Saturday Art Program. Emphasis on secondary experiences. Planning and writing art curriculum.
STA 490 Independent Study
Credits: 1-6
Prerequisite: Approval of department.
Description: Special projects arranged by an individual student
and a faculty member in areas supplementing regular
course offerings.
STA 491G Special Topics - Art Education
Credits: Variable from 1 to 3
Description: Contemporary issues in art education. Fieldwork, studio work, and research-based written assignments.
STA 492 Senior Seminar and Professional Practice (W)
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Completion of Tier I
writing requirement. Open only to seniors
in the Studio Art major.
Description: Capstone course for artists and designers. Writing
as a mode of issue delineation and definition.
STA 492A Exhibition Practicum
Credits: 1
Prerequisites:Completion of Tier I writing requirement.
Description: Exhibition experience in studio art. Audience delineation.
Conceptualization. Use of space. Evaluation.