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:

Three credits from the following:

Three credits from the following:

Graphic Design and Digital Art Concentration (15 credits)

Nine credits from the following (9):

Cross-Concentration Studies

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

Drawing:

Illustration:

Painting:

Print-making:

Photography:

Six credits from the following Three-Dimensional Studies:

Or three credits from the following ceramics electives:

Or three credits from the following fibers electives:

Or three credits from the following sculpture electives:

QuEST Requirements

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.