Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Faculty of Education

Undergraduate Courses

Studio-based AE courses are normally subject to limited enrollment because of space and equipment needs. Courses offered by the Faculty of Education are also found under the following course codes: ED-D, ED-P, EDCI, IA, IED, IET, ME, EPHE.

AE 200   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Design

Creative problem solving through art. A studio exploration of the elements and principles of art, media and processes, and the development of ideas in fine and applied art. Consideration is given to the ways in which this theory and practical experience can be applied in a variety of teaching and learning contexts.

AE 201   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Image Development

A survey of methods and practices of innovative image transformation and development of skills and techniques through studio exploration. Instructional applications in various learning environments are considered.

AE 303A   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Formerly: part of 303

Ceramics I

Fundamental ceramics skills of hand-building, wheel throwing and glazing. The history of clay and study of the principles of form. A projects-based studio course.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 303A, 303.

AE 305   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Drawing

Development of skills and teaching methods in drawing through studio exploration. Instructional applications in various learning environments are considered.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 305, 302.

AE 306   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Painting

Development of skills and teaching methods in painting through studio exploration. Instructional applications in various learning environments are considered.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 306, 302. Supply list available from MacLaurin A430 or at <www.educ.ca/edci>.

AE 307   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Printmaking

An introduction to printmaking including its history, related concepts, and selected studio techniques. Exploration and experimentation are emphasized as a means of skill development. Instructional applications in various learning environments are considered.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 307, 300.

AE 308   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Sculpture

Development of skills and teaching methods in sculpture through studio exploration. Instructional applications in various learning environments are considered.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 308, 301.

AE 309   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Ceramics: Hand Building

Studio experience in the methods and techniques of hand-built ceramics and their application to different levels of student development; appropriate curriculum, assessment, and critiquing strategies.

AE 310   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Introduction to Applied Design

Introduction to skills and teaching methods in selected applied design areas through studio exploration.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 310, 304.

AE 319   Units: 1.5   Schedule

Photography

Basic approaches to photography as an art medium. An exploration of concepts and methods appropriate to elementary and secondary classrooms and other educational settings from simple technologies such as photograms and pinhole photography to 35 mm cameras and darkroom procedures.