Program Overview

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Art Education, Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in art education requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including the general education requirements for the degree, a minimum of 48 s.h. in art professional education courses, and a minimum of 33 s.h. in art education content courses. The general education requirements to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Education are the GE CLAS Core of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). The major requires admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) and students must maintain TEP academic and professional standards.

Requirements

• Students must earn a BA in art or a BFA in art in the School of Art, Art History, and Design at the University of Iowa in order to earn the BA in art education; both degrees may be earned at the same time.
• Graduates who have earned one of these degrees at another institution and wish to earn the BA in art education should consult the Department of Teaching and Learning; additional coursework may be required.
• The art major provides a foundation in art history as well as an understanding of the formal traditions and contemporary practices in studio art.
• Students take courses in the school's studio art programs, including ceramics, graphic design, 3D design, drawing, intermedia, jewelry and metal arts, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
• Students also complete coursework in teacher licensure including student teaching.

Professional Education Course Requirements

Students complete 48 s.h. from the following.

Foundation Courses

• Foundation courses may be completed before or after admission to the major.
• Course List:
  • EDTL:4900 Foundations of Special Education (3 s.h.)
  • EPLS:3000 Foundations of Education (3 s.h.)
  • PSQF:1075 Educational Psychology and Measurement (3 s.h.)

Additional Licensure Courses

• Course List:
  • EDTL:2122 Creativity, Imagination, Play, and Human Development through the Arts (3 s.h.)
  • EDTL:3002 Teaching and Learning Technologies (2 s.h.)
  • EDTL:3091 Secondary Education Program Orientation and Classroom Management (3 s.h.)
  • EDTL:3095 Teaching Reading in Secondary Content Areas (1 s.h.)
  • EDTL:3143 Methods of Elementary Art and Field Experiences (3 s.h.)
  • EDTL:3204 Art Education Studio and Field Components (3 s.h.)
  • EDTL:3205 Methods of Secondary Art and Field Experience (3 s.h.)
  • EDTL:3290 Introduction and Practicum: Art (3 s.h.)
  • EPLS:4180 Human Relations for the Classroom Teacher (3 s.h.)

Student Teaching

• Transfer students should consult their advisor since they must complete certain courses before they student teach.
• Course List:
  • EDTL:4087 Seminar: Curriculum and Student Teaching (3 s.h.)
  • EDTL:4091 Observation and Laboratory Practice in the Secondary School (6 s.h.)
  • EDTL:4192 Special Area Student Teaching (6 s.h.)

Mathematics Course

• State standards for teacher preparation require a college-level math course as part of the liberal arts core.
• Students can meet this requirement by selecting a course in mathematics, statistics, or computer science for the Quantitative or Formal Reasoning requirement of the GE CLAS Core.
• Contact College of Education Academic Advising for additional information.
• Course List:
  • CS:1110 Introduction to Computer Science (3 s.h.)
  • CS:1210 Computer Science I: Fundamentals (4 s.h.)
  • STAT:1010 Statistics and Society (3 s.h.)
  • STAT:1020/PSQF:1020 Elementary Statistics and Inference (3 s.h.)
  • STAT:1030 Statistics for Business (4 s.h.)
  • Any mathematics course (prefix MATH), except MATH:0100, MATH:1005, or MATH:1210

Art Education Content Courses

Students complete at least 33 s.h. from the following.

Art History

• Course List:
  • Two of the following:
    • ARTH:1040 Arts of Africa (3 s.h.)
    • ARTH:1050 From Cave Paintings to Cathedrals: Survey of Western Art I (3 s.h.)
    • ARTH:1060 From Mona Lisa to Modernism: Survey of Western Art II (3 s.h.)
    • ARTH:1070 Asian Art and Culture (3 s.h.)
    • ARTH:1095 Native American Art (3 s.h.)
  • And:
    • Two additional art history courses, excluding ARTH:1080, ARTH:4999, and the art history courses in this list (6 s.h.)

Studio Art

• Course List:
  • Both of the following:
    • ARTS:1510 Basic Drawing (3 s.h.)
    • ARTS:1520 Design Fundamentals (3 s.h.)

Two-Dimensional Art

• Course List:
  • Two of the following:
    • DRAW:2310 Life Drawing I (3 s.h.)
    • DSGN:2500 Graphic Design I (3 s.h.)
    • PHTO:2600 Photography I (3 s.h.)
    • PNTG:2410 Painting I (3 s.h.)
    • PRNT:2610 Introduction to Printmaking (3 s.h.)

Three-Dimensional Art

• Course List:
  • Both of the following:
    • CERM:2010 Ceramics I: Handbuilding (3 s.h.)
    • CERM:2020 Ceramics II: Wheel Throwing (3 s.h.)
  • One of the following:
    • INTM:2710 Introduction to Intermedia (3 s.h.)
    • MTLS:2910 Introduction to Jewelry and Metal Arts (3 s.h.)
    • SCLP:2810 Undergraduate Sculpture I (3 s.h.)
    • TDSN:2210 Introduction to 3D Design (3 s.h.)

Electives

• Students complete their major requirements with additional art, art history, or design courses.

Endorsements

• The art education TEP is approved by the state of Iowa as preparation for teaching licensure with endorsements for K–8 art and 5–12 art.
• Endorsement programs for additional teaching areas are available.

Teacher Education Program Academic and Professional Standards

• State of Iowa teacher preparation standards require that teacher candidates demonstrate the content, pedagogical, and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to help all students learn.
• For this reason, the College of Education and the Teacher Education Program have established academic and professional standards that students must maintain.
• For undergraduate teacher candidates and bachelor's degree candidates in art education, these standards include the following:
  • University of Iowa cumulative GPA and overall cumulative GPA, based on total hours earned
    • 0–29 overall earned semester hours: minimum of 1.85 (2.70 for good standing)
    • 30 or more overall earned semester hours: minimum of 2.00 (2.70 for good standing)
    • Non-degree students: minimum of 2.00 (2.70 for good standing)
  • TEP major GPA (overall cumulative): minimum of 2.00 (2.70 for good standing)
  • University of Iowa term GPA: minimum of 1.50 during fall or spring enrollment
  • A grade of C-minus or higher in TEP major courses
  • No notices of concern in professional dispositional qualities
  • Academic good standing in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Major GPA in the TEP CLAS content major: minimum of 2.00
  • UI major GPA in the TEP CLAS content major: minimum of 2.00

GE CLAS Core

• The GE CLAS Core requirements provide students with a broad foundation of knowledge and a focused practice of transferable skills necessary for a lifetime of learning.
• GE CLAS Core courses are particularly valuable for students making the transition into the University of Iowa.
• They help students understand the academic expectations of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences while providing the knowledge and skills needed for more advanced work in the major.

Communication and Literacy

• Understanding Cultural Perspectives: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Interpretation of Literature: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Rhetoric: a minimum of 4 s.h.
• World Languages Pathways: required credit varies (see "World Languages Pathways" in this section of the catalog)

Sustainability

• Students complete this requirement by choosing an approved GE CLAS Core course that integrates Sustainability (with no additional semester hours) with a course from the Natural, Quantitative, and Social Sciences category or the Culture, Society, and the Arts category.

Natural, Quantitative, and Social Sciences

• Natural Sciences: a minimum of 7 s.h.; must include one lab
• Quantitative or Formal Reasoning: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Social Sciences: a minimum of 3 s.h.

Culture, Society, and the Arts

• Historical Perspectives: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• International and Global Issues: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts: a minimum of 3 s.h.
• Values and Society: a minimum of 3 s.h.

Sample Plan of Study

• Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study.
• Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor.
• For additional sample plans, see MyUI.

Art Education, BA

• Plan of Study Grid (Manual) Academic Career
• Any Semester: Hours
• Admission to the Teacher Education Program, College of Education, is by competitive application.
• For information about application requirements, process, and deadlines, please see the College of Education's website.
• For specific information regarding requirements in the College of Education, please see the General Catalog.
• Students must earn another major at the University of Iowa in order to earn the BA in art education.
• Both degrees may be earned at the same time.
• Graduates who have earned one of these degrees at another institution and wish to earn the BA in art education should consult the Department of Teaching and Learning; additional coursework may be required.
• GE CLAS Core: Sustainability
• First Year:
  • Fall:
    • EDTL:2122 Creativity, Imagination, Play, and Human Development through the Arts (3 s.h.)
    • ARTS:1510 Basic Drawing (3 s.h.)
    • ARTS:1520 Design Fundamentals (3 s.h.)
    • ENGL:1200 or RHET:1030 The Interpretation of Literature or Rhetoric: Writing and Communication (3-4 s.h.)
    • CSI:1600 Success at Iowa (1 s.h.)
  • Spring:
    • PSQF:1075 Educational Psychology and Measurement (3 s.h.)
    • Major: art history survey course (3 s.h.)
    • Major: two-dimensional art course (3 s.h.)
    • RHET:1030 or ENGL:1200 Rhetoric: Writing and Communication or The Interpretation of Literature (3-4 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: Natural Sciences with Lab (4 s.h.)
• Second Year:
  • Any Semester: 10-hour pre-admission school field experience
  • Fall:
    • EPLS:3000 Foundations of Education (3 s.h.)
    • CERM:2010 Ceramics I: Handbuilding (3 s.h.)
    • Major: art history survey course (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: Quantitative or Formal Reasoning (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: World Languages First Level Proficiency (4-5 s.h.)
    • Prepare materials for Teacher Education Program application (e.g., essays, letters of recommendation)
  • Spring:
    • EDTL:4900 Foundations of Special Education (3 s.h.)
    • Major: art history non-survey course (3 s.h.)
    • Major: two-dimensional art course (3 s.h.)
    • Major: three-dimensional art course (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: World Languages Second Level Proficiency (4-5 s.h.)
    • Admission Application: apply to the Teacher Education Program
• Third Year:
  • Fall:
    • EDTL:3002 Teaching and Learning Technologies (2 s.h.)
    • EDTL:3091 Secondary Education Program Orientation and Classroom Management (3 s.h.)
    • EDTL:3095 Teaching Reading in Secondary Content Areas (1 s.h.)
    • EDTL:3204 Art Education Studio and Field Components (3 s.h.)
    • Major: art history non-survey course (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: World Languages Third Level Proficiency (4-5 s.h.)
    • Course(s) required for second degree - consult sample plan for BA or BFA in art (3 s.h.)
  • Spring:
    • EDTL:3205 Methods of Secondary Art and Field Experience (3 s.h.)
    • EPLS:4180 Human Relations for the Classroom Teacher (3 s.h.)
    • CERM:2020 Ceramics II: Wheel Throwing (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: International and Global Issues (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: World Languages Fourth Level Proficiency (4-5 s.h.)
    • Apply for student teaching (see the College of Education website for application instructions and deadlines)
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall:
    • EDTL:3143 Methods of Elementary Art and Field Experiences (3 s.h.)
    • EDTL:3290 Introduction and Practicum: Art (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: Historical Perspectives (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: Natural Sciences without Lab (3 s.h.)
    • GE CLAS Core: Social Sciences (3 s.h.)
    • Course(s) required for second degree - consult sample plan for BA or BFA in art (3 s.h.)
  • Spring:
    • EDTL:4087 Seminar: Curriculum and Student Teaching (3 s.h.)
    • EDTL:4091 Observation and Laboratory Practice in the Secondary School (6 s.h.)
    • EDTL:4192 Special Area Student Teaching (6 s.h.)
    • Degree Application: apply on MyUI before deadline (typically in February for spring, September for fall)