Art Education (B.S.) with K-12 Teaching Certification (Graphic Design and Digital Art Concentration)

Program Overview

The Art Education major at Messiah College leads to a B.S. degree with teaching certification (K–12) accredited by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (P.D.E.). It is a demanding program with 127 credits necessary for graduation, but one that students have found very rewarding and an excellent preparation for a teaching career. The program combines the strength of two different areas for students who are interested in becoming an ‘artist educator’. The Art Education major will complete the same studio curriculum as the B.A. in Studio Art major, with the exception of one course (Art Education majors do not take ART 494). This includes choosing a concentration, as in the B.A. in Studio Art. In addition, Art Education majors take the required education and art education curriculum as required by the P.D.E. Students in the Art Education major will complete the major with their Professional Semester of student teaching in the spring of their senior year. Art Education Majors are required to apply to the Teacher Education Program in their sophomore year prior to taking 300 level education course work and they must maintain a 3.0 GPA. Art Education majors are also required to take the appropriate PAPA and Praxis tests required by the P.D.E. and obtain their “Good Character” clearances.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Art Education program can:

  1. Apply a basic knowledge of foundational content, practices and philosophical and ethical assumptions in visual arts education.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary art education journals and resources.
  3. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of art education history and demonstrate a working knowledge of contemporary theories in the field of art education.
  4. Developing a sensitivity to differences posed by ability, culture and ethnicity.
  5. Teach, assess, and evaluate, which is appropriate to the art class room.
  6. Explain & discuss ideas of aesthetic value at a level appropriate to the age of the student in the classroom.
  7. Gain an awareness of options for employment, voluntary service, and/or graduate education in one’s specialized area of study in the context of reflection on one’s sense of vocation.
  8. Understanding of the ethical issues related to teaching.
  9. Articulate the relationship between faith, teaching and art.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

ART 110Visual Thinking and Digital Tools

3

ART 171Foundations of Drawing

3

ART 182Color and Design

3

ART 201Introduction to Art Education

1

ART 282Form, Space, and Media

3

ART 331Art Instruction Design&Assess

3

ART 355Elementary Curriculum Strategies

3

ART 356SecondaryCurriculum Strategies

3

TEP 407Student Teaching Seminar

1

ART 493Art Seminar

3

ARTH 111Methods & Theories of Art History

3

ARTH 210Topics in Non-Western Art

3

Sophomore Review

CIS/MATH/STAT
meeting Quest mathematical science

6

ENGL 1xx
(ENGL 122-ENGL 176, meeting QuEST literature)

3

EDSP 207Introduction to Special Education

3

EDSP 307Inclusion Practices

3

EDUC 201Education and American Society

3

EDUC 203Educational Psychology

3

EDUC 208Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 Schools

3

TEP 210Sophomore Field Experience

0

TEP 310Junior Field Experience

0

TEP 412Pre-Student Teaching Experience in Art Education

0

TEP 437Student Teaching: Art

9

ART 493: Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for major.

TEP 210: May meet ELI requirement- work closely with advisor to confirm

Three credits from the following:

ARTH 150Art History I: Ancient through Medieval Art

3

ARTH 151Art History II: Renaissance through Contemporary Art

3

Three credits from the following:

ARTH 209History of Modern Art

3

ARTH 309Contemporary Art: 1945 - Present

3

Graphic Design and Digital Art Concentration (15 credits)

ART 237Typography and Visual Communications

3

ART 483Graphic Design Capstone

3

Nine credits from the following (9):

ART 236Graphic Design and Visual Culture: Seeing, Thinking, Making

3

ART 312Digital Imaging

3

ART 336Interactive Design

3

ART 337Graphic Design and Professional Practice

3

ART 338Digital Illustration

3

ART 345Interactive Design II

3

ART 347Service Centered Design

3

ART 382Digital Photography

3

ART 405Topics in Graphic Design

3

ART 431Motion Design

3

ART 437Advanced Typography & Design

3

Cross-Concentration Studies

Six credits from two processes in the following 2-D courses:

Drawing:
ART 271Intermediate Drawing

3

ART 372Figure Drawing

3

Illustration:
ART 339Illustration

3

Painting:
ART 215Painting I

3

Print-making:
ART 232Screen Printing

3

ART 330Intaglio and Relief Printmaking

3

ART 332Lithography

3

Photography:
ART 251Darkroom Photography

3

Six credits from the following Three-Dimensional Studies:

ART 136Paper Processes

3

ART 308Installation Art and Public Sculpture

3

ART 283Furniture Design

3

Or three credits from the following ceramics electives:

ART 220Ceramics I: Wheel Techniques

3

ART 221Ceramics I: Handbuilding

3

Or three credits from the following fibers electives:

ART 224Dyeing, Printing, and Manipulating Fabric

3

ART 234Weaving Techniques

3

ART 334Wearable Art

3

Or three credits from the following sculpture electives:

ART 262Construction and Assemblage

3

ART 263Carving

3

ART 364Casting

3

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication 3
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Laboratory Science or Science, Technology & the World 3 or 4
Philosophy and Religion 3
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language 3
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs 3
Wellness course 1
QuEST requirements 28-29
Major requirements 98
Total credits 126-127

Math, Social Science (EDUC 203), Literature (ENGL 122-176), Non-Western (ARTH 210), are met by major. European History (ARTH 150 or ARTH 151), Arts and Pluralism (EDUC 201) are waived. 3rd Language requirement is a reduction. Art Ed majors take either a lab science or STW.