Program Overview
The Art Education Concentration is a professional degree option within the university’s teacher preparation program that leads to qualification for the initial instructional certificate to teach P-12 art in New Jersey’s (as well as our nation’s) schools. Art Education students will participate in a combination of professional education courses and field experiences, basic studio and art history courses, and P-12 art classroom methods courses. The degree is appropriate for students who wish to teach art in various settings including museums and community centers, in addition to public and private schools for grades P-12.
Students who wish to pursue P-12 teacher certification in Art must apply to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. Information regarding the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures may be found on the Teacher Education Program website. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.
120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Handbook for more information.
The program is based in the Department of Art and Design. For further information, go to: Visual Arts – Art Education Concentration (BA).
Program Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| I. General Education | ||
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| GNED 199 | New Student Seminar | 1 |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Fulfilled by ARFD 100 in the major. | 0 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences - Fulfilled by ARHT 105 in the major. | 0 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Fulfilled by ARFD 106 in the major. | 0 | |
| H. Mathematics | ||
| MATH 106 | Contemporary Applied Math for Everyone | 3 |
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| BIOL 100 | Biological Sciences | 4 |
| or BIOL 110 | The Biology of Human Life | |
| J. Physical Education | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives – Fulfilled by EDFD/PSYC 200 in the Teacher Education sequence. | 0 | |
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Fulfilled by SASE 210 in the Teacher Education sequence. | 0 | |
| II. World Languages and Cultures | ||
| A. World Languages | ||
| AMSL 101 | Beginning American Sign Language I | 3 |
| B. World Cultures | ||
| Fulfilled by ARHT 101 in the major. | 0 | |
| III. Major Requirements | ||
| A. Core Requirements | ||
| ARFD 100 | Perceptual Drawing | 3 |
| ARFD 101 | Process and Media I - Surface | 3 |
| ARFD 103 | Color and Light | 3 |
| ARFD 104 | Process and Media II - Space | 3 |
| ARFD 106 | Digital Literacy | 3 |
| ARFD 200 | Process and Media III - Time | 3 |
| ARHT 102 | Visual Culture | 3 |
| B. Studio Requirements | ||
| ARST 201 | Objects in Clay | 3 |
| ARST 202 | 3D and Extended Media | 3 |
| ARST 204 | Painting | 3 |
| ARST 205 | Photography | 3 |
| ARST 206 | Printmaking | 3 |
| ARST 301 | Integrative Studio I: Interdisciplinary Process | 3 |
| ARST 311 | Integrative Studio II: Research, Making and Collaboration | 3 |
| ARST 401 | Integrative Studio III: Prototyping and Digital Strategies | 3 |
| ARST 411 | Integrative Studio IV: Senior Thesis Project | 3 |
| C. Concentration Requirements | ||
| ARHT 101 | Topics in Global Art Cultures | 3 |
| ARHT 105 | Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| ARHT 106 | Modern Visions 1400-1945 | 3 |
| ARED 301 | Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education I: P-12 | 3 |
| IV. Teacher Education Sequence | ||
| See requirements below. | 36 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Teacher Ed Program Requirements (P-12)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Ed Pre-Requisite Requirements | ||
| EDFD 200 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| or PSYC 200 | Educational Psychology | |
| or FSHD 216 | Adolescent Development | |
| SASE 210 | Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | 3 |
| Professional Sequence | ||
| Professional Sequence Courses | ||
| SASE 320 | Curriculum Design for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| SASE 321 | Assessment Practices for Inclusive Classrooms | 3 |
| SASE 322 | Language and Learning in Content Area Teaching | 3 |
| Methods Course(s) | ||
| Select a Teaching Methods course or courses according to major: | 3-7 | |
| Foundations of Methods and Curriculum in Art Education II: P-12 (Visual Arts major.) | ||
| Dance Methods (Dance major.) | ||
| Teaching English (secondary) (English major.) | ||
| Teaching French in P-12: Practice (French major.) | ||
| The Teaching of Health and Teaching of Secondary Physical Education (Physical Education major.) | ||
| The Teaching of Italian in Elementary and Secondary Schools (Italian major.) | ||
| Methods of Teaching Latin (Latin major.) | ||
| Methods and Material of TESL (Linguistics major.) | ||
| Teaching of Mathematics (Mathematics major.) | ||
| Music Classroom Methods I and Music Classroom Methods II (Music major.) | ||
| The Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools (Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Science, or Physics majors.) | ||
| Methods of Teaching Social Studies (Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology majors.) | ||
| Special Topics in Teaching Spanish K-12 (Spanish major.) | ||
| Professional Year Courses | ||
| SASE 450 | Clinical Practice I | 3 |
| SASE 451 | Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 452 | Advanced Seminar in Inclusive Pedagogies | 3 |
| SASE 453 | Clinical Practice II | 9 |
| Total Credits | 36-40 | |