Major Requirements
To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. All students also must fulfill Liberal Arts Core and University requirements, and some of the following courses may also satisfy those requirements. Some coursework also fulfills teaching licensure requirements as specified by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- ED 250 Introduction to Teaching and Learning
- ED 327S Curriculum Design
- ED 337 Reading in the Content Areas
- ED 452 Managing the Classroom #
- ED 460 Student Teaching #
- FA 103 Design I
- FA 104 Design II
- FA 105 Drawing I
- FA 106 Drawing II or FA 309 Figure Drawing
- FA 201 History of Art I
- FA 202 History of Art II
- FA 385 Approaches to Teaching Art
- FA 422 Senior Project
- FA 427 Portfolio
- 9 credits in 2-D electives, choosing from the following: FA 106 Drawing II, FA 110 Crosscultural Visual Thinking, FA 211 Printmaking I, FA 213 Painting I, FA 214 Painting II, FA 307 Printmaking II, FA 309 Figure Drawing, FA 360 Book Illustration
- 9 credits in 3-D electives, choosing from the following: FA 251 Jewelry Design; FA 253 Handmade Books: Art, Design, and Construction; FA 350 Three-Dimensional Design; FA 353 Handmade Books II
- 6 credits in upper-level Art History electives
- GD 101 Software Lab I: Photoshop
- GD 102 Software Lab II: Illustrator
- GD 200 Electronic Publishing, GD 203 Photography: Digital Imaging, GD 205 Video Production I, or GD 308 Web Design
- PSY 110 Human Growth and Development
- PSY 341 Psychology of Individuals with Disabilities
# ED 452 and ED 460 must be taken at the same time.