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2005-07 Catalog
(Volume XLV * May 2005)
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Section VII: Courses of Instruction
Art Education
ARED 180. Inclusive Approaches to Art Education (3)
ARED 180 provides students with an overview of practices used in teaching visual art to exceptional children. The course will examine current legislative policies and ethical issues associated with teaching special needs and special abilities students through art. In addition, this course will model teaching and classroom management strategies useful for teaching art through multicultural perspectives and to special populations.
ARED 325. Aesthetic Inquiry (3)
The purpose of this course is to acquaint education majors with the broad range of themes and issues considered in the visual arts and in effective teaching of art in K-12 grades. Students will study the philosophy of art and the history of aesthetic arguments concerning the nature, definition, purpose, and value of art. Course content will present a variety of pedagogical strategies including, among others, methods to teach studio art, art history, art criticism, aesthetics, psychology, the interdisciplinary approach, the multicultural approach, and technology. Moreover, students will explore historic and recent trends in curriculum development and regional and national instructional standards. Students will employ critical reading, writing and discussion skills. Prerequisite: ART 103.
ARED 345. Visual Thinking Skills (3)
A comprehensive study of the psychology of art intended for art education majors. This course surveys methods of critical, analytical, and evaluative thinking associated with creative problem solving. Visual communication principles, social issues, group dynamics, and research methods are stressed. Prerequisites: ART 104, ART 140, and ARED 180.
ARED 365. Art Education Inquiry (3)
This course will use the model of a teacher-researcher to investigate contemporary issues in art education. Students will create and conduct an original project in the form of a library-based research paper, a case study observation, and /or an experimental investigation. Following the completion of the research, students will provide written documentation and will present their research outcomes. Prerequisite: ARED 245.
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