Art and Design Programs
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Whether you aspire to be an artist, a designer or an educator, we can provide an engaging educational experience to enhance your academic success.
B.A. in Art Education
The bachelor of arts in art education provides a liberal arts foundation, with specialized skills in studio art, curriculum planning, and teaching strategies. You’ll gain the knowledge and skills used by artists in a range of studio arts, which will shape your philosophy as an art educator. This program will prepare you to teach elementary, middle school, or high school art, with a strong foundation in art and a solid understanding of the role of artist and educator.
Program
Highlights
Program Highlights
- Develop visual sensitivity in the creation of compelling artwork
- Acquire technical skills and perceptual understanding
- Gain understanding and knowledge of history, theory, and criticism of art and design
- Achieve ability to teach using an interdisciplinary approach to art education
- Inspire creativity in the next generation of students
Accreditation
Purdue University Fort Wayne is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Scholarships
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Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this degree, students will be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Utilize perceptual and conceptual skills to solve programs creatively in art/design media
- Implement 2D and 3D design principles to create compelling and effective works of art and design in a variety of traditional and digital media
- Demonstrate an understanding and competency of technical skills in traditional and digital art/design media to effectively communicate and express ideas
- Effectively analyze and critique works of art/design in verbal and written forms, using visual vocabulary and familiarity with the works and intentions of of major artists/designers and movements of the past and present
- Demonstrate effective visual, verbal, and written communication skills and an aptitude to apply those skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of the significance of art education in the classroom and the community, as well as the history of education in the United States
- Apply functional knowledge of basic art and design practical experiences and opportunities, as well as professional ethics
- Demonstrate an understanding of the language of art, how it relates to the social and cultural experiences of P-12 students, and how it is best taught in schools
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of state and national standards and how they are connected to learning experiences in the art curriculum
- Demonstrate knowledge of teaching methods, learning strategies, art processes and materials for teaching art in the classroom, elementary through secondary
- Demonstrate an understanding of a theme-based, interdisciplinary approach to art education through written curriculum materials
- Demonstrate an understanding of child development, special needs, and how these topics relate to approaches to teaching art in the inclusive classroom
- Demonstrate knowledge about art and its significance in a variety of cultures and how a multicultural approach operates in the art curriculum
- Exhibit artistic ability in portfolio review submissions and senior gallery exhibitions
- Demonstrate proficiency in teaching through observations and the capstone student teaching semester
- Art Curriculum Writer
- Art Educator (Formalized or Recreational Instruction)
- Artist
- Arts Administrator
- Designer
- Researcher
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