BS Art Education at Pennsylvania State University

The purpose of the Art Education program is to prepare knowledgeable, skilled, and caring professional educators to become critical, reflective practitioners, researchers and artists, and agents of change for social justice in diverse contexts of educational practice; generate and disseminate knowledge that leads to new pedagogical understandings on which more effective policies and practices can be grounded; and collaborate across disciplines, professions, and constituencies to promote social change that leads to educational improvement and transformation.

Faculty: College of Arts and Architecture  |  Duration: minimum 121 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 121 credits, including General Education and the requirements for the major. Required courses include Introduction to Art Education, Interpreting Art Experience: Social-cultural Perspectives, Diversity, Pedagogy, and Visual Culture, Visual Culture and Educational Technologies, Curricula, Pedagogy, and Assessment in Art Education, Advanced Practicum.

Career pathways

The Art Education program prepares you to become a knowledgeable, skilled, and caring professional art educator, capable of making a difference in the lives of those you have the privilege to teach. In building on your inherent creative and critical capacities as an artist, you have at your disposal a wealth of skills in working with materials and media, accessing multiple visual languages of communication, and challenging what we know about human potential, all of which contribute to your success as an educational leader.

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