Our art education concentration is a professional degree program that, in conjunction with the College of Education, offers students a major in art education that leads to a teaching certification in art.
It works from the premise that making art and teaching art are both creative acts that demand personal investment, knowledge of one鈥檚 discipline, and art making endeavors that spark imagination and illuminate possibility for one鈥檚 self and others.
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Key Features
- 69传媒 for our Teacher Preparation Program as early as your second year.
- Graduate with a Louisiana Department of Education certification to teach Art Education.
A Meaningful Creative Program
This concentration requires an informed and intuitive understanding of learners in an ever-changing world, a genuine desire to inspire rather than impose knowledge, an understanding of historical and contemporary art and artists, knowledge of wide range of studio processes, and hands-on opportunities to design and apply instruction.
Finally, the program also emphasizes the importance of having a strong understanding of national, state, and local art standards, current technological innovations, and resources offered through involvement with professional organizations such as the National Art Education Association and the Louisiana Art Education Association.
Curriculum Snapshot
| Year | Focus Areas |
|---|---|
| 1 | Design I-II, Drawing I-II, Survey of the Visual Arts I |
| 2 | Intro to Art Education, Survey of the Arts II, Intro to Painting, Intro to Sculpture, Educational Psychology, Intro to Modern Art, Intro to Printmaking |
| 3 | Art and the Computer, Advanced Methodology in Art Education, Art History, Intro to Ceramics, Classroom Culture, Teaching Students with Dyslexia |
| 4 | Teacher Residency I-II in K-12 Art Education, Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Art Education |
Plus general education credits in English, math, science, history, social sciences, and electives.