Art Education Certification, BA

Art Education Certification, BA is a Bachelor program taught at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Art Education Certification BA prepares students to teach art in grades K-12. It combines general education with art courses and art education courses, including ART 101, ART 110, ART 215, ART 232, ART 356, and ART 400. Students also study topics such as social structures of aesthetics, contemporary methods in art education, and effective instructional strategies for students with exceptionalities.

Students complete a minimum of 120 credits across general education (45 credits), art courses (33 credits), and art education courses (33 credits). The program includes student teaching through EDFN 495, and it includes hands-on observation in elementary, secondary, and community colleges. Students also have access to an on-campus public elementary lab school, Grace B. Luhrs School.

The program is designed to earn K-12 certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Graduates are prepared for roles that include web designer, videographer, animator, ceramicist, illustrator, product designer, make-up artist, lighting designer, special effects artist, university art professor, art critic, conservator or restorer, and art therapist.

Modules

• ART 101
• GEOG 103
• PSYC 101
• ART 110 - Basic Drawing
• ART 210 - Drawing II
• ART 215 - Color and Two-Dimensional Design
• ART 218 - Three-Dimensional Design
• ART 232 - Art History II
• ART 233 - Art History III
• ART 385 - Senior Art Seminar
• ART 217 - Computer Design I
• ART 326 - Painting I offered in fall only

The minimum requirements for admission in Art Education Certification, BA at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as pre-requiste for admission in Art Education Certification, BA.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Earn K-12 certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Must pass the Praxis I: Basic Skills proficiency from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Students must also take the Praxis I and II Examinations and complete all Pennsylvania Certification requirements to earn K-12 certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).

Please check detail of study units at http://www.ship.edu/programs/art-education-certification-ba/

• Web designer
• Videographer
• Animator
• Ceramicist
• Illustrator
• Product designer
• Make-up artist
• Lighting designer
• Special effects artist
• University art professor
• Art critic
• Conservator or restorer
• Art therapist

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.