The Art Education Program serves an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 60 students who enter the program through the School of Art and Design or the College of Education and Human Services. The course work includes elementary and secondary methods, theories and philosophies of art education, curriculum and assessment in art education, and an introduction to the profession. As a component of the methods’ courses, the art education students develop and teach curriculum in the Saturday Young Artists Workshop series each semester. Each of our art education courses plans or observes art instruction in a variety of community settings.
Barbara Bickel, Sally Gradle, Jennifer Kennedy
SIUC offers a Masters in the Art of Teaching (MAT) Program through the College of Education and Human Services with an emphasis in teaching art at the high school level. Students complete 6 hours of course work in the Art Education Program as part of their MAT Program. For more information, please consult the MAT Program Director in the College of Education and Human Services: Dr. Donna Post, at dmpost@siu.edu.
The School of Art and Design offers a Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) degree with an emphasis in art education. The program requirements for graduation are designed to meet the Illinois standards for teacher certification in art.
Total Degree Requirements: 125 credits
University Core Curriculum: 32 credits
(3 covered by AD 100A or B, 6 by AD 207A, B, or C Introduction to Art History), must include PSYC 102
Art and Design Requirements: 93 credits
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