• Art Education Program Degree Offerings
  
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• Undergraduate
• B.S. School Certification Option
• B.S. Museums and Cultural Institutions Option
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• Graduate
• M.S.
• M.Ed.
• Ph.D
• Dual-Title Degree in Women's Studies and Art Education
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• Art Education Faculty & Staff
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Undergraduate Studies in Art Education

The art education undergraduate program offers a Bachelor of Science in Art Education degree with one option leading to K-12 certification (Schools), and one that focuses on art education in settings such as museums and arts organizations (Museums and Cultural Institutions). Both options address visual culture, critical theory, and feminist issues and theory, as well as broader global definitions of art, cultural diversity, and the impact of digital electronic technologies.The threads that run through all the courses in both options include

historical and contemporary issues in art education;

teaching as reflective practice;

language that is specific to art,

visual culture, education, and art education;
technology;

opportunities for continuous professional and intellectual growth;
interdisciplinarity;

critical pedagogy;

varied teaching and assessment strategies to help diverse learners;

diversity of social, emotional, cognitive, and physical characteristics of learners;

inquiry in visual culture;

and collaboration with colleagues and communities.

(See curriculum revisions.)