Art Education Courses
Art Education: AED
Lower-Division Courses
Upper-Division Courses
Graduate Courses
AED 381G. Foundations of Art Education.
Explores foundational writings and beliefs, past and present literature, and perspectives within art education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art education and consent of the graduate adviser.
AED 381K. Contemporary Issues in Art Education.
The role of art education in education and society, including technology, multiculturalism, gender studies, contemporary art, visual and material culture, interdisciplinary connections, media studies, and community-based art education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art education, Art Education 381G, and consent of the graduate adviser.
AED 382G. Introduction to Research in Art Education.
Explores diverse approaches and methodologies for conducting research in art education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art education and consent of the graduate adviser.
AED 382H. Thesis Proposal and Preparation.
Restricted to art education majors. Focuses on the preparation of a graduate thesis proposal, with emphasis on the student's identification of a central research question. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Art Education 382G and consent of the graduate advisor.
AED 382L. Applied Project in Art Education.
Research based applied project in Art Education. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; Art Education 382H; project proposal approval from graduate committee; and consent of the graduate adviser.
AED 383J. Museum Education: History and Theory.
Historical and philosophical development of American art museum education. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
AED 383K. Museum Education: Practice and Application.
The practice and application of museum education within the context of art museums. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
AED 383L. Issues in Museum Studies.
Same as Art History 394 (Topic 6). Survey major issues in the field of museum studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Art Education 383L, Art History 394 (Topic: Issues in Museum Studies), 394 (Topic 6). Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
AED 384. Special Topics in Art Education.
Readings, discussion, and research relevant to major current trends in art education. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate adviser.
AED 385. Independent Study in Art Education.
Restricted to art education majors. Student-initiated study with an art education faculty member covering the topic of student's research focus. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, consent of the graduate advisor, and consent of instructor.
AED 386. Internship and Field Study.
Supervised observation and research in art education related to the candidate's area of emphasis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, consent of the graduate advisor, and consent of instructor.
AED 387C. Case Studies in Community-Based Art Education.
Restricted to art education majors. Students review examples of community-based art programs to understand their histories, philosophies, purposes, organization, funding, operation, evaluation, and redevelopment; and discuss issues affecting the successful creation, preservation, and development of such programs. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate advisor.
AED 387D. Program Development in Community-Based Art Education.
Restricted to art education majors. Students examine the process of establishing an exemplary community-based art program; conduct ethnographic research and write grant proposals toward the creation of an ideal community-based art program or the improvement of an existing program; and develop operational activities and explore various approaches to art production to prepare for implementing a program. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate advisor.
AED 388C. Art Instruction through Arts-Based Research.
Restricted to art education majors. Students observe teaching and learning styles in early childhood through grade twelve art classrooms and review and evaluate their observations using class discussions, journals, creative reports, and other arts-based research techniques. Three lecture hours and three hours of fieldwork a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduating standing and consent of the graduate advisor.
AED 388D. Art and the Creation of Meaning.
Restricted to art education majors. Discussion, analysis, and hands-on use of the materials, techniques, and processes used to create artwork in early childhood through grade twelve classrooms. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate advisor.
AED 388E. Art and Critical Discourse.
Restricted to art education majors. Focuses on personal and professional critiques of artifacts and artistic products. Students explore and justify their responses to artwork in written and verbal discussion. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate advisor.
AED 698. Thesis.
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters. Offered on the credit/no credit basis only. Prerequisite: For 698A, graduate standing in art education; Art Education 382G and 382H; eighteen semester hours of coursework in art education, art history, or studio art; and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Art Education 698A.
AED 398T. Supervised Teaching in Art Education.
Teaching under the close supervision of the course instructor for one semester; weekly group meetings with the instructor, individual consultations, and reports throughout the teaching period. Two lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in art education, or graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant.