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Art Education

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School of Visual Arts

ART EDUCATION (A ED) Graduate Courses

502. RESEARCH IN ART EDUCATION (3) Orientation in research methods; findings and designs related to the study of problems in art education.

505. FOUNDATIONS OF ART EDUCATION (3) An examination of classic theories in art education and their relevance to current developments.

536. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN ART EDUCATION (3) Factors affecting art curriculum decisions, analysis, selection, organization, preparation of curriculum. Evaluation and sources of art curriculum improvement and innovation. Prerequisites: 6 credits of methods.

541. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN ART (3) Study of current theories of children's development in the creation and interpretation of art.

570. ARTISTIC CREATION AND THEORIES OF KNOWING (3) A thematically organized course that makes connections between art-making and art as a way of knowing and inquiry.

588. HISTORY OF ART EDUCATION (3) Historical development of philosophies in art education in the United States and abroad.

590. COLLOQUIUM (1-3)

594. RESEARCH TOPICS (1-18) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis. A specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student's transcript. Multiple offerings may be accommodated by the use of suffixes A, B, etc.

595. RESEARCH IN ART EDUCATION (1-6) Independent research, under an adviser, to be terminated by a scholarly report proportionately comparable in quality to a master's thesis. Prerequisites: 15 credits in art education at the 400 and 500 levels, including A ED 589.

596. INDIVIDUAL STUDIES (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses. A specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student's transcript. Multiple offerings may be accommodated by the use of suffixes A, B, etc.

597. SPECIAL TOPICS (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester. A specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student's transcript. Multiple offerings may be accommodated by the use of suffixes A, B, etc.

Spring 2009: Karen Keifer-Boyd, Web 2.0 Pedagogy

Fall 2008: Stephanie Springgay, Feminism Visual Culture

Spring 2008: Stephanie Springgay, Curriculum and the Cultural Body

Spring 2007: James Rolling, Arts Praxis Theory

Spring 2006: Stephanie Springgay, Feminism Visual Culture

Spring 2003: Wanda Knight, Contemporary Issues in Art Education

Spring 2002: Karen Keifer-Boyd, Intersections of Art & Technology in Social Practice

Fall 2002:  Marjorie Wilson, Hypertext Theory

Fall 2001: Wanda Knight, Using Contemporary Art to Challenge Cultural Assumptions, Values, and Beliefs

Spring 2000: Mary Ann Stankiewicz, Issues Contemporary A ED

Fall 2000: Marjorie Wilson, Issues Contemporary A ED

Fall 2000: Charles Garoian & Yvonne Gaudelius: Art Tech & Body

599. FOREIGN STUDIES (1-2 per semester, maximum of 4) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction. A specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student's transcript. Multiple offerings may be accommodated by the use of suffixes A, B, etc.

A ED 600-level supervised college teaching; on- and off-campus research; and full- and part-time dissertation work), and 500-level research topics, individual studies, and internship are described at the link here to the University Bulletin for Graduate Degree Programs.

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