Art Education (AED)

AED 2100 Art Education for the Pre-Primary and Primary Child

[3 credit hours]

Focuses on the supporting the young child's capacity to create, perceive and appreciate the visual arts. Orientation to materials and instructional techniques will be explored through studio and gallery instruction with a young child.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

AED 2940 Field Placements In Special Settings

[1-4 credit hours]

Independent field work which will allow the undergraduate student to develop a course of study. Optional placement in a school system or in programs for children and youth at The Toledo Museum of Art.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

AED 3130 Multi-Cultural Approaches For Art Appreciation

[3 credit hours]

An investigation of innovative methods for teaching multi-cultural understanding through art history and art appreciation. The Toledo Museum of Art's collection will be the focus for the course.

Term Offered: Summer, Fall

Multicultural US Diversity

AED 3300 Crafts In Art

[3 credit hours]

This course is designed to investigate the philosophy and variety of craft processes used to make art. Topics that may be covered include fibers, metal crafts, ceramics, paper making.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

AED 3500 Innovations In Art Education

[3 credit hours]

An introduction to new directions in secondary art education. Current views of philosophy and psychology are implemented as the rationale for contemporary curricula in art education. Field experience is to be arranged.

Term Offered: Spring

AED 3940 Art Field Placements In The Elementary School

[1-4 credit hours]

Field placement in an elementary school setting allowing the undergraduate student, with art teacher approval, to develop a course of study that will satisfy the special needs of the student in art education.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

AED 4140 Art Education For The Special Child

[3 credit hours]

This course introduces and surveys a wide variety of art strategies and instructional adaptations for use with the child with physical, emotional or mental differences.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

AED 4200 Computer Graphics In Art Education

[3 credit hours]

This course examines the tools, technology and instructional applications of computer graphics in art settings. This course is especially appropriate for art educators interested in integrating art concepts using the Macintosh environment.

Term Offered: Spring

AED 4230 Integrating Aesthetic Experiences

[3 credit hours]

This course will provide students in education an overview of the role of art and music in curriculum development. (Students may enroll in either art or music education sections.)

Term Offered: Fall

AED 4300 Media And Methods In Therapeutic Art

[3 credit hours]

An investigation into group and individual processes as they relate to art media and methods in therapeutic art will be presented. Experiences in art media will be explored.

Prerequisites: AED 4560 with a minimum grade of D-

Term Offered: Spring

AED 4450 Curriculum In Art Education

[3 credit hours]

An exploration of discipline-based art education (DBAE) philosophy in the schools. Field placement in the Toledo Museum of Art's Youth program and the area schools will be used to implement the theoretical base.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

AED 4560 Introduction To Therapeutic Art

[3 credit hours]

This course will introduce students to therapeutic art through investigation of theories in art education and art therapy. Students will explore art media and methods in therapeutic art programming.

Term Offered: Fall

AED 4900 Seminar In Professional Development

[2 credit hours]

This seminar is designed to enhance the student teacher's final preparation for employment. Professional issues, ethical behavior, interview techniques and other processes and concerns involved in entry into the profession will be examined.

Corequisites: AED 4930

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

AED 4930 Student Teaching In Art

[6-12 credit hours]

Planned field experiences in public school classrooms under the direction of experienced art teachers. Gradual acceptance of full responsibility by student teacher. A scheduled time will be included to facilitating professional practices.

Prerequisites: Upper Division with a score of 1

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

AED 4950 Innovations In Art Education

[3 credit hours]

Students are introduced to a variety of activities and materials based upon children's interests and needs, available materials, and time allotted to art activities in the self-contained classroom.

AED 4990 Individual Study In Art Education For The Undergraduate Student

[1-4 credit hours]

Individual study is designed to provide the student the opportunity to work individually on professional problems under the direction of the art education staff without formal class meetings.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall