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Art courses are listed numerically by area:
Non-Majors Courses
ART 1030-3 Basic Photography Methods (0 + 6)
Students will learn black-and-white film development and printing, basic
photographic problem solving dealing with technical and aesthetic concerns.
Oriented to non-art majors.
ART 1040-3 Art Appreciation Survey (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: ENG 1010, ENG 1020, and minimum performance standard scores
on reading and writing preassessment placement tests
This course is an introduction to the design principles, materials, and
techniques used by artists. A variety of art forms from different cultures
and historical periods will also be analyzed as social, political, and
religious documents. Oriented to non-art majors. (General Studies-Level
II, Arts and Letters)
ART 2040-3
(MUS 2040) An Integrated Approach to Art and Music (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: 24 undergraduate credit hours, including ENG 1010 and ENG
1020, or permission of instructor
This course enables students to develop awareness and knowledge of the
major periods, styles, and landmark works in worldwide visual arts and
music. Philosophical and aesthetic foundations of art, music, and the
creative process will be explored to enhance this study. Basic elements
of music and art will be identified and applied to the study of masterworks.
The concepts presented in this integrated approach will be applied to
develop artistic sensibility. (General Studies-Level II, Arts and Letters)
ART 2850-3 (ENG 2850, SPE 2850) Introduction to Cinema Studies (2
+ 2)
Prerequisite: completion of Level I General Studies requirements or permission
of instructor
This course will introduce the study of motion pictures traditionally
projected from film, that is, of cinema. Along with historical and theoretical
concepts, students will learn a vocabulary of analysis that will enable
them to articulate critical responses to cinema. During the lab hours
students will view narrative films that illustrate various concepts being
studied. Students will write analytical critiques of particular films.
Credit will be granted for this course with only one prefix, that is,
once only as English or Speech or Art. (General Studies-Level II, Arts
and Letters)
Core Art Courses
ART 1100-3 Basic Drawing I (0 + 6)
This course is an introductory course in the fundamental skills, techniques,
media and vocabulary associated with basic drawing.
ART 1110-3 Basic Drawing II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 1100
This course is a continuation of ART 1100 with further explorations of
fundamental drawing experiences and concept related problems.
ART 1200-3 Design Processes and Concepts I (0 + 6)
This course is a visual exploration of the basic elements and principles
of two-dimensional design, using a variety of media, with emphasis on
conceptual processes.
ART 1210-3 Design Processes and Concepts II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 1200
This course is a visual exploration of the basic elements and principles
of three-dimensional design, using a variety of media and tools, with
emphasis on conceptual processes.
ART 2010-3 Survey of Modern Art: Impressionism through Abstract Expressionism
(3 + 0)
Prerequisite: ENG 1010
Corequisite: ENG 1020
This course is a survey of modern art that traces the roots of contemporary
art theory and techniques back to Impressionism, showing a development
of these ideas through Abstract Expressionism.
ART 2020-3 Survey of Contemporary Art: 1960 to the Present (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: ART 2010 and ENG 1020
This course is a survey of contemporary art that traces the development
of contemporary art from the period following Abstract Expressionism to
the present with emphasis on art in America.
General Studies Required Courses
ART 4010-3 Modern Art History: Theory and Criticism (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: ART 2010 and ART 2020 or permission of instructor, satisfaction
of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior
standing
A seminar for advanced students involving the reading and discussion
of modern writing about the visual arts. Extensive use of the library
facilities and written critical essays will be required. (Senior Experience)
ART 4750-3 Senior Experience Studio: Portfolio Development and Thesis
Exhibit (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 4010 or permission of instructor, satisfaction of
all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior
standing in the Art Department
Corequisite: ART 4010
In this studio course, the student will present finished work in a senior
thesis show, produce a slide portfolio, and write a concise statement
about the intention and methodology of producing the body of work. This
class is to be taken in the senior year in the Art Department with the
corequisite ART 4010. (Senior Experience)
Art History
ART 2000-3 World Art Prior to 1880 (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: ENG 1010, ENG 1020
This survey of art from both Western and non-Western traditions examines
art produced prior to 1880 as the manifestation of the beliefs, aesthetic
systems, and social structures of specific cultures and historical periods.
ART 3000-3 Art Nouveau (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: ART 2010
This course is a study of the first modern theories of design as they
developed out of the concepts of "Art for Art's Sake." These
ideas are traced through an in-depth study of furniture, painting, sculpture,
pottery, and architecture from the period 1880-1916.
ART 3010-3 Art of the Decade (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: ART 2020
Art of the Decade traces specific thematic trends of the present to their
roots in the immediate past. Emphasis is placed on current art theory.
ART 3020-3 Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: ENG 1010, ENG 1020
This course is an introduction to the major art forms produced by selected
cultures in Africa, the Pacific Islands, and North and Central America.
The historical, religious, social, and political content of the artworks
will be studied.
ART 3030-3 History of Art Between World Wars (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: ART 2010
An in-depth study of art, architecture, and design in the transitional
period between World War I and World War II.
ART 3040-3 African Art (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: ENG 1010 and ENG 1020
This course examines the visual arts in selected regions of the African
continent.
ART 3070-3 History of Photography (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: ART 2020
Study of the development of the photographic process and the history
of the photographic image from the earliest experiments through contemporary
photographic concerns.
ART 3090-3 Art and Cultural Heritage (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
and junior or senior standing
This course studies artists of African, Asian, and Native American ancestry
and their contributions to American art. A brief introduction to the artistic
legacy of Africa, Asia, and the Americas is followed by a study of American
artists whose creative activity reflects their varied cultural heritages.
This course is not applicable to upper division art history credit but
may be taken for the multicultural requirement. (General Studies-Level
II, Arts and Letters; Multicultural)
ART 3160-3 Art History: Theoretical Approaches to Art (3 + 0)
Prerequisite: ART 2020
This course is a seminar. Students learn critical theories that are applicable
to art from different cultures. They learn to analyze and discuss these
theories and apply their knowledge to the evaluation of works of art.
ART 3950-3
(WMS 3950) Women's Art/Women's Issues (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: WMS 1001, ART 1040 or ART 2000, or permission of instructor
and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements
The purpose of this course will be to gain an understanding of women
artists and their work from the perspectives of feminist scholarship in
art and art history. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ART or
WMS. (General Studies-Level II, Arts and Letters)
Fine Arts
ART 2100-3 Beginning Life Drawing (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: art core or permission of instructor
Literal and interpretive investigations of the human figure including
basic anatomy; use of a variety of media and techniques.
ART 2120-3 Human Anatomy for Artists (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 1110 and ART 2100
A comprehensive study of human anatomy as a studio drawing experience;
emphasis upon objective investigations of the skeletal and musculature
systems. Drawing is from the live model as well as an exploration of the
interpretive possibilities of the human form.
ART 2150-3 Beginning Painting (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: art core
This course will explore the materials and techniques of painting, including
composition and method.
ART 2200-3 Beginning Photography (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 1110, ART 1210
Introduction to photography: materials, techniques, and concepts of picturing.
Exploration and usage of basic light-sensitive materials and introduction
to ideas about the art of picture making in relation to special course
projects.
ART 2250-3 Beginning Printmaking (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core
A beginning printmaking class introducing the student to calligraphy,
art blueprint, silk screen, and intaglio.
ART 2300-3 Beginning Sculpture (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 1110, ART 1210
Course introduces students to thinking and problem solving in three dimensions.
Sculptural ideas and forms are explored in three basic media/techniques:
wood/carving; metal/welding; mold making/casting.
ART 3100-3 Intermediate Drawing (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: art core
The explorations that were the focus of basic drawing are joined with
a great emphasis on conceptualization and personal directions.
ART 3140-3 Drawing the Human Head (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: art core
Students will draw the human head objectively and subjectively. A variety
of media and techniques, with literal and inventive explorations of anatomy
and surface forms will be included.
ART 3150-3 Intermediate Painting (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core and ART 2150
This course will continue the development of methods of painting through
exploration of materials, techniques, and pictorial compositional assignments.
ART 3170-3 Intermediate Life Drawing (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: art core and ART 2100
The student will redefine traditional drawing skills, extend conceptualization,
and expand media and techniques in reference to the human form.
ART 3180-3 Watermedia (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: art core or permission of instructor
This course includes both transparent and opaque watermedia and mixed
media techniques and approaches.
ART 3200-3 Intermediate Photography (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 2020 and ART 2200
Introduction to the extended personally directed project. Problems given
to broaden technical skills. Aesthetic and historical issues introduced.
ART 3230-3 Color Photography (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 2200
Basic color photography course: students will have introduction to color
materials. Film and print development will be taught. Students will work
to produce a body of color photographs.
ART 3250-3 Intermediate Printmaking (Lithography) (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 2020 and ART 2250
Black-and-white and colored lithographic prints are developed through
traditional and contemporary techniques.
ART 3260-3 Intermediate Printmaking (Intaglio) (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 2020 and ART 2250
Various intaglio techniques are explored to allow the student to develop
a unique personal expression.
ART 3270-3 Intermediate Printmaking (Silkscreen) (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 2020 and ART 2250
Serigraph (silk-screen) printing in which students are taught to use
silk-screen as a means to search for a personal and unique aesthetic image.
ART 3290-3
(JRN 3600) Photojournalism I (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core, ART 1010 or ART 2200, ART 1200 and JRN 1100
This course provides an introduction to photojournalism and techniques
used in photography for the print media. Students must have a working
knowledge of 35mm cameras and darkroom procedures. Credit will be granted
for only one prefix: ART or JRN.
ART 3300-3 Intermediate Sculpture (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 2300
Creative approach to the problems of three-dimensional design in sculpture.
Production in metals, wood, plastics or other media as appropriate to
student's sculpture concept.
ART 3780-3 Video Art (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 1110, ART 1210, ART 2020 or permission of instructor
This course will serve as an introduction to small format video systems
and their operation. Upon completion of the course, students will be familiar
with half-inch and three-quarter inch systems. Students will learn basic
production that is directed toward creative self-expression. Virtuosity
will be emphasized through the application of strong ideas.
ART 4090-3 Advanced Life Drawing (3 + 0)
Prerequisites: art core, ART 2100, ART 3170
The student will continue experimentation with the figurative idiom and
determine a personal approach to a body of figurative work.
ART 4100-3 Advanced Drawing I (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3100
This is the first tier of advanced drawing in which experimentation and
creativity with visual ideas and systems will be encouraged in a supportive
climate for individual directions.
ART 4110-3 Advanced Drawing II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4100
This is the second tier of advanced drawing in which experimentation
and creativity with visual ideas and systems will be encouraged in a supportive
climate for individual directions.
ART 4120-3 Advanced Drawing III (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4110
This is the third and highest tier of advanced drawing in which experimentation
and creativity with visual ideas and systems will be encouraged in a supportive
climate for individual directions.
ART 4150-3 Advanced Painting I (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core and ART 3150
This advanced course will continue the development of methods of painting
through exploration of materials, techniques, and pictorial composition
assignments.
ART 4160-3 Advanced Painting II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4150
This advanced course will continue the development of methods of painting
through exploration of materials, techniques, and pictorial composition.
ART 4170-3 Advanced Painting III (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4160
This advanced course will continue the development of methods of painting
through exploration of individualized painting problems.
ART 4180-3 Advanced Watermedia (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core and ART 3180
This course includes both transparent and opaque watermedia and mixed
media techniques and approaches. Students will have some choice concerning
which media they want to explore most fully.
ART 4200-3 Advanced Photography I (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3200
Extended projects emphasizing personal vision and approach to photographic
media. Technical problems will be solved.
ART 4210-3 Advanced Photography II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4200
Advanced photography course dealing with archival processing. Production
of a cohesive body of work with writing about concepts and ideas involved
in the work. Research project about photographer's specific work or a
photography monograph.
ART 4220-3 Advanced Photography III (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4210
Advanced photography course: students will consider possibilities of
producing a body of work that could become a photography book or portfolio
and follow project through to finished product. Basic skills of slide
reproduction of both original and printed materials will be taught, and
introduction to photography criticism.
ART 4230-3 Advanced Color Photography (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3230
Continuation of ART 3230, Color Photography.
ART 4240-3 Photography Assistantship (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 2200 and ART 3200 or permission of instructor
This studio course allows the photography student to put into use the
basic skills learned in previous courses and to learn at an intense pace
the fine tuning of those skills by demonstrating and critiquing. Students
will learn to run laboratories, mix special chemicals, and further enhance
oral skills by developing teaching strategies.
ART 4250-3 Advanced Printmaking I (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3250 or ART 3260 or ART 3270
Advanced work in silk screen, lithography, intaglio, and/or photo printmaking
in which the student is directed toward unique individual expression.
ART 4260-3 Advanced Printmaking II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4250
A further opportunity for the advanced student to develop a unique individual
expression in printmaking, with professional control in a chosen area
of specialization.
ART 4270-3 Advanced Printmaking III (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4260
A course for art majors emphasizing printmaking that allows students
to develop their individual printmaking aesthetic and hone their craftsmanship.
ART 4290-3
(JRN 4600) Photojournalism II (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core, ART 1010 or ART 2200, ART 3290 or permission
of instructor
This course provides advanced training in photojournalism and techniques
used in photography for the print media. Students must have a working
knowledge of 35mm cameras and darkroom procedures. Credit will be granted
for only one prefix: ART or JRN.
ART 4300-3 Advanced Sculpture I (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3300
The student, in consultation with the instructor, will investigate concepts
and create sculpture(s) that realize those concepts.
ART 4310-3 Advanced Sculpture II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4300
This course is designed to develop the individual's ability to express
her or his ideas and concepts in various sculptural media.
ART 4320-3 Advanced Sculpture III (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4310
This course continues systems and activities begun in ART 2300, Beginning
Sculpture, developed through succeeding courses and culminating in quasi
professional approach to creating sculpture.
Design
ART 1180-3 Introduction to Computers in Art (0 + 6)
This course introduces the computer as an art tool. Using Macintosh systems,
students will design and create a series of aesthetically based assignments.
ART 2180-3 Beginning Computer Imaging I (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 1180
This course is based on fine art concepts in which the prime concern
is the production of art works, illustrations, and designs with software
application concentrating on Photoshop and Painter.
ART 2190-3 Beginning Computer Imaging II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 1180
This course is based on design concepts in which the prime concern is
the production of designs, illustrations, and artworks with software applications
of Illustrator and QuarkXPress.
ART 2400-3 Beginning Advertising Design (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 1110, ART 1210
An introduction to the utilization of the letter form as a compositional
element. Offers specific instruction relating to the rendering of Roman,
Sans-Serif, and calligraphic alphabets.
ART 3340-3 Illustration (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core and ART 2400, or permission of instructor
This course will provide opportunities to conceptualize, explore a variety
of illustrative techniques and acquire skills necessary for production
of professionally executed projects.
ART 3400-3 Intermediate Advertising Design (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 2020, ART 2400 or permission of instructor
An introductory course in advertising design, illustration, and visual
communication. Includes instruction relating to the preparation of art
work for reproduction.
ART 3410-3 Intermediate Computer Imaging (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 1180 and ART 2180 or ART 2190
This course will include principles of using the computer as an art making
tool in commercial and fine art applications.
ART 3440-3 Color Theory and Practice (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: art core or permission of instructor
This studio course investigates the interaction of color through various
color systems that will permit students from any discipline to have a
working knowledge of color hues and properties of color.
ART 3760-3 Artist's Hand Bookmaking Workshop (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core
This studio course will deal with the book as an art object. Structure,
craft, and conceptual ideas will be taught. Students will build various
traditional and nontraditional book types and provide display methods
for books in an exhibition context. Hand paper making will be demonstrated.
ART 3840-3 Directed Studio Projects I (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core, junior or senior standing and permission of
instructor
In this course students develop individual verbal and visual responses
to the transformation of concepts and ideas into art using a variety of
media.
ART 4190-3 Computer Graphics III (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3410
This course in computer graphics laboratory will cover such areas as
drawing, painting, video, bookmaking, sound, and animation as they relate
to the fine arts.
ART 4400-3 Advanced Advertising Design I (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3400
Continuation of ART 3400 with emphasis on the production of finished
work for the preparation of a graduate portfolio.
ART 4410-3 Advanced Advertising Design II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4400
A continuation of ART 4400.
ART 4490-3 Internship/Advanced Advertising Design (0 + 9)
Prerequisites: ART 4400 and ART 4410
This final course in the advanced sequence includes an internship selected
for its professional challenges so that students may gain experiences
in the reality of the graphic design world.
ART 4510-3 Advanced Computer Imaging (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3410
This course explores advanced techniques for both fine art and commercial
applications of the computer with emphasis on independent problem solving.
ART 4840-3 Directed Studio Projects II (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core, ART 3840, junior or senior standing and permission
of instructor
This course further develops advanced levels of production and critique
that anticipate highly individualized mixed media solutions to complex
conceptual problem solving.
Crafts
ART 2600-3 Beginning Ceramics (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 1110, ART 1210
Introducing clay as a working medium. The instruction includes exploration
of a variety of hand-building methods, introduction to ceramic technology,
and preparing ware for glazing and firing.
ART 2650-3 Beginning Metalwork and Jewelry Making (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 1110, ART 1210
Beginning level course emphasizing transitional approaches to the creation
of handcrafted jewelry and precious metal objects; introducing the student
to the jeweler's workshop, basic fabricating techniques, simple stone
setting, and lost-wax casting.
ART 2800-3 Beginning Art Furniture (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: art core
This course will develop the skills necessary to assemble and craft basic
small object art furniture and provide an introduction to aesthetic and
conceptual understanding of the discipline.
ART 3600-3 Intermediate Ceramics (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 2020, ART 2600
A continued study of ceramic techniques with primary emphasis on learning
to use the potter's wheel. Exploration of ceramic processes at stoneware
temperatures emphasizing glaze usage with some glaze and color testing.
Discussion of kilns and firing processes.
ART 3610-3 Mold Making Workshop (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: one semester of college-level ceramics or permission of
instructor
An introduction to making molds from three-dimensional objects. Students
will learn to make several types of plaster molds useful for reproducing
originals in slipcast clay or cast paper.
ART 3650-3 Intermediate Metalwork and Jewelry Making (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 2020, ART 2650
An intermediate level course expanding on the tradition as well as introducing
contemporary approaches to the creation of handcrafted jewelry and precious
metal objects. The course will emphasize construction, surface enrichment,
and forming.
ART 3800-3 Intermediate Art Furniture (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core and ART 2800
This course will develop the skills necessary to assemble and craft basic
fine art furniture, and further one's aesthetic and conceptual understanding
of the discipline.
ART 4600-3 Advanced Ceramics I (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3600
Offers an opportunity to extend the student's knowledge of ceramic processes
including further experience with varieties of wheel-thrown forms and
with combinations of wheel-thrown and hand-built forms.
ART 4610-3 Advanced Ceramics II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4600
Continued study of ceramics to develop and refine skills for working
with clay, glazes, and firing processes. Problems are designed to promote
an awareness of the technical and aesthetic possibilities inherent in
ceramic processes and to develop a sense of responsibility toward the
medium.
ART 4620-3 Advanced Ceramics III (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4610
Advanced studio work in ceramics with emphasis on refining the student's
individual skills and extending the range of expression available through
better technical understanding. The problems to be approached will be
formulated by students in consultation with the instructor.
ART 4650-3 Advanced Metalwork and Jewelry Making I (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 3650
An advanced-level course emphasizing contemporary approaches to the creation
of handcrafted jewelry and previous metal objects. The course will include
advanced stone setting, fastening devices, and electrocoloring. Artistic
growth will be stressed.
ART 4660-3 Advanced Metalwork and Jewelry Making II (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4650
An advanced-level course emphasizing contemporary approaches to the creation
of handcrafted jewelry and previous metal objects. The course will include
marriage of metals, inlays, and lamination. Artistic growth and professional
maturity will be stressed.
ART 4670-3 Advanced Metalwork and Jewelry Making III (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: ART 4660
An advanced-level course emphasizing contemporary approaches to the creation
of handcrafted jewelry and previous metal objects. The course will include
chemical formula finished, coloration formulas, and alloy formulas. Portfolio
preparation for postgraduate opportunities will be emphasized.
ART 4740-3 Low Fire Ceramic Workshop (0 + 6)
Prerequisite: one semester of college-level ceramics or permission of
instructor
A workshop in low-fire ceramic materials and processes. Students will
explore oxidation firing, raku and sagger firing processes and effects.
Offered summer sessions only.
ART 4760-3 Advanced Art Furniture I (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core, ART 2800, and ART 3800
This course will develop the skills necessary to assemble and craft basic
fine art furniture, and further one's aesthetic and conceptual understanding
of the discipline.
ART 4770-3 Advanced Art Furniture II (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core, ART 2800, ART 3800, and ART 4760
This course will develop the skills necessary to assemble and craft fine
art furniture of exhibition quality, provide a comprehensive aesthetic
and conceptual understanding and encourage stylistic maturity in the discipline.
ART 4780-3 Advanced Art Furniture III (0 + 6)
Prerequisites: art core, ART 2800, ART 3800, ART 4760, and ART 4770
This course will develop the skills necessary to design and craft fine
art furniture of exhibition quality, and develop stylistic maturity. Portfolio
development and preparation will be required upon completion of art furniture
sequence.
Art Education Licensure
ART 2060-1 Art Lab for the Elementary Teacher (0 + 3)
Prerequisites: ART 2040 or MUS 2040, 24 undergraduate credit hours including
ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 or permission of instructor
This laboratory course enables students to apply the content and methods
of art education, including the Colorado Model Content Standards for Visual
Arts, to elementary curriculum planning, implementation, and assessment.
Concepts from ART/MUS 2040, An Integrated Approach to Art and Music, will
be developed for the purpose of integrating art into the elementary curriculum.
Students will apply creative and critical thinking to solve artistic problems
in the art studio. Appropriate methods for integrating art into the elementary
curriculum, including literacy and mathematics, will be explored.
ART 3380-4 Introduction to Art Education (3 + 2)
Prerequisites: 27 semester hours of art major (including core) course
work, or permission of instructor
This lecture/field experience course will introduce the historical, philosophical,
social, political, legal, psychological, and educational concepts that
have influenced the development of art education in the United States.
The current status of advocacy for the arts and art education within the
context of general education will be explored. The field experience will
provide practical application of concepts and standards of K-12 art classrooms,
and include performance evidence of beginning teaching skills.
ART 4380-4 Art Methods K-12 (1 + 6)
Prerequisites: ART 3380, or permission of instructor
This lecture/studio/field experience course, preparing K-12 art specialists,
is designed to create and implement visual art curriculum through theoretical
and practical approaches to art education. Standards based methodologies
will be developed and then tested in kindergarten through high school
art classrooms.
ART 4580-6 Student Teaching and Seminar: Elementary K-6 (1 + 40)
Prerequisites: successful completion of all requirements of the major,
minor, elementary licensure program and General Studies content courses;
successful completion of Gateway requirements for each level (I-IV) of
the elementary licensure program, including initial evaluation and sign-off
of the program requirement (e.g., teacher work sample/portfolio) by the
education advisor
This is a supervised, full-time field experience in an accredited public
or private elementary school, providing increasing responsibility for
the teaching, supervision and assessment of learners (grades K-6). Fifteen
hours of seminar is part of the field experience requirement. To pass
this course, teacher-candidates must be minimally rated as proficient
in all Performance-Based Standards for Colorado Teachers to receive MSCD
recommendation for teacher licensure. Each student teacher is required
to present a completed teacher work sample to the college supervisor and
peers at a student teaching seminar. (Senior Experience)
ART 4590-6 Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary 7-12 (1 + 40)
Prerequisites: completion of all requirements of the teaching major and
the Secondary Education Program; initial sign-off on program requirements
(e.g., teacher work sample/portfolio) by faculty advisor
This course is a supervised, full-time, 16-week student teaching experience
in an accredited public or private secondary school, providing increasing
responsibility for the instruction, assessment, and supervision of an
identified group of learners, 7-12 grade levels. Regularly scheduled observations
and 15 hours of seminars conducted by an appointed college supervisor
are part of the student teaching requirement. Teacher candidates must
complete a teacher work sample and be rated as proficient in all Performance-Based
Standards for Colorado Teachers to receive MSCD recommendation for teacher
licensure. (Senior Experience)
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