EDU 230 Introduction to the Arts

Fall/Spring

This course provides Education majors with knowledge of the basic elements, principles, and concepts of music and art, with an emphasis on how music and art can be included in classroom instruction across the content areas. The goal is to use these creative elements to enhance areas of the education curriculum and further engage and motivate children in their learning. Education majors will find and use resources to help them become more creative in their approach to teaching core curricular subjects while encouraging their students to understand and appreciate the intrinsic value of the creative arts.

3 credit hours