Art Education

Are you committed to the empowerment of children to develop their full potential? Do you believe that inspiration and education informs a robust democratic society?

You can become a professional educator, academically and technologically proficient in the science of art education. You will be knowledgeable, skilled and reflective in your practice and committed to the empowerment of students so as to develop their full potential. Build your own portfolio as a studio artist while learning cutting-edge educational methods.

Test your moxie under the supervision of your professors through the After School Arts program, which gives you hands-on authentic art education experience with elementary, middle school, and special-needs children. Prepare yourself under the direction of seasoned veteran teachers through multiple preprofessional experiences. Graduate with the skills you need to change the world, one young artist at a time.

Candidates in art education should be passionate about art, teaching, and children. Students should work to produce their own art, while continuing their personal study of art and the developmental theories of child art.

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Program Coordinator: Cynthia Bickley-Green (1318 Jenkins Fine Arts Center; 252-328-1293; [email protected])

The degree requires a minimum of 120 s.h. as follows:

(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program section.)

• PHIL 2271 - Introduction to Philosophy of Art


• PSYC 2777 - Ethnocultural Psychology * or
• SOCI 1010 - Race, Gender, Class *


• ARTH 1905 - The Dimensions of Art
• ARTH 1906 - Art History Survey
• ARTH 1907 - Art History Survey
Notes:

- * A grade of C (2.0) or higher must be earned in this course.

- One of the required ARTH courses will count toward the general education elective.

(Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in common core courses.)

• ART 1011 - Visual Organization
• ART 1012 - Form, Space, and Color
• ART 1013 - Process in Studio Arts
• ART 1014 - Narrative in Art and Design


• Choose a 3 s.h. art history (ARTH) elective.
• Choose 24 s.h. art (ART) or art history (ARTH) electives. Nine semester hours (9 s.h.) of which must be at the 3000 level or higher.
Choose 6 s.h. from:
• ART 2010 - Printmaking Survey
• ART 2070 - Animation/Interactive Design Survey
• ART 2105 - Ceramics Survey
• ART 2200 - Graphic Design Survey
• ART 2205 - Film and Video Production Survey
• ART 2220 - Photography Survey
• ART 2230 - Illustration I: Survey
• ART 2300 - Metal Design Survey
• ART 2303 - Textile Design Survey
• ART 2304 - Wood Design Survey
• ART 2560 - Painting Survey: Materials and Methods
• ART 2705 - Sculpture Survey

(Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in professional core courses.)

• ART 2123 - Early Experiences for the Prospective Teacher
• ART 2870 - Computers in Art Education
• ART 3851 - Art in the Elementary School
• ART 3860 - Classroom Participation in Art
• ART 4323 - Art in the Secondary School
• ART 4325 - Internship Seminar: Issues in Art Education


• ART 4850 - Art Internship in Elementary Education AND
• ART 4871 - Art Internship in Secondary Education
OR
• ART 4851 - Art Internship in Elementary Education AND
• ART 4870 - Art Internship in Secondary Education


• EDUC 3200 - Foundations of American Education


• EDUC 4400 - Foundations of School Learning, Motivation, and Assessment OR
• PSYC 4305 - Educational Psychology


• READ 3990 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas in the Secondary School
• SPED 4010 - Effective Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

An approved senior exhibition is a requirement for graduation.

Art education majors must demonstrate computer literacy before admittance to the upper division of teacher education. This requirement can be met by verification of competency by experience or by taking a computer course.

Certification additionally requires demonstrated teaching competence and recommendations from the certifying institution. The state of North Carolina now requires a 2.7 GPA for acceptance into the College of Education Educator Preparation program.

For more information about this degree visit the university's academic catalogs.

Graduates with this degree are successful in many fields and careers, including the following:

• Art Teacher Education
• Education Teachers, Postsecondary
• Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Ed
• Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Ed

Career Opportunities

ECU has developed resources to help you learn more about career opportunities and job market outlook. In addition, the websites below provide specific information on careers in the various majors from which students may choose:

NC Tower

This website provides graphs and tables of in-depth information on employment rates, wages and ongoing higher education enrollment of graduates from the North Carolina Community College System and from the University of North Carolina system schools. NC Tower includes data on former UNC students who are working in roughly 90% of all jobs in North Carolina. This database excludes information for graduates who are:

• Self-employed;
• Work for the federal government, including the military: or
• Work outside of North Carolina.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

This website also provides in-depth information regarding pay, projected new jobs, required education, growth rate and on-the-job training information on various occupations.

Degree-specific internships

For information on internship information for specific majors, go to the home page of the department in which the major is located and, as available, find the link to the information on internships in that major.