ART 3520 - Principles and Practices of Art Education: An Introduction to Art Education

The course introduces students to the practices and principles of art education. Students examine: the historical and philosophical foundations of art education; current issues in art education; theories of art education; the major pedagogical approaches to art education; and human development and the arts. The course provides students with an understanding of art education as an important stand-alone discipline as well as a discipline that can be integrated across the curriculum.