Art and Design Teaching, BA

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The Art and Design Teaching major is part of a program leading to a Wisconsin initial educator license to teach within the kindergarten to grade 12 range.

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Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area courses is required.

A student majoring in Art and Design Teaching must complete a minimum of 12 credits in art courses at Edgewood College. All majors must fulfill the Senior Presentation and Critique requirement in order to obtain Art Department approval for graduation.

Major Requirements

This is a 90-credit major. Requirements include:

Required Courses

ART 126 AG - Art of the Western World Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ART 151 I - Digital Art & Design - Majors Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 200 B - Drawing I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 202 - Two-Dimensional Design Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 205 - Painting I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 209 - Digital Photography Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 221 - Digital & Trad Printmaking Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 216 - Three-Dimensional Design Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 218 - Ceramics I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 316 - Sculpture Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 318 - Ceramics II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 464 3K - Art Seminar Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 466 - Mthds Tch Art&Design: Ec-Early Adol Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 468 - Mthds Teach Art & Design: Ea - Adol Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Select One

ART 252 AQX - History of Women Artists in Europe Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ART 253 AD - Multicultural Art in North America Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ART 255 AG - Modern Art & Design Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ART 257 AG - Global Encounters in the Arts Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ART 271 AG - History of Photography Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ART 362 ADX - Native American Art Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
GS 370 - London: Theater and Art History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
AND
GS 371 2AG - London: Theater and Art History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2

Select One

ART 102 B - Watercolor Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 120 B - Video Art Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 207 - Darkroom Photography I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 208 - Advanced Photography Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 214 - Drawing II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 305 - Painting II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 312 - Figure Drawing Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 360 - Digital Fine Art Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ART 405 - Exploring Painting Media Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 410 - Figure and Landscape Painting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Education Requirements

Licensing Steps

To attain the K-12 license, students must have the following:

GPA of 2.75 in Communication Skills, General Education, Content Knowledge, Teacher Education
Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area coursework

Professional Core Requirements

EDU 200 - Ed & Identity in Plralistic Society Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 204 - Infancy through Young Adult Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 202 - Exceptional Children and Youth Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 205 - Teaching and Learning Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 401 3 - Teacher as Inquirer II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 451 - The Reflective Practitioner Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2

Requirements for Specialization in K-12 Art Education

ART 466 - Mthds Tch Art&Design: Ec-Early Adol Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ART 468 - Mthds Teach Art & Design: Ea - Adol Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 488 - Student Teaching Art & Des EC-A:RE Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 6

Other Requirements

Practicum Experiences are required for Art and Design Teaching.