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Art Education BFA



Overview

The B.F.A. in Art Education Program prepares art teachers at the elementary, middle, and high school levels to promote the central role of the visual arts in the lives of their students. The successful B.F.A. candidate will be able to demonstrate a professional knowledge of fundamental art concepts, materials, and teaching techniques. Students are required to take 45 hours in art courses beyond the 18 that are required in Area VI of the core curriculum, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, a studio sequence, 9 hours of studio electives at the 3000/4000 level, 12 hours in Art Education, and 9 hours in Art History at the 3000/4000 level. In addition, they must take 18 hours in professional Education, including 9 in Student Teaching.

Contact

Jon Swindler Undergraduate Coordinator ldadvise@uga.edu (706) 542-0116

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1
ARHI 2300  Introduction to Art History: Prehistory to Renaissance 3
ARST 1040  Proseminar in Studio Art 1
ARST 1050  Drawing I: Observation and Visual Language 3
ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 1060  Color/Composition 3
ARST 1080  Three-Dimensional Design 3
Spring Year 1
ARED 2110S  Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3
ARHI 2400  Introduction to Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary 3
ARST 2010  Drawing and Visuality 3
ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ARST 1060  Color/Composition 3
ARST 1080  Three-Dimensional Design 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area II Science with Lab Course

ARED 3070  Art and Society: Visual Culture, Diversity, and Pedagogy 3
ARST 2020  Ideation and Methodologies 3
ARST 2350  * Introduction to Printmaking 3
ARST 2500  * Introduction to Ceramics 3
Spring Year 2

Area III Quantitative Reasoning

ARED 4360S/6360S  Secondary Curriculum in Art Education – Writing Intensive 3
ARST 2100  * Introduction to Painting and Visuality 3
ARST 2400  * Fundamentals of Sculpture 3
EDUC(EPSY) 2130  Exploring Learning and Teaching 3
POLS 1101  American Government 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3

Area II Sciences Course

Area IV World Language and Global Culture

ARED 4350S/6350S  Elementary Curriculum in Art Education – Writing Intensive 3

ARHI 3000-level course

ARST 3000-level Concentration

PEDB course

Spring Year 3

Area IV Humanities and the Arts

ARED 4060S/6060S  Art Education Practicum in School, Museum, and Community 3

ARHI 3000-level course

ARST 3000-level course

ARST 3000-level concentration

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4

Area V Social Sciences

ARHI 3000- or 4000-level course

ARST 3000-level course

ARST 3000-level course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

EDSE 4020/6020  Inclusion of Students with Special Needs: PreK-Grade 5 3
EDSE 4030/6030  Inclusion of Students with Disabilities: Grades 6-12 3
Spring Year 4
ARED 5460/7460  Student Teaching in Art Education 9
ARED 5470/7470  Issues and Practices in Teaching Art 3
Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

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