Students observe, interact, investigate, and analyze critical and contemporary state and national educational issues influencing social and political contexts from multiple vantage points both within and outside the school. Students reflect on and interpret the meaning of educational, moral, and ethical responsibilities in a diverse democratic culture.

Students observe, investigate, analyze, and write about critical and contemporary state and national educational issues influencing social and political contexts from multiple vantage points both within and outside the school. Students reflect on and interpret the meaning of educational, moral, and ethical responsibilities in a diverse democratic culture.

Child creative development including experiences in drawing, painting, graphics, sculpture, and crafts appropriate to children. (May not be used for credit by art education majors.)

For education majors and related fields, this course probes intersections of visual culture, diversity, contemporary art, and pedagogy. Students investigate the pedagogical implications of visual culture studies grounded in critical theories of diversity, addressing race, ethnicity, gender, sex, disability, and class in the U.S. Relevant contemporary art is explored for educational significance.

Analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating art. Critical methodology as employed in classroom teaching strategies.

Offers students interested in understanding the importance of visual arts in schools, museums, and community settings the opportunity to facilitate art experiences for learners. Instructional strategies for teaching and exploring, materials, studio techniques, and art concepts will be investigated, developed, and practiced through experiential learning.

Planning and developing procedures for writing and implementing curriculum at the elementary level. An investigation into the literature, materials, and procedures appropriate to children of different ages, including studio experiences.

Planning and developing procedures for writing and implementing curriculum at the secondary level. Specific teaching procedures, materials, and techniques developed from Art Education philosophy, research, and studio practices.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry.