Art, BFA with an Emphasis in Art Education

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements  

Major Requirements

Students seeking licensure must enroll simultaneously and complete the Art, BFA with an Emphasis in Art Education and the Art, BSEd.

Entrance Requirements

Please see Teacher Education Program Requirements http://catalog.wcu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=52&poid=7359

Required Major Courses (21 hours)

• ART 131 - Introductory Drawing Credits: 3
• ART 132 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
• ART 136 - Art History Survey I Credits: 3
• ART 137 - Art History Survey II Credits: 3
• ART 142 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
• ART 416 - Contemporary Art Credits: 3
• ART 465 - Art Methods for the Elementary School Credits: 3

Professional Education Sequence (26 hours)

• EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: 3
• SPED 240 - The Exceptional Child Credits: 3
• EDCI 430 - Culturally Relevant Classroom Management Credits: 3
• EDSE 483 - Secondary/Special Subject Area Internship I Credits: 2-3
• ART 463 - Art Methods for the Middle and High School Credits: 3
• EDSE 485 - Internship II Credits: 6
• ART 491 - Supervised Student Teaching in Art, K-12 Credits: 3
• EDSE 495 - Seminar Credits: 3

Exploratory Art Electives (27 hours)

Students should take nine courses (27 hours) from the following list. Six hours of exploratory art electives must be taken at the junior-senior (300-400) level.

• ART 231 - Life Drawing Credits: 3
• ART 233 - Introductory Painting Credits: 3
• ART 234 - Introductory Printmaking Credits: 3
• ART 241 - Introductory Sculpture Credits: 3
• ART 251 - Introductory Ceramics Credits: 3
• ART 330 - Drawing II Credits: 3, R12
• ART 333 - Painting II Credits: 3, R12
• ART 334 - Printmaking II Credits: 3, R12
• ART 342 - Sculpture II Credits: 3, R12
• ART 351 - Ceramics II Credits: 3, R12
• ART 359 - Introductory Book Arts Credits: 3
• ART 377 - Painting III Credits: 3
• ART 380 - Ceramics III Credits: 3
• ART 381 - Sculpture III Credits: 3
• ART 433 - Painting IV Credits: 3, R12
• ART 434 - Problems in Printmaking Credits: 3, R12
• ART 440 - Advanced Drawing Credits: 3, R12
• ART 443 - Sculpture IV Credits: 3, R12
• ART 451 - Problems in Ceramics Credits: 3, R12
• ART 452 - Problems in Sculpture Credits: 3, R9
• ART 453 - Problems in Painting Credits: 3, R9
• ART 455 - Photography II Credits: 3
• ART 459 - Book Arts II Credits: 3, R12
• ART 466 - Problems in Book Arts Credits: 3, R9
• ART 472 - Photography III Credits: 3, R12
• ART 477 - Tilemaking Credits: 3, R9
• ART 480 - Experimental Studio Credits: 3, R12
• ART 481 - Independent Study in Studio Art Credits: 1-6, R12
• ART 493 - Topics in Art Credits: 1-4, R12
• ART 494 - Art Honors Studio Credits: 3, R6

Upper-level Art History Electives (3 hours)

Students myst take three hours must be taken at the junior-senior level selected from the following:

• ART 379 - Cherokee Arts and Crafts Credits: 3
• ART 401 - Art of World Cultures Credits: 3
• ART 402 - Asian Art and Visual Culture Credits: 3
• ART 404 - Greco Roman Art Credits: 3
• ART 405 - History of Photography Credits: 3
• ART 406 - Renaissance Art Credits: 3
• ART 412 - Nineteenth-Century Painting Credits: 3
• ART 414 - American Art Credits: 3
• ART 417 - Modern Sculpture Credits: 3
• ART 418 - Development of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture Credits: 3
• ART 419 - History of Design Credits: 3
• ART 482 - Independent Study in Art History Credits: 1-6, R6
• ART 486 - Exhibition Practicum Credits: 3

General Electives (1 hour)

To complete the degree, students should select one hour of general electives (from any course).