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    Dec 08, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art Education, BFA


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The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in art education prepares you for a career in elementary, middle or high school art education or a career in community art programs. This degree also prepares you for graduate study in other education areas such as art museum education.


  

Degree requirements


Hours required and general/college requirements


A minimum of 120 total semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum  in the Academics  section of this catalog and the College of Visual Arts and Design  requirements.

Additional requirements


In addition to the above courses, ARTE 4750  and ARTE 4780  must be taken as part of the professional development sequence. The major in visual arts studies prepares students to teach art in public schools. Students must meet entrance requirements for and be accepted into the College of Education. Once accepted, they must subsequently meet state certification requirements and all general requirements specified by the College of Education 

Minor


No minor is required.

Electives


Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements . Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the College of Visual Arts and Design Student Services Office, Art Building, Room 232.

Other requirements


  • 24 advanced hours must be completed at UNT.
  • 36 hours of art (including at least 12 advanced hours) must be completed at UNT.
  • Transfer course work substituted for required UNT art courses must be approved by a student’s faculty advisor during the degree audit process.
  • A 2.75 grade point average must be maintained in all art courses; only grades of C (2.0) or better in art courses will count toward degree requirements.
  • A minimum certification GPA of 2.75 is required for all UNT and transfer course work.
  • A GPA of 2.75 is required on all certification courses (pass/no pass courses do not contribute to the GPA).

Four-year degree plan (example)


The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2
ART 2350 - Art History Survey I   3 hours   ART 1900 - Foundations: Systems and Transformations   3 hours  
Communication core   3 hours  ART 2360 - Art History Survey II   3 hours  
Government/Political Science core    3 hours Communication core   3 hours
Mathematics core     3 hours American History core    3 hours
CVAD Foundations 3 hours Life and Physical Sciences core    3 hours
CVAD Foundations 3 hours CVAD Foundations 3 hours
Total 18 hours Total 18 hours

 

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2
ART 2370 - Art History Survey III   3 hours   ASTU 2300 - Introduction to Printmaking Techniques   3 hours  
ASTU 2201 - Beginning Drawing and Painting: Painting I   3 hours   EDCI 3800 - Professional Issues in Teaching   3 hours  
American History core   3 hours  Life and Physical Sciences core   3 hours 
Beginning Ceramics selection 3 hours  Social and Behavioral Sciences core    3 hours 
Elective 3 hours  Advanced Art History 3 hours 
    Beginning Sculpture selection 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 18 hours

 

Year 3

Semester 1 Semester 2
ARTE 3753 - Art Education: Foundations   3 hours    ARTE 4750 - Art Education: Elementary Art Education Practices   3 hours  
ARTE 3770 - Art Education: Computer Art Applications   3 hours   ARTE 4760 - Art Education: Global Aesthetics   3 hours  
ASTU 3202 - Intermediate Drawing and Painting: Figure Drawing I   3 hours   ARTE 4795 - Topics in Art Education   3 hours  
EDCI 4060 - Content Area Reading   3 hours   Advanced Art History 3 hours
HDFS 3123 - Child Development for Non-Majors   3 hours   Advanced Studio Art 3 hours 
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 4

Semester 1 Semester 2
ARTE 4780 - Art Education: Secondary Art Education Practices   3 hours   EDCI 4138 - Student Teaching Secondary School – Art   3 hours  
ARTE 4790 - Art Education: Inquiry and Dialogue about Art   3 hours   EDEE 4101 - Clinical Teaching   3 hours  
Government/Political Science core    3 hours     
Component Area Option A core    3 hours     
Advanced Art History 3 hours     
Total 15 hours  Total 6 hours 

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