Art, K-12 Teacher Licensure (ARTSV.BST)

A course designed as an introduction to the Art major, where students will be exposed to essential art concepts, career choices, and integrating the Christian faith into the visual arts.

A beginning drawing class for Art majors. Students will learn the basic techniques of drawing using a variety of dry media. Emphasis will be on developing creativity and individual styles. Students will be responsible for providing their own materials for out of class assignments.

Prerequisites

Must be a declared Art major.

A fundamental, non-computer studio course designed to introduce students to the basic visual concepts needed to create graphic designs on a two-dimensional surface. Includes color theory and composition.

Prerequisites

None

This class will provide the development of computer skills and design elements to create 3-D graphic designs in Adobe PhotoShop. This course will include design projects ranging from production units to conceptual models.

Prerequisites

ARTS-220

A chronological survey of the visual arts and their cultural and historical context, beginning with pre-historic art and going up to the Renaissance.

Prerequisites

None

A chronological survey of the visual arts and their cultural and historical context, beginning with the Renaissance and going through the modern era.

Prerequisites

None

A studio class offering experience in oil painting on canvas. A variety of techniques are presented with an emphasis on creativity and individual style. This class will culminate with a student art display on campus.

Prerequisites

None

A continuation of ARTS-211. Students will experience advanced techniques of drawing using a variety of dry media. Emphasis will be on developing creativity and individual styles. Individual projects and independent studies will be assigned based on student interests and goals.

Prerequisites

ARTS-211 or equivalent.

This is a class that explores developing a body of work and covers concerns and careers in Art after graduation. Topics such as portfolio preparation, employment, resumes, graduate schools, etc. will be covered. Course culminates with an exhibition of student's work at the end of the semester. Final semester only.

Prerequisites

Art major, senior standing.

This capstone class explores art in Christian faith in historic and contemporary contexts.  Through a series of readings, the viewing of film, oral and written discussion, and the completion of a portfolio of papers, art majors are assisted in the formation of a sense of vocation and in the integration of the various facets of the discipline with overarchinig philosophical, theological, ethical, and worldview concepts.

Prerequisites

THEO-231, and senior status.

A studio class where students will study the fundamentals of watercolor painting. Various skills and techniques will be taught such as paper preparation, dry brush, wet-on-wet, mixed media and matting of finished paintings. This class will culminate with a student display on campus.

Prerequisites

None

A studio class in beginning ceramic techniques.  Focus will be on creative hand-building processes.  Students will also learn the glazing and firing processes needed to create a finished ceramic piece.

Prerequisites

None

A studio class designed to introduce students to alternative materials and methods used in creating a two dimensional work of art.  Emphasis will be on creativity and experimentation with a variety of media, techniques, and processes.

Prerequisites

None

An intermediate ceramics course emphasizing personal projects and problem-solving with the option of a concentration in either wheelthrowing or hand-building techniques. Also included is increased focus on decorative considerations and glaze formulation.

Prerequisites

ARTS-240 or equivalent experience

A study of the styles and philosophies of Western European and American art that developed in the mid-nineteenth century, beginning with Impressionism and concluding with the current twenty-first century art scene.

Prerequisites

ARTS-245

A studio class that will offer advanced experience in painting with either oil and/or acrylic media on canvas and other types of grounds.

Prerequisites

ARTS-260

An introductory class in the basics of digital photography.  Emphasis will be given to the technical and aesthetics of the art of photography and visual communication.   Basic PhotoShop will be used for post processing of digital images. 

Prerequisites

COMM-200 or DIGM-200 or ARTS-200

A course consisting of 20 clock hours of laboratory assignments in the public schools and a 50-minute seminar each week for the entire semester. The course is designed to provide a general survey of the education profession. Required for teacher education majors except music.

This course is designed to introduce students to the wide range of diversity that exists in today's general school population. Candidates will explore physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development, individual learning styles, and prior learning as well as language, culture, family and community values and how they influence student learning. Differentiated instructional approaches to learning and performance will be studied while focusing on planning for instruction that addresses the strengths and needs of diverse learners. A Service Learning Component is required.

Prerequisites

EDUC-199

A course designed to provide an understanding of the significance of the influence of historical, philosophical and sociological factors and trends in school administration, materials and methods of instruction and the needs of the pupil and society.  

Prerequisites

EDUC-199 or MUED-225

This course is designed to give the prospective teacher an overview of the theoretical models of middle level education and to provide a broad overview of the historical, sociological and philosophical foundations of the American education system. Students will explore preadolescent and young adolescent characteristics, middle grades teaching, student learning, and organizational characteristics of a middle level school. Twenty hours of tutoring or observations must be completed.

Prerequisites

EDUC-199 and EDUC-299.

A study of the psychological foundations for learning and the procedures by which learning is accomplished. Also covered is an evaluation of teaching methods and learning tools.

A review of the principles of behavior in infancy and childhood; physical, intellectual, social, emotional and language development in the normal child.

Prerequisites

PSYC 200 & PSYC 260 or EDUC 199

An introduction to special education including historical foundations, special education law and current practice. The course will introduce all current information pertinent to those who will work with students with disabilities especially those students included in the general education classroom. Issues and trends that address techniques, strategies and procedures for working with students with disabilities will be emphasized. A summary of each category of disability will be offered as well as suggestions for accessing school and community resources.

Prerequisites

None

A course designed to introduce candidates to the knowledge of methods, skills and strategies they will need as they become effective teachers in secondary level classrooms. The course unites theory and practices by using the instructional methods of classroom discussion, presentations, and analysis of case studies.

Prerequisites

Admission to the Teacher Education Program

The organization and use of appropriate materials, methods, and techniques as related to the teaching of visual arts in the K-12 classroom.

Prerequisites

Admission to the Teacher Education Program and SCED-340.

Upon completion of all education courses, students will complete student teaching practicums for a total of 15 weeks in the public schools under the guidance of public school teachers and a university supervisor(s). The student will be assigned to at least two different classrooms, which may be at different schools. Students must enroll in EDUC-496, EDUC-497, and EDUC-498 for a total of 12 hours. This will constitute the maximum load for the student teaching semester. No other classes may be taken during the student teaching semester.

Prerequisites

Admission to Teacher Education Program, admission to Student Teaching, pass all required Praxis II exams, and completion of required methods courses

Upon completion of all education courses, students will complete student teaching practicums for a total of 15 weeks in the public schools under the guidance of public school teachers and a university supervisor(s). The student will be assigned to at least two different classrooms, which may be at different schools. Students must enroll in EDUC-496, EDUC-498, and EDUC-498 for a total of 12 hours. This will constitute the maximum load for the student teaching semester. No other classes may be taken during the student teaching semester.

Prerequisites

Admission to Teacher Education Program, admission to Student Teaching, pass all required Praxis II exams, and completion of required methods courses.

A seminar designed to be taken by all student teachers during their enhanced student teaching semester. The purpose is to help bridge the gap between coursework and enhanced student teaching. Discussion of a variety of topics related to instructional management and interaction is the focus of the seminar.

Prerequisites

Admission to Teacher Education Program, admission to Student Teaching, pass all required Praxis II exams, and completion of all methods courses