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Required Coursework

All of the following lower division courses must be taken:

Art 115A, Foundation Art History I
Art 115B, Foundation Art History II
Art 115C, Foundation Art History III
Art 130, Foundation Two Dimensional Design or Art 182, Color Theory and Composition
Art 131, Foundation Three Dimensional
Art 151A, Beginning Ceramics: Handbuilding
Art 151B, Beginning Ceramics: Wheel Throwing
Art 181, Foundation Drawing
Art 184, Foundation Life Drawing
Art 187, Foundation Painting

There are choices in each of the six upper division art history and studio sections. One course must be taken in each of them.

ART HISTORY (upper division)

Art 438, Twentieth Century Art to 1945 or
Art 439, Twentieth Century Art from 1945.

Art 455, Traditional Art of Africa: Thematic or
Art 456, American Indian Art: Western Perspective or
Art 457, Pre-Columbian Mexican Art or
Art 466, Buddhist Art of India & Southeast Asia or
Art 467, Hindu and Islamic Art of India or
Art 468, Early Chinese Art or
Art 469, Later Chinese Art or
Art 470, Japanese Art.

STUDIO (upper division)

Art 381, Drawing or
Art 383, Life Painting or
Art 384, Intermediate Life Drawing or
Art 385, Watercolor Painting or
Art 387, Painting.

Art 340, Intermediate Photography or
Art 349, Microcomputer or
Art 370, Printmaking or
Art 371A, Illustration.

Art 316, Fiber: Pattern Design and Printing or
Art 328A, Beginning Fiber Structures or
Art 355A, Enameling or
Art 356, Jewelry Casting or
Art 357A, Beginning Metals and Jewelry or
Art 357B, Beginning Metals and Jewelry or
Art 358A, Metalsmithing or
Art 359A, Architectural Metalwork & Blacksmithing or
Art 363A, Sculpture Foundry Investment or
Art 363, Sculpture: Carving and Fabrication.

Art 317, Fiber: Textile Dyeing or
Art 341A, Intermediate Ceramics: Handbuilding or
Art 341B, Intermediate Ceramics: Wheel Throwing.

All of the following Art Education courses must be taken:

Art 300, Art, Adolescence, and the Child.
Art 301, Crosscultural Perspectives in Art Education (Spring only).
Art 305, Art Disciplines and New Technology (Spring only). Level I Requirement. This course must be completed prior to Student Teaching.
Art 407, Art Practicum (Fall only).
Art 412, Aesthetic Theories in Art Education (Fall only).
Art 415, On-site Studies in Art Education.

The Education Part of the Credential:

EDSS 300A, Introduction to Teaching Art
This course must be taken in order to apply for the Single Subject Program.

These courses may be taken before, with or after EDSS300A. You do not need to be admitted into the Single Subject Program to take these classes.

EDP 350 Education of Exceptional Individuals
EDP301 or 302 or 305 Child/Adolescent Development/Educational Psychology
HSC 411B, Health Science for Teachers

Once you have been accepted into the Single Subject Program, you can take the following Education courses:

EDSE 435, U.S. Secondary Schools/Intercultural Education.
EDSE 436, Learning & Instruction in a Multicultural Education.
EDSE 457, Reading and Writing in Secondary Schools.
EDSS 450A, Curriculum and Methods in Teaching Art

Student Teaching

EDSS 472A,B,C (15 units total)