Graduate Council Meeting Agenda
November 14, 2003
10:30 AM, Prince Building Room 121
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the minutes from the October 10, 2003 Graduate Council
meeting
III. New Business
POLI 635 Globalization (3). A survey of the various theories and issues surrounding the process of Globalization and anti-Globalization within the study of International Relations. The course will draw on historical, economic, financial, cultural, and political issue-areas of Globalization in a multitude of world regions.
ARTE 540 School Art Program (3). Analysis of historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of art education as a profession, including the origins and contexts of prevailing practices, contemporary change models, and prominent rationales for art in the schools. Methods for standards-based curriculum development, assessment of teaching and learning, and evaluation of art programs and student art products will be explored through readings, seminars, research and studio projects, and field experiences.
ARTE 541 Practicum in Art Education (3). Supervised clinical teaching experiences of conducting standards-based instruction with middle and high school students in a laboratory setting. Experiences include lesson planning, producing visual aids, peer and self-assessment in teaching, seminars, collaborative projects, field trip implementation and supervision, and proposal preparation for professional development opportunities.
ARTE 549 Principles and Methods for Teaching Art (3). Focus on methods, materials, and processes suitable for comprehensive art education content implementation. Students will develop art learning units with relevant teaching support materials organized around specific art concepts and modes of inquiry, produce assessment instruments for the evaluation of art programs and student art products, and engage in the review and analysis of art education literature for research. Emphasis is placed on secondary schools. Supervised clinical teaching experiences in the public schools are required.
ARTE 595 Art Education Workshop (3). Course designed for graduate-level MAT art students or teachers holding existing certification who are preparing to teach art in the public schools. Students will develop specific disciplinary content units for various developmental levels from Pre-K to senior high school. Materials and methods will be organized around exploration of special topics. Topics will vary according to suffix. Examples of topics include Photographic Techniques for Art Education, K-12 Painting Methods, and Handbuilt Ceramics for K-12 Art Teachers.
Continuation of discussion of the formation of the Coastal Carolina University Graduate Assembly, Fall 2004