UW-River Falls Accounting Academic Plan

The Art department . . .

meets the educational and personal development needs of students through effective teaching, academic advising and counseling. Participation in cultural opportunities and extracurricular programs enriches the liberal and technical studies necessary for the baccalaureate degree and teaching certification in art.

Department of Art
172 Kleinpell Fine Arts
(715) 425-3266

Undergraduate Catalog

Goals and Objectives

to provide in-depth and comprehensive exposure to and expertise in the following core studio areas: art education, drawing, painting, graphics, ceramics, printmaking, photo- graphy, fibers, metals and glass.
to provide a foundation experience in sculpture and art history as well as significant instruction in computerized advertising/design.
to attract and retain the highest caliber of professional experts in each of its core curriculum areas and major degree areas.
to meet the educational and personal development needs of students through effective teaching, academic advising and counseling by providing cultural opportunities and extra curricular programs which expand the base of liberal and specific studies necessary to the foundation for the baccalaureate degree and teaching certification in the field of fine arts.

The objectives of the art department academic programs are closely tied to the university mission and aim to develop students who shall be adept at creative problem solving. Students shall be critically aware of themselves and their visual environment and dexterous in the use of materials but respectful of both possibilities and limitations. Students shall be capable in critical judgment and capable of revising criteria in the light of new experiences as well as possessing an awareness of what has been done in the visual arts and what might therefore be possible, enriched by tradition but not bound by it. Students shall be articulate in discussion and analysis of the visual phenomena which they encounter. They shall be flexible and adaptable to new times, technologies, and situations, but will be able to recognize, create and preserve value. Further objectives of the department are to establish a studio major and minor focus based philosophically on interests and experience; broaden the aesthetic base in both art and the liberal arts generally and establish a stronger art history base with greater depth in Western art and broader scope in art of non-Western cultures.

Program

The art department is in the College of Arts and Sciences and students have several options in designing a course of study. The art department currently offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (72 credits) and either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with four options including art major (36 credits with minor), art education major (36 credits with minor), broad area art education major (54 credits), and broad area art major (56 credits).

Faculty

The art department employs nine faculty members who possess terminal degrees in their fields. Members are active professionals who are exhibiting and lecturing nationally and internationally as well as working with over 1300 UW-River Falls students annually.

Career Opportunities

Art majors do a variety of jobs in education and the private sector. An undergraduate art degree is required for any additional graduate training in the arts. Past graduates have developed careers in a variety of fields and recognize the importance of developing their creative problem solving abilities to adjust to the changing job climate.

Broad Area Art - Education Degree (no minor required) Academic Advising Plan.

Semester 1 (Fall)

ART 131 Drawing I ~ 3
ENGL 111 Academic Reading and Writing ~ 3
PSYC 101 General Psychology (gen. ed.) ~ 3
MATH 126 Activities in Mathematics ~ 3
CHEM 100 Modern Alchemy
or GEOL 101 Introductory Geology
or GEOG 110 Physical Environment: Patterns and
Systems ~ 3
Total semester credits ~ 15

Semester 5 (Fall)

ART 200-level studio course ~ 3
ART 300-level studio course ~ 3
ART 253 Art in the Schools ~ 4
PSYC 330 The Exceptional Child ~ 3
PHYS 114 Basic Physics
or PHYS 117 Introductory Astronomy ~ 3
Physical education activity course ~ .5
Total semester credits ~ 16.5

Semester 2 (Spring)

ART 121 Design Foundations ~ 3
ART 132 Drawing II ~ 3
ART 200-level studio course ~ 3
BIOL 100 Introduction to Biology (gen.ed./lab). 3
ENGL 112 Persuasive Reading and Writing ~ 3
SCTA 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3
Total semester credits ~ 16

Semester 6 (Spring)

ART 200-level studio course ~ 3
ART 300-level studio course (two) ~ 6
ART 485 Senior Seminar ~ 1
TED 422 Content Area Literacy ~ 3
TED 430 Techniques of Education: Art ~ 3
Total semester credits ~ 16

Semester 3 (Fall)

ART 211 Western Art to 1500 ~ 3
ART 200-level studio course ~ 3
ENGL 241-245 Sophomore English literature course ~ 3
P ED 108 Health and Fitness for Life ~ 1
POLS 114 American National, State and
Local Government ~ 3
TED 120 Introduction to Education and
Instructional Technology ~ 3
Total semester credits ~ 16

Semester 7 (Fall)

ART 300-level art history or ISSC 496 or ISC 497 or
IHUM 498 Senior Level Capstone Course ~ 2-3
ART 300-level studio courses (two) ~ 6
HIST 206 Native Americans and the United States
or PHIL 245 Islam and Oriental Religions in the USA
or GEOG 120 Human Geography ~ 3
TED 420 School and Society ~ 3
ART 309 Gallery Techniques (optional) ~ 1
Total semester credits ~ 15-16

Semester 4 (Spring)

ART 212 Art History Since 1500 ~ 3
ART 200-level studio courses (two) ~ 6
TED 212 Educational Psychology ~ 5
TED 252 Foundations of Multicultural Education ~ 3
Physical education activity course ~ .5
Total semester credits ~ 17.5

Semester 8 (Spring)

TED 475 Student Teaching K-12 ~ 12
Total semester credits ~ 12

Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education ~ 41 cr.
Major Courses ~ 58-59 cr.
Professional Courses ~ 31 cr.
Credits to Degree/Certification ~ 130-131 cr.

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.

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Updated July 2003