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Teaching certification for K-12 art is obtained by completing a major/minor in art and design and the professional education sequence.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Art and Design department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos318.htm

Total Credits Required 145
Liberal Studies
30-40
Health Promotion Requirements 2
Required Courses in Major66
AD 100 The Art and Design Experience 2
AD 160 Physical Structures and Concepts 4
AD 175 Visual Structures and Concepts 4
AD 270 Social Structures and Concepts 4
AD 303 Individual Art Review 2
AD 403 Senior Exhibition 2
AD 485 Theories and Practices of Art and Design 4
Art History Electives12
Choose from the following:
AD 200 Native American Art and Architecture [Div IV] or4
     AD 260 Why America Looks This Way (4 cr.) [Div IV] or
     AD 265 Art and Architecture of Japan (4 cr.) [Div IV] or
     AD 280 History of Photography (4 cr.) or
     AD 300 Japan and the West: Crosscurrents in Art and Architecture (4 cr.) [Div IV]
AD 355 Twentieth Century Art and Architecture [Div IV] 4
AD 365 History of Modern Design [Div IV] 4
Art and Design Concentration16
Art and Design Electives16
100 level art studios, including, if established by adviser, AD 110, AD 120, AD 122 and AD 134.
Professional Education41
ED 201 Introduction to Education 2
ED 231 Teaching for Learning in the Secondary Classroom 4
AD 248 Introduction to Art Education 4
ED 301 Dimensions of American Education 2
AD 302 Media and Methodology for Art Education 4
ED 319 Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers 3
ED 349 Teaching for Diversity, Equity and Social Justice in the Secondary School Community 2
AD 350 Curriculum Theory and Objectives for Art Education 4
ED 361 Special Education and the General Classroom Teacher 2
ED 483 Educational Media Technology 2
ED 430 Teaching in the Secondary School 11
ED 450 Seminar in Teaching 1

Note: The art education courses listed above must be taken sequentially.

This major does not require a minor.


Bulletin Year: 2011 - 2012 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.