Art Education (AED) Courses

ART EDUCATION (AED)

1998-1999 Bulletin Information

AED 301 Art in the Elementary School 3 cr
Knowledge and skills appropriate to the elementary school art program. Techniques and
media for teaching art in the various grades.
AED 440 Art in the N-12 Program 3 cr
Art and the intellectual, creative, and emotional growth of children. The role of art in the
instructional program, examination of objectives in an art program, and the study of appropriate
techniques and materials for teaching arts and crafts at the elementary level. Laboratory practice
in the elementary school. Restricted to N-12 art majors. Prerequisite: Admission to Candidacy
and completion of two-thirds of the teaching field, and SED 340, 341.
AED 441 Art in the N-12 Program 3 cr
Art and the intellectual, creative, and emotional growth of adolescents and youth. The
study of appropriate techniques and materials for teaching studio arts and crafts, art history,
appreciation and aesthetics, and participation in humanities programs to the secondary level.
Laboratory practice in the secondary school. Restricted to N-12 art majors. Prerequisite: AED
440, Admission to Candidacy and completion of two-thirds of the teaching field.
AED 494 Directed Study 1, 3 cr
Directed Study. Permission of Department required. No more than two directed studies
courses can be counted toward the Bachelor's degree and Class B Certificate. Permission of the
Department Chair.
AED 501 Trends and Practices in Teaching Art in the Elementary School 3 cr
Orients the student toward the artistic interests and creative abilities of children in the
elementary school, and developing attitudes of respect for individuality and creativity. Included
are laboratory experiences with art materials and research into appropriate techniques of teaching
art.
AED 502 Trends and Practices in Teaching Art in Secondary School 3 cr
Current trends and practices in curriculum, instruction, selection of materials, and
derivation of procedures for guiding learning in art in the secondary school.
AED 560 Graduate Research Seminar 3 cr
Research in problems confronting American education. Selected topics are explored by
students which provide the basis for seminar discussions. A seminar paper is presented by each
student. This course also includes a field-based practicum. Prerequisite: Permission of
department chair.
AED 590 Special Topics 3 cr
Current topics of special concern to secondary educators. A different topic will be used
each time the course is offered. No more than 6 semester hours can be applied toward a graduate
degree. Prerequisite: Permission of department chair.
AED 594 Directed Study and Research 1, 3 cr
Students explore through directed study problems and issues of special interest or
significance in Art Education. Not more than 3 semester hours of any departmental 594 courses
can be accepted toward a degree program. Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.

Department of Art Education

College of Education