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Art Education K-12

Category
Contact

Sarah Gorham, M.F.A., M.A.T.
Assistant Director, School of Arts and Humanities
sgorham@une.edu

Lane W. Clarke, Ed.D.
Director, School of Education
lclarke1@une.edu

Department
Degree name
Art Education, B.A.
Sections

Mission

Arts programs are staffed by a community of professional artists with national reputations. The mission of the faculty is to nurture and encourage students' individual growth, development, and expression while preparing them to pursue a professional career. After a firm grounding in the foundations, students are mentored in the development of an original body of work in their preferred medium.

Major Description

The Arts programs, in collaboration with the School of Education, offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Art Education. Staffed by professional scholars and artists with national reputations, students learn the theory and practice of education as well as effective educational strategies that prepare them as elementary and secondary teachers. Through in-depth study in the studio, culminating in an exhibition of their personal work developed in the Studio Concentration Seminar, students will gain a strong understanding of the artistic process and their own expressive capabilities. Students will leave the program as skilled and confident advocates for the arts with Maine state teaching certification (levels K-12) in the visual arts.

Curricular Requirements

Nor’easter Core RequirementsCredits
Total Credits40
Program Required CoursesCredits
ARH 210 – Art History Survey I or ARH 211 – Art History Survey II3
ARH 270 – Art in the Modern World3
ART 104 – Painting I3 – Fulfills Creativity and the Arts Core
ART 110 – Ceramics I3
ART 118 – Drawing & Design Fundamentals3
ART 200 – Advanced Drawing3
ART 230 – Graphic Design3
ART 395 – Studio Concentration Seminar3
EDU 105 – Exploring Teaching3
EDU 120 – Educating for Community and Belonging3
EDU 202 – Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment3
EDU 441 – Methods in Art Education3
EDU 484 – Art Education Student Teaching/Seminar12
EDU 488 – Secondary or Art Ed Practicum3
PSY 250 – Human Growth and Development3 – Fulfills Human Experience - Open Core
SPE 220 – Introduction to Special Education3
SPE 401 – Inclusive Classroom Management Methods3
Total Credits60
Open elective courses (as needed to reach 120 credits)Variable
Minimum Total Required Credits120

Please note: While some courses can fulfill both core and program requirements, the credits earned do not count twice towards the minimum total required credits for the degree.

This program requires an overall minimum 2.5 GPA in the major.

Field Experience

The faculty in the School of Education is committed to ongoing and frequent observation and involvement in schools. The teacher education programs at 911±¬ÁÏÍøºìÁì½í have a specific competency-based focus to meet the Maine standards for teacher certification. All students engaged in teacher preparation will spend time in a field setting in each of the semesters for which they are registered for professional education courses. Involvement in the schools will be connected to specific, course-related tasks (e.g., observation, teaching lessons, conducting experiments, administering assessments, etc.). Transportation to and from schools is the responsibility of the student.

ADVANCED STANDING

All students in education certification programs must apply for admission to Advanced Standing when they have completed at least three (3) semesters and completed at least three (3) education courses. To apply for Advanced Standing, students must develop a portfolio demonstrating