Art, B.F.A.: Art Education Concentration

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About the Concentration in Art Education

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in art education prepares graduates for the realities facing teachers today. The program emphasizes contemporary theories and artists through the study of multiple and diverse visual cultures. Prior to student teaching, students participate in field practica in public schools and community settings.

This program requires 55 semester hours of studio art and art history, 27-33 semester hours of professional education, and 41-51 semester hours of general requirements as stipulated by the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts. The minimum number of hours required for art education is a total of 123 credit hours. A minimum of 40 credit hours of junior- and senior-level courses are required for graduation.

Communication Literacy Requirement: Art, B.F.A.

Communication Literacy Requirement. Texas Tech University’s Communication Literacy requirement signals the university’s awareness that in addition to the fundamental role that writing plays in enabling students to explore, develop, focus, and organize a message, other types of communication must also be taught as appropriate for a student’s discipline. Throughout each program of study, then, students must be given ample opportunity to develop their skills in forms of communication central to that program. Communication Literacy courses for the B.F.A. in Art with a concentration in Art Education include: ART 1302 , ART 2303 , or ARTE 4365 and one of the following choices: ARTH 3320 , ARTH 3333 , ARTH 3345 , ARTH 3350 , ARTH 3364 , ARTH 3366 , ARTH 4307 , ARTH 4308 , ARTH 4320 , ARTH 4335 , ARTH 4340 , ARTH 4389 .

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

ART 1100 - Introduction to Art 1 Semester Credit Hours
ART 1302 - 2D Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
ART 1303 - Drawing I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARTH 1301 - Art History Survey I 3 Semester Credit Hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours *
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

ART 2303 - 3D Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
ART 2304 - Drawing II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARTH 2302 - Art History Survey II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
Oral Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 15

Summer I

U.S. History 3 Semester Credit Hours
Mathematics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 6

Summer II

U.S. History 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 3

Second Year

Fall

ARTE 3360 - Introduction to Theories and Practices in Art 3 Semester Credit Hours ¹ (Offered in fall only.)
ARTH 3303 - Art History Survey III 3 Semester Credit Hours
2-D Distribution Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
3-D Distribution Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ARTE 3364 - Art in Social Institutions 3 Semester Credit Hours ²
(Offered in spring only.)
Studio Art Emphasis Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
2-D Distribution Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
3-D Distribution Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
Mathematics 3 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 15

Third Year

Fall

ARTE 4362 - Art Education Elementary Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours ³ (Offered in fall only.)
EDLL 4382 - Adolescents, Multiliteracies, and Content Area Learning 3 Semester Credit Hours ^†
2-D Distribution Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
Studio Art Emphasis Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
EDSP 3300 - Exceptional Children and Youth 3 Semester Credit Hours ^†

Total: 15

Spring

ARTE 4315 - Integrating Instructional Technology into Learning and Teaching in Visual Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours
3-D Distribution Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
Studio Art Emphasis Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours *
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Fourth Year

Fall

ARTE 4365 - Art Education Secondary Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
(Offered in fall only.)
Studio Art Emphasis Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
Additional Art History Credit 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours *
Language, Philosophy, and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 16

Spring

ARTE 4000 - Student Teaching in Art V3-12 Semester Credit Hours ⁴

Total: 6

Total Hours: 123

^1-4 ARTE 3360 , ARTE 3364 , ARTE 4362 , ARTE 4000 must be taken in sequence.
* Choose from the university’s core curriculum .
^† Students must apply to the College of Education at the start of the semester prior to the semester they intend to enroll in EDLL 4382 or EDSP 3300 .