Art Education (B.S.) with K-12 Teaching Certification (Three-Dimensional 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
4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of contemporary theories in the field of art education
5. Developing a sensitivity to differences posed by ability, culture and ethnicity
6. Teach, assess, and evaluate, which is appropriate to the art class room
7. Explain & discuss ideas of aesthetic value at a level appropriate to the age of the student in the classroom
8. 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
9. Understanding of the ethical issues related to teaching
10. Articulate the relationship between faith, teaching and art

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

Three credits from the following:

Three credits from the following:

Three-Dimensional Studies Concentration (15 credits)

Select nine credits from three different processes:

Paper:

Furniture:

Installation:

Ceramics:

Fibers:

Sculpture:

Three credits from the following or an additional sculpture or fibers course above:

Cross-Concentration Studies

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

Drawing:

Illustration:

Painting:

Print-making:

Photography:

Six credits from Graphic Design and Digital Art options

Three credits from the following:

QuEST Requirements

** Note: Art Education majors take either a Laboratory Science course OR a Science, Technology, and the World course to fulfill QuEST requirements.