Art Education, BFA
To earn the BFA with a major in art education, students must complete the requirements outlined below.
Art Requirements
Studio Courses (27 hours)
Drawing I | 3 | |
Drawing II | 3 | |
Design and Color | 3 | |
Three Dimensional Design | 3 | |
Painting | 3 | |
Intro to Printmaking | 3 | |
Ceramics | 3 | |
Sculpture | 3 | |
Photography | 3 |
Studio Art Elective (3 hours)
ARST | 20000 level | |
OR | ||
ARST | 30000 level or above | 3 |
Art Education Courses (12 hours)
Basics in Art Education | 3 | |
Approaches to Studio Art | 3 | |
The Child and Visual Arts | 3 | |
Essentials of Visual Arts | 3 |
Art History (12 hours)
Introduction to Art History | 3 | |
ARHI | 20000 level | 3 |
ARHI | 30000 level or above (total of 6 hours at this level) | 6 |
Upper-level Art Electives (12 hours)
ARHI 30000-40000 | Any 30000 or 40000 level with Art History prefix | |
OR | ||
ARST 30000-40000 | Any 30000 or 40000 level Studio Art course | |
OR | ||
ARED 30000-40000 | Any 30000 or 40000 level with Art Education prefix |
Education Requirements
Oral Communication (3 hours)
Required for admission to the College of Education;
Communicating Effectively | 3 | |
OR | ||
3 | ||
OR | ||
COMM 20133 | 3 |
ED Psych/Development (6 hours)
Educational Psychology | 3 | |
Child and Adolescent Development | 3 |
Education Certification (10 hours)
Schools, Curriculum, and Society | 3 | |
Study of Exceptional Students | 3 | |
Professional Practice Seminar | 1 | |
Promoting Literacy in the Content Areas | 3 |
Student Teaching (6 hours)
All Level Student Teaching | 6 |
University Requirements
Undergraduate degree (120 hours minimum)
Upper-level coursework taken at TCU (42 hours minimum)
TCU Core Curriculum minimum requirements vary depending on the choice of courses. Some courses may count in more than one area. The maximum required is 63 hours.
Suggested Courses for First-Year
Fall (15 hours)
TCU Core Curriculum (9 hours)
OCO | Oral Communication | 3 |
HT | Historical Traditions | 3 |
RT | Religious Traditions | 3 |
Art Courses (6 hours)
Drawing I | 3 | |
Design and Color | 3 |
Art History Course (3 hours)
Introduction to Art History | 3 |
Spring (15 hours)
TCU Core Curriculum (9 hours)
RT | Religious Traditions | 3 |
SSC | SSC | 3 |
Art Courses (6 hours)
Drawing II | 3 | |
Three Dimensional Design | 3 | |
Basics in Art Education | 3 |