Program Mission

The mission of the Art Education program is to develop students’ abilities, not only to create art, but also to pass along their passion and interest to others. Through a broad curriculum including studios, seminars, in-classroom experiences, and real-world training, students are prepared to pass licensure examinations and to pursue classroom teaching, their own artistic practice, and graduate school.

Program Outcomes

1. Graduates will have multiple ways of solving visual and creative problems.
2. Graduates will submit a professional portfolio for review by faculty and educational partners that demonstrates both
   1. technical proficiency in at least two media and
   2. command of the formal language necessary to communicate the content and concept of their work.
3. Graduates will write an artist/professional statement that illuminates their creative work and that interests others in it.
4. Graduates will understand the history of art and contemporary trends in art/art education/art therapy.
5. Graduates will gain experience in the role of art as a means to create, participate in, and serve diverse communities, locally and globally.
6. Graduates will have the appropriate knowledge and ability to teach art.

Program Requirements

Suggested Sequence of Courses for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art Education