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Content area preadmission course requirements

Master of education/initial licensure in art education

Content area courses are prerequisites that must be completed or in progress at the time of M.Ed./ILP program admission.

Courses in the content area are required to meet the Standards of Effective Practice for Teachers (SEPT) and content standards adopted in 1998 by the Minnesota Board of Teaching: "The teacher understands the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students."

Contact Student Services to meet with an adviser, who will assess and recommend courses that fulfill this requirement.

Non-degree seeking student status may be used by educators or education-related professionals wishing to take courses or by persons needing to complete prerequisites for admission (no more than 40 percent of your coursework may transfer into your program). A bachelor's degree is required. Non-degree seeking students may enroll in 1xxx-, 3xxx-, and 5xxx-level courses, but need permission from an academic department to enroll in its 8xxx-level courses.

General psychology
PSY 1001 or PSTL 1281 or equivalent

Breadth of knowledge
Six different studio art media areas; basic drawing, painting, sculpture, and ceramics are required. Two additional elective areas may include photography, lithography, printmaking, paper, fibers (textiles), metal, jewelry, graphic arts/electronic art, architectural design, leather, glass, and woodworking.

  1. Basic drawing—ARTS 1101
  2. Basic painting—ARTS 1102
  3. Basic sculpture—ARTS 1301
  4. Basic ceramics—ARTS 1801
  5. Elective
  6. Elective

Depth of knowledge
One year (two semesters or three quarters) of studio art; one course at the introductory level and one course at the intermediate (3xxx) or advanced (5xxx) level. Two different media are required.

Studio art area one

Studio art area two

Note: Depth of knowledge courses may overlap with breadth of knowledge requirements.

Historical perspective
Note: Only one course may be used to fulfill each of the following requirements.

  1. General survey of world art
    • Select from: ARTH 1001, 3005, 3008, 3009, 3011W, 3012, 3014W, 3035, 3152, 3162, 5101, 5103, 5108, 5111, 5112, 5172, 5182, 5234, 5252, 5301, 5324, 5413, 5535, 5546, 5766, 5777
  2. Art of the 20th and 21st centuries
    • Select from: ARTH 1921W, 3012, 3401, 3422, 3464, 3484, 3575, 3921W, 3927, 5417, 5454, 5463, 5466, 5655, 5925, 5927, 5940; or CSCL 1921
  3. Art of women or non-Euro-American/non-Western art style
    • Select from: ARTH 1004W, 3013, 3014W, 3015W, 3017, 3142, 3578, 3585, 3588, 5725, 5765, 5766, 5767, 5769, 5775, 5776, 5777, 5781, 5785; or ARTS 3403, 5403; or AMIN 3401
  4. One course in studio art history, art criticism, or art theory
    • Select from: ARCH 1401, 3611; or ARTH 1001, 1002W, 5417; or ARTS 1001W, 3306, 3401W, 3403, 3411H, 5360, 5400, 5403; or DHA 1101W, 2385W, 4131W

Note: In this program, non-Western includes the non-traditional influences on art, including the art of women, and Native American and Mexican-American cultures. Western art includes Greek, Roman, Renaissance, central European, and Byzantine.

Revised May 2008