
Department of Art + Design,
Art History, Art Education
Art Education Major
Recommended Course Sequence

Most students are able to complete the art education block in the last three to four terms of the five-year program, as illustrated in the sample five-year program below. In addition, several professional education courses are integrated in with the art education courses.
Freshman Year |
Fall Term |
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Spring Term |
Course |
Units |
|
Course |
Units |
ART 103 Design I |
3 |
ART 104 Design II |
3 |
ART 111 Drawing I |
3 |
ART 211 Drawing II |
3 |
ENG 102 (1.A) |
3 |
Math (I.C) |
3 |
ART 100 (1.B) |
3 |
West. Hert. (II.C.3) |
3 |
|
|
Creativity (I.E) |
3 |
Total |
12 |
Total |
15 |
Sophomore Year |
Fall Term |
|
Spring Term |
Course |
Units |
|
Course |
Units |
ART 217 Introduction to Computer Media |
3 |
ART 241 Sculpture I |
3 |
ART 229 Painting |
3 |
ART 234 Photography I |
3 |
ARTH 221 Survey of Western Art I (II.C.1) |
3 |
ARTH 222 Survey of Western Art II |
3 |
Science Non-Lab (II.A) |
3 |
Science Non-Lab (II.A) |
3 |
US History (II.B.1) |
3 |
COMM 131 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (II.B.3) |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |
Junior Year |
Fall Term |
|
Spring Term |
Course |
Units |
|
Course |
Units |
ART 2xx-3xx Any 200-300-level Printmaking Course |
3 |
1st ARED Reading Course |
3 |
ART 231 Ceramics |
3 |
1st ART 2xx-3xx Any 200-300-level Studio Elective |
3 |
1st ARTH 3xx/4xx Any 300-400-level Art History Course |
3 |
2nd ARTH 3xx/4xx Any 300-400-level Art History Course |
3 |
Adv. Comp. (I.D.) |
3 |
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology (II.C.2) |
3 |
Science Lab (II.A) |
4 |
Social & Beh. Sci. (II.B.2) |
3 |
Total |
16 |
Total |
15 |
First Senior Year |
Fall Term |
|
Spring Term |
Course |
Units |
|
Course |
Units |
2nd ARED Reading Course |
3 |
ARED 381* Media and Techniques for Art Teachers: Elementary |
3 |
2nd ART 2xx-3xx Any 200-300-level Studio Elective |
3 |
ARED 383 Media and Techniques for Art Teachers: Secondary |
3 |
PSYC 201 Educational Psychology |
3 |
SCED 341 Principles of Secondary Education |
4 |
ARED 3xx Observation |
3 |
SPED 301 Introduction to Special Education
|
3 |
Global Awareness |
3 |
|
|
Total |
15 |
Total |
13 |
Second Senior Year |
Fall Term |
|
Spring Term |
Course |
Units |
|
Course |
Units |
ARED 475 Methods of Teaching Art: Elementary |
3 |
ARED 481 Student Teaching in Art: Elementary |
6 |
ARED 479 Methods of Teaching Art: Secondary |
3 |
ARED 483 Student Teaching in Art: Secondary |
6 |
ARED 467 Field Experience in Art Education: Elementary |
2 |
ARED 485 Professional Seminar in the Teaching of Art |
3 |
ARED 468 Field Experience in Art Education: Secondary |
2 |
|
|
EDUC 401 Foundations of Education |
3 |
|
|
Total |
13 |
Total |
15 |
*prerequisite: passing scoreon Praxis I.
Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Center for the Arts, Room 3103 (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-2808
Fax: 410-704-2810
E-mail: artdepartment@towson.edu
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