B.S.Ed. Art Education

Major

Art EducationFeatured Courses

As a student in the art education major at Concordia Nebraska, you’ll have the opportunity to take specialized courses related to various aspects of the art education profession. These classes, designed to equip you for leadership and service in various art education careers, are taught by some of our esteemed faculty who have extensive experience in their fields.

ART 145
Digital Imaging 3 credits
Explores capturing, digitizing and editing images with an emphasis on meeting aesthetic and technical requirements of the graphic design industry. Students will learn to color-correct, manipulate, retouch, enhance and composite digital images.
ART 190
Graphic Design 3 credits
This course combines creative development of ideas, effective communication and correct technical reproduction of the graphic design process with the study of historic and contemporary movements, designers, and innovations in the graphic design/illustration experience. From the invention of writing to the printing press to the digital age, this course allows for an in-depth survey of the graphic design arena.
ART 207
Moving Image 3 credits
An introduction to history, practices, and strategies related to time-based media with an emphasis on video. Students will work both individually and collaboratively to explore temporal formats that involve sound, editing, continuity, writing, and other narrative and non-narrative techniques. An introduction to basic technical skills related to the various production phases of video and other media.
ART 161
Visual Studies 3 credits
Visual Studies will place an emphasis on the development of higher-level critical thinking skills and a broad introduction to the aesthetic vocabulary of form, concept, criticism and historical theories in the visual arts. Students will develop skills to articulate and defend critical positions about artists, works of art and art exhibitions.
ART 425
Inter-Media 3 credits
A study of the history and theory of collage. Exploration of the unique characteristics and potential of two dimensional collage, assemblage relief, and installation. Conceptual development through the presentation of various techniques, theories, and approaches.

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Art EducationSample Schedule of Courses

The following sample course of study is an example of the sequence of courses you might take in order to receive your degree. Please plan to discuss your actual course of study with your advisor, who can help you stay on track to meet your academic and professional goals.

Art Education: Bachelor's of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.)

Sample Course Listing

 

Semester 1 (B.S.Ed.)
ART 103
Observational Drawing 3 cr.
ART 145
Digital Imaging 3 cr.
ART 203
Two-Dimensional Design 3 cr.
EDUC 201
Introduction to Education 3 cr.
12 Total Credits
Semester 2 (B.S.Ed.)
ART 190
Graphic Design 3 cr.
ART 205
Three-Dimensional Design 3 cr.
ART 235
Digital Photography 3 cr.
ART 271
Art History I 3 cr.
EDPS 210
Educational Psychology and Child Development 3 cr.
15 Total Credits
Semester 3 (B.S.Ed.)
ART 207
Moving Image 3 cr.
ART 243
Ceramics - Wheel Throwing 3 cr.
ART 272
Art History II 3 cr.
EDUC 224
Teaching Exceptional Learners 3 cr.
EDUC 225
Diverse Classrooms and Human Relations 3 cr.
15 Total Credits
Semester 4 (B.S.Ed.)
ART 161
Visual Studies 3 cr.
ART 213
Integrated Materials 3 cr.
ART 301
Methods of Art Education 2 cr.
ART 325
Painting 3 cr.
EDUC 324S
Instruction and Assessment for Middle Level/ Secondary Classrooms 3 cr.
14 Total Credits
Semester 5 (B.S.Ed.)
ART 223
Water Based Media 3 cr.
ART 273
Art History III 3 cr.
ART 315
Printmaking 3 cr.
ART 345
Sculpture 3 cr.
EDUC 377
Secondary Methods in Art Education 3 cr.
15 Total Credits
Semester 6 (B.S.Ed)
ART 242
Ceramics – Hand Building and Slip Casting 3 cr.
ART 425
Inter-Media 3 cr.
EDUC 346
Instructional Technology 2 cr.
PSY 421
Adolescent Psychology and Development 3 cr.
11 Total Credits
Semester 7 (B.S.Ed.)
ART 214
Figure and Time 3 cr.
ART 489
Portfolio and the Art Vocation 3 cr.
EDUC 351
Service in Public Schools 2 cr.
EDUC 431S
Classroom Organization and Leadership for Middle Level/Secondary Classrooms 3 cr.
ART
Advanced Studio 3 cr.
14 Total Credits
Semester 8 (B.S.Ed.)
EDUC 435
Secondary Student Teaching Seminar 1 cr.
EDUC 475A
Clinical Experience: Secondary Student Teaching 6 cr.
EDUC 475B
Clinical Experience: Secondary Student Teaching 6 cr.
13 Total Credits
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Art Education Faculty

As experts in art education, our faculty and instructors bring years of experience to the classroom.

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