Art Education

Overview

Key facts

Students design an individual course of study by selecting a combination of art education, liberal arts, and studio art classes.

The Art Education program at Boston University allows students to concentrate on developing methods that teach children and adolescents to think visually and to create art that has personal meaning. Graduate students become a cohesive community of art educators and studio practitioners.

Learning Outcomes

This is a professional development degree offered for licensed teachers. Upon completion of this program, students will:

• Develop professional leadership skills grounded in the knowledge of history of art and art education, and related contemporary policies and practices.

• Demonstrate the development of skills for scholarly writing and research practices that culminate in a capstone qualitative research project.

• Design a developmentally-appropriate curriculum that responds to the needs of diverse learners, and reflects a knowledge of their local and national standards.

• Develop and sustain an art-making practice that informs their teaching.

• Demonstrate an awareness and ability to integrate contemporary art and issues into their teaching practice with a global and cross-cultural lens.