| Adaptive Art Education is a teaching major that combines art therapy and art education. Mount Mary College offers several program formats for students wishing to pursue adaptive art education. See degree requirements and curriculum.
After completion of the program, students are certified to teach art in grades Pre-K through 12, and are certified in adaptive arts. The practicum in art therapy is done in conjunction with student teaching with supervision by an art therapist/art educator.
The following courses are needed to complete the adaptive education in art certificate:
- Certification in Art
- PSY 325 Abnormal Psychology
- EDU 405 Intro to Exceptional Learners
- ATH 322 practicum in adaptive education in art
- ATH 210 Introduction to Art Therapy
- ATH 320 Basic Therapeutic Skills
- ATH 332 Art Media Dimension and Adaptation
- PSY 103 Basic Psychology
- PSY 214 Developmental Psychology
- PSY 325 Abnormal Psychology
Mount Mary's master of arts in education offers a special emphasis in adaptive education. The requirements include
- 12 credits of adaptive education course work for subject-area specialization
- Papers and projects may be related to adaptive education
- Action research project relative to adaptive education will be done in your own classroom
Adaptive art education leads to DPI license #859.
For additional information contact the Education Department, (414) 258-4810, ext. 313. |
