The IU Bloomington School of Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Education/Visual Arts Education. The Visual Arts Education program provides coursework and field experiences to prepare future teachers to meet the needs of students in today's schools. The program is designed to prepare teacher education candidates to teach children in preschool and K-12 grades.

Visual Arts Education candidates have experience in both 2D and 3D art along with knowledge of art history. They take a variety of content courses, professional foundation courses, and methods courses to meet visual arts needs taught in the schools.

Common Grounds - General Education

GenEd requirements, course listings and information can be found in the General Education bulletin.

Content Requirements (51 credits)

A 2.5 GPA is required in the Content Area

A grade of C- or higher is required in each course. (Check with the department regarding when courses will be offered.)

Studio Art 

• Required
  • SOAD-A 100 Pathways: Introduction to Art, Design & Merchandising (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-A 101 Creative Core: Color (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-A 102 Creative Core: Drawing (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-A 103 Creative Core: 3D Design (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-A 211 Cross-Disciplinary Workshops in Art, Design & Merchandising (3 cr.)
• 2D Art (Complete one of the following)
  • SOAD-S 200 Drawing I (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-S 210 Digital Art: Survey & Practice (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-S 230 Painting I (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-S 240 Basic Printmaking Media (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-S 250 Graphic Design I (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-S 290 Fundamentals of Photography (3 cr.)
• 3D Art (Complete one of the following)
  • SOAD-S 220 Textiles I (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-S 260 Ceramics I (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-S 270 Sculpture I (3 cr.)
  • SOAD-S 280 Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design I (3 cr.)
• Studio Art Electives (Complete 18 credits of studio art at the 300-400 level.) 
  • 300-400 level 2D (3 cr.)
  • 300-400 level 3D (3 cr.)
  • 300-400 level 2D or 3D (Complete 3 courses) (9 cr.)
  • 400 level 2D or 3D (3 cr.)
    • The 2D studio disciplines are digital art, drawing, graphic design, painting, photography and printmaking.
    • The 3D studio disciplines are ceramics, textiles, metalsmithing and jewelry design, and sculpture.

Art History

• ARTH-A 101 Ancient & Medieval Art (3 cr.) OR ARTH-A 155 Introduction to African Art (3 cr.) OR ARTH-A 160 Introduction to East Asian Art (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 102 Renaissance through Modern Art (3 cr.)
• ARTH-A 207 Introduction to Contemporary Arts & Its Discontents (3 cr.)
• Art History: 3 credits at 300-400 level (Students are encouraged to take a course that focuses on Asian, African or Islamic Art History) (3 cr.)

Professional Education (50 credits)

A 2.5 overall GPA is required in the Professional Education.

A grade of C or higher is required in each professional EDUC course. The following courses must be completed before student teaching.

General Professional Education 

• EDUC-A 308 Legal & Ethical Issues in Education (3 cr.)
• EDUC-G 203 Communication for Youth Serving Professionals (3 cr.)
• EDUC-H 205 Introduction to Educational Thought (3 cr.) OR EDUC-H 340 Education & American Culture (3 cr.)
• EDUC-I 251 Learning Theories for Teachers (3 cr.) AND EDUC-M 101 Lab/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs: Secondary Classrooms (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 130 Child Art: Understanding Children’s Artistic Worlds (3 cr.)
• EDUC-W 200 Teaching with Technology (3 cr.)

Block I

• EDUC-M 330 Designing Visual Learning Experiences for Children (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 301 Field Experience I (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 469 Content Area Literacy (3 cr.)

Block II

• EDUC-M 430 Art Education in School & Museum Settings (3 cr.)
• EDUC-M 401 Field Experience II (1 cr.)
• EDUC-S 303 Classroom Management (1 cr.)

Student Teaching

• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 482 Student Teaching: All Grades (11 cr.)

Electives 

Complete enough coursework to total 120 credits.