General Education Curriculum

All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the General Education Curriculum section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.

1. Major: 85 CREDITS

   • ART103 Foundation Design I (3)**
   • ART104 Foundation Design II (3)**
   • ART105 Foundation Drawing I (3)**
   • ART106 Foundation Drawing II (3)**
   • ART230 Computer Rendering (3)**
   • ART251 Ceramics I (3)**
   • ART331 Art Reading List (3)**
   • ART334 Digital Photography (3)**
   • ART443 Issues & Methodologies in Contemporary Art (2)**
   • ART446 History of Contemporary Art: 1940 – Present (3)**
   • Art Studio Electives: (9)**
   • ART498 Senior Art Exhibit (1)**
   • CMP101 English Composition (3)
   • EDU204 Field Based Experience in Education (1)*
   • EDU213 Foundations of Education (3)**
   • EDU237/L Instructional Design: Theory & Practice (3/1)**
   • EDU301 Methods & Materials: Art (Elementary) (3)**
   • EDU302 Methods & Materials: Art (Secondary) (3)**
   • EDU310 Practicum in Education (2)*
   • EDU311 Methods & Materials: Art (Middle) (3)**
   • EDU427 Teaching to the Standards (3)*
   • EDU477Student Teaching and Seminar: Elementary Levels: Art (6)*
   • EDU 478 Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary Levels: Art (6)*
   • SED204 Field Based Experience in Inclusive Education (1)*
   • SED270 Nature & Educational Needs of Students with Disabilities (3)**
   • IND285 History of Art: Renaissance-Modern (3)**
   • Choose one course:
     • SED371  Inclusive Classroom Management Techniques for Individuals with Disabilities (3)**
     • EDU402  Methods in Classroom Management – Secondary (3)**
   • *Required a minimum grade of B- or better
   • **Required a minimum grade of C or better

2. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS

• First Year Seminar (3)
• Learning Communities (6)
• Depth – Discovery (9)
• Breadth – Exploration:  
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 
    • • Choose two courses from: Math, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, and Computer Science. (6)
  • Social Sciences: 
    • PSY212 Developmental Psychology: Infancy through Childhood (3)**
    • PSY214 Psychology of Adolescence (3)**
  • Humanities: 
    • IND275 History of Art: Ancient – Medieval (3)**
    • Choose one course from: 
      • THA203 Improvisation in the Classroom (3)**
      • THA208 Public Speaking (3)**
  • **Required a minimum grade of C or better

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 121 CREDITS

Suggested Course Sequence

Access the suggested course sequence for the BFA, Visual Arts Education, from the Education Department web page.