CC 260 - Creative Art Experience for Young Children

Credit Hours: 3

Explores the creative arts as a process of discovery, exploration, decision making and creativity in the life of the young child. Considers ways in which parents and teachers may encourage and enrich the creative experience in the developing young child. Participants will have an opportunity to explore the creative arts and processes for themselves.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

understand the developmental stages of the creative arts as they relate to children from birth through age 8;
have participated in a variety of creative arts experiences;
plan appropriate creative art experiences for children;
become familiar with research relevant to the creative arts; and
broadened his/her familiarity with a wide diversity of worldwide masters in the creative arts.

F/S (C)

Open to students in developmental reading and writing.