Art Education: AED

Lower-Division Courses

AED X19S. Topics in Art Education.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Art and Art History. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

Upper-Division Courses

AED X20. Exploring Objects, Spaces, and Meaning.

Explore a broad range of historical and contemporary works, artifacts, and environments, and their implications for understanding imagery and objects in visual and material culture.

AED X21C. Children's Artistic Development.

Examine how arts-based learning strategies can be used to promote inquiry into the world.

AED X29S. Topics in Art Education.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Art and Art History. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

AED X30. Introduction to Art Education.

Introduction to art education. Examine philosophy, current trends, instructional methods, evaluation, and advocacy. Explore careers in art education, museum education, and cultural or social educational settings.

AED X41C. Learners and Instructional Sites.

Explore instructional procedures, observations, and evaluation of early childhood through grade twelve classroom- and community-based art instruction.

AED X51C. Art Materials, Techniques, and Processes.

Explore and apply basic materials, techniques, and processes in art production used in early childhood through grade twelve classroom- and community-based art instruction.

AED X61C. Criticism and Conversation about Art.

Explore individual and professional evaluations of visual imagery, artifacts, and artistic production in a variety of settings.

AED X71C. Topics in Art Education.

AED X72. Art, Resilience, and Trauma.

Examine the connection between art, resilience and trauma, with emphasis on the impact of psychological trauma on academic and social emotional well-being. Explore strength-based approaches for fostering resilience through hands-on engagement in the creative arts.

AED X73. Public Art, Civic Engagement, and Responsive Communities.

Explore historic and global perspectives of art in the public realm, with a focus on art in the local community, cultural production, and its relationship to civic education and engagement as well as concepts of site-specificity, interactivity, and intervention.

AED X76C. Independent Study.

Complete individual projects under faculty supervision.

AED X79S. Advanced Topics in Art Education.

Graduate Courses

AED X81G. Foundations of Art Education.

Explores foundational writings and beliefs, past and present literature, and perspectives within art education.

AED X81K. 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.

AED X82G. Introduction to Research in Art Education.

Explores diverse approaches and methodologies for conducting research in art education.

AED X82H. Thesis Proposal and Preparation.

Focuses on the preparation of a graduate thesis proposal, with emphasis on the student's identification of a central research question.

AED X82L. Applied Project in Art Education.

Research based applied project in Art Education.

AED X83J. Museum Education: History and Theory.

Historical and philosophical development of American art museum education.

AED X83K. Museum Education: Practice and Application.

The practice and application of museum education within the context of art museums.

AED X83L. Issues in Museum Studies.

Survey major issues in the field of museum studies.

AED X84. Special Topics in Art Education.

Readings, discussion, and research relevant to major current trends in art education.

AED X85. Independent Study in Art Education.

Student-initiated study with an art education faculty member covering the topic of student's research focus.

AED X86. Internship and Field Study.

Supervised observation and research in art education related to the candidate's area of emphasis.

AED X87C. Case Studies in Community-Based Art Education.

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.

AED X87D. Program Development in Community-Based Art Education.

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.

AED X88C. Art Instruction through Arts-Based Research.

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.

AED X88D. Art and the Creation of Meaning.

Discussion, analysis, and hands-on use of the materials, techniques, and processes used to create artwork in early childhood through grade twelve classrooms.

AED X88E. Art and Critical Discourse.

Focuses on personal and professional critiques of artifacts and artistic products. Students explore and justify their responses to artwork in written and verbal discussion.

AED X88F. Curriculum Development in Art Education.

Examine major movements in art education/general education curriculum theory and development in order to understand current trends in curricular design and implementation. Apply these understandings to museums, schools, and community settings in art education.

AED X88G. Art in Public Places.

Explore historic and global perspectives of art in the public realm, with a focus on art in the local community, its social, cultural and economic significance, and its relationship to civic education and community engagement.

AED X88H. Objects, Spaces, and Meanings.

Investigate meanings of objects and spaces that surround us, focusing attention on a range of objects residing both inside and outside the museum, and structures and constructed environments that make up our lives.

AED X88I. Art, Resilience, and Trauma.

Examine the connection between art, resilience and trauma, with emphasis on the impact of psychological trauma on academic and social emotional well-being. Explore strength-based approaches for fostering resilience through hands-on engagement in the creative arts.

AED X98. Thesis.

AED X98T. 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.

Professional Courses