DEPARTMENT OF ART EDUCATION

Undergraduate Department of Art Education

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Chair: Rachel Fendler; Professors: Broome, Gussak, Parker-Bell, Rowson-Love, Shields; Associate Professor: Fendler, García, Ward; Assistant Professors: Donald, Guo; Specialized Faculty: Gerber

NOTE: The undergraduate Art Education degree is no longer offered. The department offers a five-year combined degree pathway leading to a BA (or BFA) in Art/MS in Art Education to prepare students for a career as an art teacher. This program enables undergraduate students who receive a bachelor’s degree, with one additional year of coursework from the department of art education, to fulfill teacher certification requirements. Please contact the Department of Art Education for the requirements for this program and refer to the Department of Art Education chapter in the Graduate Bulletin.

The primary mission of the five-year combined pathway is to prepare certified art teachers for public, private, and community locations. Certification requirements for teaching and administration are incorporated into individual programs of study to make the candidate eligible for K-12 certification in art in the state of Florida. This program also allows students to develop knowledge and skills of contemporary theory, practice, and research in art education through artistic and scholarly inquiry, and to explore current and historical issues in art education, particularly in art education for social justice.