Art Education Minor

The Community-Based Art Education Minor is designed for students who seek to study the role of the visual arts in a variety of locations including cultural centers, museums, hospitals, nursing homes, adult day care centers, schools, recreation centers, and other community settings. In addition to the completion of the required art education foundation courses, students choose electives in art education, art history, design, and art studio. Throughout their course of study, students will engage Art Education as it meets the challenges of the 21st century, including emerging technologies, new social formations, and new forms of cultural expression.

This minor does not lead to Illinois State Board of Education K-12 certification to teach art.

Requirements:

Students must complete a minimum of 16-20 hours. Students meet the following course requirements.

6 hrs of Required Art Education Foundation Courses

ARTE 201 Foundations of Art Education
ARTE 202 Methods of Teaching Art

6-14 hrs of Electives from Art Education Division Offerings

ART 140 Introduction to Art
ARTE 260 Museums in Action
ARTE 290 Art and Civil Society
ARTE 391 Independent Study
ARTE 402 Artistic Development
ARTE 480 Popular Visual Culture

2-6 hrs of Electives from the School of Art and Design

Art Education, Art History, Art Studio, New Media, Graphic and Industrial Design

Prerequisites for the minor:

For admission to the minor, students must apply to Art Education, must have a 2.5 minimum GPA, must submit a Statement of Intent and be approved by the Art Education Undergraduate Advisor, Robin Douglas. Students must retain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in order to remain in the minor.

Admission to the minor:

Robin Douglas, the Art Education Undergraduate Advisor and an Art Education faculty member, will monitor the admission process.

Additional information about declaring a minor is available on the Provost's site: Undergraduate Minors, Office of the Provost, University of Illinois. Students will need to download and print the Statement of Intent to Pursue a Campus-Approved Minor. Students will also need to complete the Minor's Modification Form if they are going to cancel their minor or if a class needs to be substituted.

Submit an updated copy of your DARS report along with the Statement of Intent to Pursue a Campus-Approved Minor to Robin Douglas for approval and signature. Submit the signed Statement of Intent form to the student's College office.