Department of Art + Design,
Art History, Art Education
Art Education Major
Announcement: Application review for the Post-Baccalaureate in Art Education degree program has ended for spring semester 2010. It will reopen on February 1 for fall 2010 enrollment.
Towson University offers a 5-year BS degree in Art Education, consisting of general education requirements, professional education requirements, art + design, art history, art education and art-specific reading courses. The program is exemplar in the country as one providing both depth and breadth. The primary textbook used throughout the Art Education sequence, Becoming an Art Teacher by Dr. Jane Bates of Towson University, has received international recognition. Students graduating from the program are certified to teach art in grades K-12.
Students in the Art Education program receive dual certification enabling
them to teach art in Maryland in grades K-12. In addition to meeting the
General Education requirements (45 units), students complete art education and professional education requirements for 97 units. The entire program is approximately 142 units and takes five years to complete. The art education block is taken in the last three terms of the program.
Students graduating for the program are highly sought after throughout the state of Maryland, as well as in other states throughout the country.
Learning goals for Art Education include:
- Develop skills in the making of art using a wide range of media and processes applicable within the K-12 grade range.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history of art through time and place, as applicable in K-12 Art Education.
- Demonstrate knowledge of art criticism and aesthetics as applicable in K-12 Art Education.
- Demonstrate ability to plan for art instruction through the design of unit plans, lesson plans, and activities applicable within the K-12 range.
- Demonstrate the ability to teach age appropriate concepts and processes to K-12 art learners.
- Demonstrate the ability to assess one’s own performance as a pre-service teacher and the performance of one’s K-12 learners in various educational settings.
Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Center for the Arts, Room 3103 (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-2808
Fax: 410-704-2810
E-mail: artdepartment@towson.edu
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