Visual Arts Education Pre-K-12—B.S.

New York State Registered Program Code: 23867

HEGIS Code: 1002.00 {Art [Painting, Drawing, Sculpture]}

Molloy Program of Study Code: VARBS

Requirements

General Education Requirements (41 Credits)

Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.

Music History (3 Credits) 

English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1100*

Languages (3 Credits)

Literature (3 Credits)

Social Sciences (6 Credits) Two out of three disciplines: HIS, POL or SOC

Psychology (3 Credits) PSY 2040

Math (3 Credits)

Science (3 Credits)

Philosophy (3 Credits)

Theology/Religious Studies (3 Credits)

Ethics (3 Credits)

Physical Education (1 Credit)

Core Course (4 Credits)

*ENG 1200 required for grades lower than a “B” in ENG 1100.

NOTE: The General Education requirement is 44, and has been adjusted to 41, because the following Major requirement will also satisfy the Art History requirement: ART 1350The Education Special Subjects General Education Related requirement for a second Math and a second lab science is waived for Visual Arts Education majors.

Major Visual Arts Requirements (51 Credits)

ART 1010Two-Dimensional Design

3

ART 1020Drawing

3

ART 1030Three-Dimensional Design

3

ART 1110Figure Drawing I

3

ART 1130Introduction to Printmaking

3

ART 1200Ceramics I

3

ART 4900Senior Thesis Project

3

Complete either (3 Credits):

ART 1300Fundamentals of Painting

3

Or

ART 1330Abstract Painting and Construction

3

Or

ART 2310Watercolor Painting I

3

Complete either (3 Credits):

ART 1350History of Western Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance

3

Or

ART 2900H(Honors) Art and Ideas Through History

3

Required

ART 1360History of Western Art II: Renaissance to Modernism

3

ART 1570Digital Photography I

3

ART 2080Sculpture

3

ART 2140Color Theory-Advanced Design

3

ART 2280Modern Art

3

ART 2410Art History of Non-European Cultures

3

Complete one Digital Art course (3 Credits):

ART 1800Introduction to Digital Art

3

ART 1810Paint Systems I

3

ART 1820Adobe Illustrator I

3

ART 1830Adobe Photoshop I

3

ART 1840Adobe Indesign I

3

ART 2720Adobe After Effects I

3

ART 2730Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics, Animation and Virtual Reality I

3

ART 2740Interactive Multimedia Design

3

Complete one additional Studio Art or Digital Art Elective course (3 Credits)

Education/Childhood/Special Subjects/ Visual Arts Requirements (25 total Credits)

Sophomore or Junior Year (10 Credits)

EDU 3000Eportfolio

0

EDU 3290Strategies for All Learners in the Diverse Classroom

3

EDU 3300Field Experience in a School Setting

0

EDU 3600Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers

3

EDU 3610Law and Professionalism in Inclusive Settings

1

EDU 3650Critical Examination of Issues in Education

3

EDU 3300: 2 hours a week in a local school

Fall of Senior Year (6 Credits)

ART 2000Curriculum and Instruction in Visual Arts for Childhood Education

3

ART 2010Curriculum and Instruction in Visual Arts for Adolescence Education

3

EDU 3690Field Experience in a School Setting (Special Subjects Programs: Music Education and Visual Arts Education)

0

Spring of Senior Year (9 Credits)

EDU 4880Visual Arts Education-Student Teaching

8

EDU 4900Student Teaching Seminar-All Certification Programs

1

Electives (8 credits)

8 Elective credits must be Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for a B.S. degree. FST 1000 counts towards required Electives.

(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with advisor.)

Total Credit Hours: 125