Teaching Art EC 12

The Teaching Art EC 12 curriculum is the first two years of a track designed for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree and be certified to teach music in the public schools. The degree was developed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and serves as a guide for colleges and universities in structuring the first two years of a curriculum for art education majors. 

Program Outcomes

  • Exhibit a basic knowledge of art including history, appreciation and creation.
  • Model behavior consistent with a teaching professional.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements to be a public school teacher.

Critical Thinking Skills: Creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information, using technology as appropriate.

Communication Skills: Effective development, interpretation, and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication.

Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.

Teamwork:Ability to be flexible and to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others, taking the initiative when appropriate, to support a shared purpose or goal.

Social Responsibility: Intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.

Personal Responsibility: A strong work ethic and the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making.

Career Information

The Teaching Art EC-12 AA degree prepares the student to enter a four-year institution’s Theater Arts Education degree program.

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Recommended Program of Study
Course Title SCH
First Semester
ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation  
EDUC 1100 Learning Framework  
EDUC 1301 Intro to the Teaching Profession  
ENGL 1301 Composition I  
HIST 1301 United States History I  
ARTS 1316 Drawing I  
Second Semester
ARTS 1304 Art History II  
EDUC 2301 Intro to Special Populations  
ENGL 1302 Composition II  
HIST 1302 United States History II  
ARTS 2316 Painting I  
Third Semester
ARTS 1317 Drawing II  
BIOL 1308 Biology I (Lec)  
BIOL 1108 Biology I (Lab)  
GOVT 2305 Federal Government  
MATH 1314 College Algebra  
PSYC 2301 General Psychology  
Fourth Semester
ARTS 2317 Painting II  
GOVT 2306 Texas Government  
PHYS 1315 Physical Science I (Lec)  
PHYS 1115 Physical Science I (Lab)  
SPCH 1315 Public Speaking  
Total    

A student completing the Âé¶¹ÆÆ½â°æ core curriculum is considered Core Complete.

No more than 60-66 semester credit hours (SCH)from Âé¶¹ÆÆ½â°æ will be applied to a Bachelor degree at Lamar University.

An additional 60 SCH or more must be completed to satisfy the bachelor degree requirements.

 

 

 
 

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Overview

Associate of Arts

Contact

  • Dr. Blas A. Canedo-Gonzalez
  • Chair of Creative Arts & Service Professions
  • Sam and Linda Monroe Performing Arts Center Building, Office 144
  • 409-984-6547
  • canedoba@lamarpa.edu

Two-Year Program

Academic Transfer Degree

Leads to a BFA degree in Graphic Design or Studio Art or a BS in Graphic Design or Art Education at a four-year college/university

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