Art Education
Mitchell Bills
Chairperson
The Art Department offers majors in the following programs: studio art leading to a B.A. or B.S. degree: art history leading to a B.A. degree; and art education leading to a B.S. degree.
Major Program in Art Education
Art Certification in Elementary and Secondary Education
The successful completion of this program, consisting of a minimum of 124 credits, fulfills the requirements of the Connecticut Initial Educators Certificate and permits the graduate to teach art in both elementary and secondary schools. Acceptance into the art education program is provisional until the end of the sophomore year. A minimum of a 2.7 QPR in all courses taken at this University is required for admission to major status in the junior year and is also a prerequisite for the student teaching assignment.
Major in Art History
This major leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree requires :33 credits of study in art history. It provides a foundation in art history enabling students to seek careers in many art related fields, or to apply for advanced study in the history of art. Required cognate courses, which also meet general and distributive requirements, most be taken in the art history major. They include history 100-101 and 9 credits in the humanities elected with the advice of the department. The student is required to take 6 credits in one foreign language at the 200 level and 3 credits in studio arts. Free electives amount to 33 credits. Total credits for the B.A. degree are 122.
Major in Studio Art
A student majoring in studio art may elect to follow the requirements for a B.A. degree or a B.S. degree.
Bachelor of Arts Degree
This program combines concentrated work in studio art with study in a liberal arts curriculum. It offers the student a foundation for graduate study, as well as preparation for careers in the business world. Students in this B.A. degree program are required to complete ARE 104, 105. 112. 113,150,and 151. In addition a concentration of five courses must be selected in one of the following areas: ceramics, graphic design, jewelry and silversmithing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. The student also must complete two courses in art history beyond ART 104 and 105. The program also includes up to 42 credits of electives, 18 of which can be in studio art.
Bachelor of Science Degree
This program provides a strong foundation in studio work for students planning a profession in art or a career requiring artistic skill. Students are required to take ART 1 112, 113, 150,151,which are the foundation studio art courses. In addition, students are required to take art history survey courses ART 104 and 105.
Students take six out of the following 10 courses during their sophomore, junior, and senior years: ART 215, 220, 233. 2:36, 240, 250, 255, 260 or 261, 262.
The student must complete five to six courses in a specialization and should makea commitment to the specialization in the second semester of the sophomore year. Specializations are: ceramics, graphic design, jewelry and silversmithing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
There are 24-27 credits of free electives in the B.S. Studio Art program, making a total of 125 credits required for the degree.
Coordinators
Undergraduate Art Education: Dr. Arthur Guagliumi
Graduate Art Education: Dr. Jessie Whitehead
