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The Bachelor of Arts in Art Education certifies students for preK-12 Visual Art Licensure. Graduates effectively teach visual art by applying a learner-centered pedagogy to embrace the many dimensions of human intelligence and aesthetic education. Graduates understand child development to successfully engage learners in the complete artistic process of thinking-perceptual, imaginative, formative, expressive, and communicative- by combining a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas. They organize and evaluate teaching activities for creating and analyzing works of art and design from contemporary and past cultures. This involves using a variety of media, technology, and community resources, making connections between visual art and other disciplines, as well as assessing the learning outcomes of their students. Graduates are prepared to meet the needs of all students with an understanding of the value of diversity. They create safe and equitable learning environments in which to nurture life-long skills in problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and constructing meaning.

Please view Admission to Advanced Study.

Study Abroad/Away Opportunities:

• Travel to London and Paris
• China
• Art and Design Education in Florence, Italy
• New York City Study/Travel
• Ohio Art Education Association and National Art Education Association Travel Studies.

There are many Study Abroad/Away Opportunities, for more information contact the Office of Global Education.

Teachers of self-enrichment education held about 253,600 jobs in 2008. The largest numbers of teachers were employed by public and private educational institutions and providers of social assistance.

Public school teachers must be licensed, which typically requires a bachelor's degree and the completion of an approved teacher education program; private school teachers do not have to be licensed but may still need a bachelor's degree.
(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)

General Admissions for New Freshman: Admission Requirements at the Kent Campus: The freshman admission policy at the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon the following: overall grade point average, ACT and/or SAT scores, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends.

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago. For more information on admissions, visit the admissions website for new freshmen.
 

For more information about admission criteria for transfer, transitioning and former students, please visit the admissions website.

Minimum 122 total credit hours, minimum 39 upper-division hours. A 2.750 overall GPA and a 2.750 GPA in the major are necessary for admission to advanced study, student teaching and graduation in this program. Minimum C (2.000) grade is required in all courses specified as requirements.

Please view Requirements for Admission to Advanced Study for Art Education.

Reflection:
Graduates will reflect on their personal and conceptual growth, teaching performance and professional development as well as on their students' learning through guided writing, journaling, and artmaking. Graduates will articulate their beliefs about art education and defend their position as well as demonstrate in-depth engagement in issues of the field.

Active and Collaborative Learning and Teaching:
Graduates will research, plan, conduct, and assess art experiences for preK-12 grade students, grounded in the National and Ohio Visual Art standards. Graduates will examine and learn from observed student and teacher behaviors to understand effective teaching practices. Graduates will comprehend the visual stages of development as they relate to mental, social, emotional, and physical development of children in order to plan appropriate lesson instruction. Graduates will develop and articulate knowledge of various theories related to teaching artmaking , art criticism, art history and aesthetics as well as theories related to instructional and interdisciplinary practices. Graduates will apply principles of classroom management, safety practices, and motivational techniques in teaching. Graduates will organize and manage the time, space, and resources of an instructional setting for teaching art. Graduates will learn to use community resources, such as museums and community artists, and make connections between communal needs, the learner, and the art education curriculum. Graduates will effectively plan and install art exhibits.

Communication Skills:
Graduates will competently use materials and media to communicate visually. Graduates will effectively communicate verbally and through writing their ideas of art education in relation to contemporary art education theory and the application of those ideas in art classrooms. Graduates will become advocates for the field of art education.

Diversity:
Graduates will develop an understanding of their communal, national, and global identities, in the context of the personal as well as professional as educators. Graduates will create and teach appropriate art curricula that meet the cultural, emotional, academic, physical, sensory, and behavioral needs of students. Graduates will understand the significance of and apply curricula that promote appreciation and critical understanding of diversity, inclusivity, and interdisciplinarity. 

Professional Development:
Graduates will learn about career planning and related professional issues such as national assessments, unions, professional development possibilities, graduate studies, and life-long learning. Graduates will be encouraged to become life-long learners as they continue to reflect critically on their teaching practices. Graduates are prepared in professional responsibilities of becoming a member of the art education community, and they will adapt their curriculum accordingly.

Technology Competence:
Graduates will use technology in an ethical, critical, and creative manner as a means to acquire, provide, organize, and communicate knowledge.

GOALS:
Learner-centered Pedagogy:
Graduates effectively teach visual art by applying a learner-centered pedagogy to embrace the many dimensions of human intelligence and aesthetic education. Graduates are prepared to meet the needs of all students with an understanding of the value of diversity.

Creating and Analyzing:
Graduates understand child development to successfully engage learners in the complete artistic process of thinking-perceptual, imaginative, formative, expressive, and communicative--by combining a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas. They organize and evaluate teaching activities for creating and analyzing works of art and design from contemporary and past cultures. This involves using a variety of media, technology, and community resources, making connections between visual art and other disciplines, as well as assessing the learning outcomes of their students.

Skills for Life-Long Learning:
Graduates create safe and equitable learning environments in which to nurture life-long skills in problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and constructing meaning.

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

Exhibitions
Students enrolled in the B.A. in art education must receive a rating of “satisfactory” on selected works exhibited during their portfolio review.