Art Education, BFA
for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Art Education
The curriculum in art education requires 130 credit hours and prepares students for positions as teachers of art in public and private schools, grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. The program places emphasis on theory, methods, materials, processes, and practice teaching in Illinois schools. For teacher education requirements applicable to all curricula, see the Council on Teacher Education. To be recommended for licensure, candidates are required to maintain a UIUC cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 (A=4.0).
for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Art Education
Students in the School of Art and Design must complete the Campus General Education requirements. Some Art and Design courses will also apply toward the General Education requirements.
A portfolio review is required for admission to the School of Art and Design.
Students majoring in this degree program must complete the First Year Curriculum requirements before beginning other major requirements.
First Year Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FAA 101 | Arts at Illinois | 1 |
| ARTF 101 | Contemporary Issues in Art | 2 |
| ARTE 101 | Art, Design, and Society | 2 |
| ARTH 110 | Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| Select one Drawing course: | 3 | |
| Observational Drawing | ||
| Expressive Drawing | ||
| Visualization Drawing | ||
| Select one course in 2D Category: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Graphic Design | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking (required for Studio Art: Printmaking) | ||
| Fashion Illustration (required for Studio Art: Fashion) | ||
| Beginning Painting (required for Studio Art: Painting) | ||
| Basic Photography (required for Studio Art: Photography) | ||
| Select one course in 3D Category: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Industrial Design | ||
| Ceramics Sculpture I | ||
| Jewelry/Metals I | ||
| Beginning Sculpture (required for Studio Art: Sculpture) | ||
| Select one course in 4D Category: | 3 | |
| Image Practice | ||
| Time Arts I | ||
| Interaction I | ||
| Total Hours | 20 | |
Art Education Requirements
Art education courses are applicable to professional education requirements for teacher certification.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art Education Requirements | ||
| These courses must be completed prior to student teaching | ||
| ARTE 202 | Facilitating the Art Experience | 3 |
| ARTE 203 | Everyday Arts Lab | 3 |
| ARTE 204 | Practicum Teaching Experience | 2 |
| ARTE 301 | Curriculum, Assessment, and Art Education | 3 |
| ARTE 302 | Art-Centered Learning at the Secondary Level | 3 |
| ARTE 393 | Teachers as Researchers | 3 |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Education | ||
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych | 4 |
| EPS 201 | Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EPSY 201 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| SPED 405 | General Educator's Role in Special Education | 3 |
| CI 473 | Disciplinary Literacy | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Student Teaching | ||
| ARTE 401 | Teaching Seminar | 4 |
| EDPR 438 | Educational Practice in Special Fields | 5 |
| EDPR 442 | Educational Practice in Secondary Education | 5 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art and Design Requirements | ||
| ARTS 251 | Beginning Painting | 3 |
| ARTS 354 | Intermediate Painting | 3 |
| or ARTS 252 | Making and Meaning | |
| One Additional 3D Course (200 level or above) | 3 | |
| One Additional 4D Course (200 level or above) | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art History | ||
| Advanced art history (200-level or above) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | ||
| Art & Design Electives (ARTS, ARTD, ARTE, ARTH, or ARTJ courses not otherwise required in major | 9 | |
| Open electives as needed to total 130 hour degree in consultation with advisor | ||
| Total Hours | 9 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Total Hours | 130 | |
for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Art Education
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. For more information, see the corresponding section on the Degree General and Education Requirements page.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| FAA 101 | 1 | ARTE 101 | 2 |
| ARTF 101 | 2 | ARTD or ARTS ### (3D Category) | 3 |
| ARTH 110 | 3 | ARTS ### (4D Category) | 3 |
| ARTF ### (Drawing Category) | 3 | Composition I or Language Other than English (3rd level) | 4 |
| ARTD or ARTS ### (2D Category) | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| Composition I or Language Other than English (3rd level) | 4 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ARTE 202 | 3 | ARTE 301 | 3 |
| ARTS 251 | 3 | ARTS 354 or 252 | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | 4 | EPOL 201 | 3 |
| One additional 3D Course (200 level or above) | 3 | One additional 4D Course (200 level or above) | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | Advanced art history (200-level or above) | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | ||
| 16 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ARTE 203 | 3 | ARTE 393 | 3 |
| ARTE 204 | 2 | CI 473 | 3 |
| EPSY 201 | 3 | SPED 405 | 3 |
| Advanced art history (200-level or above) | 3 | Art & Design Elective (ARTS, ARTD, ARTE, ARTH, or ARTJ courses not otherwise required in major) | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | Advanced art history (200-level or above) | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| 17 | 18 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ARTE 302 | 3 | ARTE 401 | 4 |
| Art & Design Elective (ARTS, ARTD, ARTE, ARTH, or ARTJ courses not otherwise required in major) | 3 | EDPR 438 | 5 |
| Art & Design Elective (ARTS, ARTD, ARTE, ARTH, or ARTJ courses not otherwise required in major) | 3 | EDPR 442 | 5 |
| General Education course | 3 | ||
| General Education course | 3 | ||
| Free Elective course | 1 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours 130 | |||
for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Art Education
Students graduating with the BFA in Art Education should be able to:
- Understand the diverse characteristics and abilities of their students and how individuals develop and learn within the context of their social, economic, cultural, linguistic, and academic experiences. Our graduates are prepared to use these experiences to create instructional opportunities that maximize student learning in diverse art education settings such as schools, museums, and community centers.
- Understand content area knowledge in fine art and visual culture that includes central concepts, methods of inquiry, structures of the disciplines, and content area literacy. Our graduates are prepared to create meaningful learning experiences for students through both content area and pedagogical knowledge.
- Plan and design instruction for diverse art education settings based upon content area knowledge, diverse student characteristics, student performance data, curriculum goals, and the community context.
- Create safe and healthy art education learning environments that facilitate cultural and linguistic responsiveness, emotional well-being, self-efficacy, positive social interaction, mutual respect, active engagement, academic risk-taking, self-motivation, and personal goal-setting.
- Differentiate instruction by using a variety of strategies that support critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and continuous growth and learning. Our graduates understand that art education settings are dynamic, thus requiring ongoing modification of instruction to enhance learning for each student.
- Enact critical and humanizing expressions of art education that redress and challenge systemic injustices that relate to social identities associated with race, class, gender, sexuality, immigrant origin, religion, age, mental and physical disabilities, and mental and physical illnesses.
- Possess foundational knowledge of reading, writing, and oral communication within art education (e.g. curriculum and lesson planning, assessment tools, etc.) and recognizes and addresses how student reading, writing, and oral communication facilitate the acquisition of knowledge in art education.
- Understand the purposes, characteristics, and limitations of different types of assessments in art education, including standardized assessments, universal screening, curriculum-based assessment, and progress monitoring tools.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and community members to foster cognitive, linguistic, physical, and social and emotional development of their students.
- Exhibit ethical, reflective, and professional practices, while providing leadership in their educational settings and advocating for students, parents or guardians, and the profession.
for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Art Education
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