Curriculum & Requirements
Visual Arts K–12 Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
This major satisfies the endorsement for preschool to grade 12.
Students who successfully complete the coursework and other requirements for this BAE degree will be eligible for Washington State Teacher Certification and are eligible to be employed in the public school system as an art teacher. Teaching art is a highly rewarding career choice with a variety of employment possibilities - not only are art teachers needed in public schools - but they are also employed in museums, community centers, and/or in corporate training venues, etc. Of note, Eastern Washington University’s outstanding art education program strives to produce effective teachers who are working artists.
All BAE/Art Education students will work closely with BOTH an Art Department advisor and School of Education advisor.
Art Education students must complete the required Education Core courses plus the following Art courses.
Note: The Art Department recommends all art majors and minors begin their studies with Foundation Requirements courses. Prerequisites may be required for course entry.
| STUDIO I: IMAGE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| STUDIO II: TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS | 5 |
| THE VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE | 5 |
| CERAMICS I | 5 |
| DRAWING | 5 |
| DIGITAL ART | 5 |
or | PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES |
| ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | 5 |
or | ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY |
| PAINTING | 5 |
or | WATERCOLOR |
| FOUNDATIONS OF ART EDUCATION (Note: offered once a year.) | 5 |
| ART ACROSS TIME: PREHISTORY TO 17TH CENTURY | |
| ART ACROSS TIME: 18TH CENTURY TO CONTEMPORARY | |
| THE BODY IN ART | |
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| CONTEMPORARY ART | |
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | |
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| ILLUSTRATION | |
| DIGITAL ART | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY: DIGITAL PRACTICES | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY: BLACK AND WHITE | |
| HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| CERAMICS II | |
| NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART | |
| PAINTING | |
| WATERCOLOR | |
| PRINTMAKING | |
| SCULPTURE | |
| FIBER AND TEXTILES | |
| EXPERIMENTAL | |
| DRAWING (may be repeated up to three times) | |
| LIFE DRAWING (may be repeated up to three times) | |
| DIGITAL ART: THE MOVING IMAGE | |
| PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVANCED PRACTICE (may be repeated up to three times) | |
| ART AND COMMUNITY | |
| ART AS SOCIAL ACT | |
| ADVANCED ILLUSTRATION (may be repeated up to three times) | |
| CERAMICS III (may be repeated up to three times) | |
| PAINTING II (may be repeated up to three times) | |
| PRINTMAKING (may be repeated up to three times) | |
| SCULPTURE (may be repeated up to three times) | |
| SENIOR CAPSTONE | 5 |
Total Credits | 60 |
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