Art Education Bachelor of Arts Degree (K-12)
All students desiring licensure to teach are required to file an Application for Admission to the Educator Preparation Program.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements 1 | 31 | |
| Students should consult with their faculty advisors to ensure proper selection of General Education courses. | ||
| Note: A grade of “C” or higher is mandatory in all Art courses satisfying major and minor requirements. | ||
| Teaching Licensure Option Professional Core (see below) 2 | 39 | |
| Required Art Courses | ||
| ARTH 150 | Introduction to Art History * | 3 |
| ARTH 252 | Visual Theory & Criticism | 3 |
| ARTH 321 | Renaissance & Baroque Art | 3 |
| ARTH 342 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTZ 104 | Studio Safety | 1 |
| ARTZ 105 | Visual Language-Drawing * | 3 |
| ARTZ 106 | Visual Language-2-D Fndtns * | 3 |
| ARTZ 108 | Visual Language-3-D Fndtns * | 3 |
| ARTZ 211 | Drawing I | 4 |
| ARTZ 221 | Painting I | 4 |
| ARTZ 231 | Ceramics I | 4 |
| ARTZ 251 | Sculpture I | 4 |
| ARTZ 258 | New Media I | 4 |
| ARTZ 271 | Printmaking I | 4 |
| ARTZ 284 | Photo I-Techniques & Processes | 4 |
| ARTZ 409 | Advncd Professional Practices | 1 |
| ARTZ 499 | Senior Project/Capstone | 1 |
| 300- or 400-level Studio Art course | 4 | |
| 300- or 400-level Art History course | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 59 | |
| Electives | V | |
| Total Minimum Credits | 123 | |
There is a lab fee for most studio classes, payable at registration.
- *
May satisfy General Education requirements.
- 1
ARTH 150 is designated as a General Education course and is required for the major. EDU 105 is designated as a General Education course and is required in the Professional Core.
- 2
Includes ARTZ 402 & ARTZ 403; ARTZ 403 replaces EDU 343 for Art Education (K12) majors.
Professional Core Requirements
The Professional Core at Montana State University Billings combines the intellectual foundations of education and the professional knowledge and skills required of all teachers into a coherent sequence of courses. The core provides the basis for understanding the philosophical, historical, cultural, and sociopolitical means by which society attempts cultural transmission and it provides the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills that are essential for effective instruction. It includes the range of human development and learning as they affect instructional planning, evaluation, curriculum design and implementation, performance skills, management of classrooms, direction of students, professional responsibilities, and ethical issues affecting teacher effectiveness.
At different points in its sequence of courses, the Professional Core engages students in supervised practice applying their developing knowledge and skills. By having faculty who hold diverse disciplinary perspectives teach throughout its sequence, the Professional Core encourages students to develop a professionally responsible understanding of the diversity that defines learners and teachers. The student teaching experience completes the sequence and includes both a final look at classroom skills and a capstone seminar.
The Professional Core presents a balanced approach to epistemology from philosophical, psychological, and sociological perspectives. The core is predicated on the evidential nature of knowledge required for the professional practice of education. While the professional practice of education is also informed by belief and intuition, it is ultimately defensible only to the extent that it has evidential support. The Professional Core engages students in both the processes and products of human knowing as such knowing is central to all aspects of education. The Professional Core involves the
- creation,
- facilitation of change,
- transmission, and
- application of human knowledge across the diversity of ways in which individuals understand human knowledge.
Secondary and K-12
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDSP 204 | Intro to Tchng Exceptnl Lrnrs | 3 |
| EDU 105 | Education and Democracy * | 3 |
| EDU 220 | Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| EDU 221 | Educ Psyc & Measurement | 3 |
| EDU 333 | Rd & Wrtng Across Curriculum | 3 |
| EDU 343 | Strat for Mnging Div Learners | 2 |
| EDU 354 | Secondary Junior Field | 2 |
| EDU 381 | Curriculum Theory & Design | 3 |
| EDU 406 | Phil, Legal & Ethical Issues | 3 |
| EDU 495A | Student Teaching: K-12 | 9 |
| or EDU 495C | Student Teaching: 5-12 | |
| HTH 412 | Drugs and Alcohol | 1 |
| Content Area Methods Course | 2-3 | |
| Total Minimum Credits | 37-38 | |
- *
May satisfy General Education requirements.
Suggested Plan of Study
The following suggested schedule provides a general overview of courses and work that will enable the Art Education student to progress through the degree in an orderly and timely manner. Students must consult with their advisors to plan classes before registering each term.
Certain courses in this program have prerequisites; others are offered only in alternate years. Students should check course descriptions for required prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARTZ 105 | Visual Language-Drawing | 3 |
| ARTZ 106 | Visual Language-2-D Fndtns | 3 |
| EDU 105 | Education and Democracy | 3 |
| WRIT 101 | College Writing I | 3 |
| COMX 111 | Intro to Public Speaking | 3 |
| or COMX 115 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | |
| Total | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTZ 104 | Studio Safety | 1 |
| ARTZ 108 | Visual Language-3-D Fndtns | 3 |
| ARTH 150 | Introduction to Art History | 3 |
| EDU 220 & 220L | Human Growth & Development and Human Growth & Development Lab | 3 |
| Gen Ed Math | 3 | |
| HSTA 101 | American History I | 3 |
| or HSTA 102 | American History II | |
| Total | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARTZ 211 | Drawing I | 4 |
| ARTH 252 | Visual Theory & Criticism | 3 |
| EDSP 204 | Intro to Tchng Exceptnl Lrnrs | 3 |
| NASX 105 | Intro Native American Studies | 3 |
| or NASX 205 | Native Americans in Contmp Soc | |
| Gen Ed Approved Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Total | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTZ 221 | Painting I | 4 |
| ARTZ 231 | Ceramics I | 4 |
| EDU 221 | Educ Psyc & Measurement | 3 |
| HTH 412 | Drugs and Alcohol | 1 |
| Gen Ed Approved Science (no lab) | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Music or Theater | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | |
| Apply for Admission to Educator Preparation Program | ||
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARTZ 409 | Advncd Professional Practices | 1 |
| ARTH 321 | Renaissance & Baroque Art | 3 |
| EDU 381 | Curriculum Theory & Design | 3 |
| EDU 406 | Phil, Legal & Ethical Issues | 3 |
| ARTZ 284 | Photo I-Techniques & Processes | 4 |
| ARTZ 251 | Sculpture I | 4 |
| Total | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTZ 258 | New Media I | 4 |
| ARTZ 271 | Printmaking I | 4 |
| ARTH 342 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTZ 402 | Teaching Art I--K-12 | 3 |
| 300- or 400-level Art History | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARTZ 403 | Teaching Art II--K-12 | 3 |
| ARTZ 499 | Senior Project/Capstone | 1 |
| 300- or 400-level Studio Art | 4 | |
| EDU 333 | Rd & Wrtng Across Curriculum | 3 |
| EDU 354 | Secondary Junior Field | 2 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDU 495C | Student Teaching: 5-12 | 9 |
| Total | 9 | |
| Apply for licensure Spring Semester | ||