Undergraduate Department of Art Education

College of Fine Arts

Website: https://arted.fsu.edu

Chair: Rachel Fendler; Professors: Broome, Gussak, Parker-Bell, Shamp, Villeneuve; Associate Professors: Fendler, Rowson-Love, Shields, 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 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 Bulletin.

The Department of Art Education focuses on authentic, socially centralized teacher preparation, emphasizing studio art, critical inquiry into art and visual culture, appropriate technologies, and creative activity. The primary mission of the five-year combined-degree pathway is to prepare certified art teachers for public, private, and community locations. Extensive in-school observation and participation are required.

Definition of Prefix

ARE—Art Education

Undergraduate Courses

ARE 4144. Introduction to Art Education (3). This course provides a theoretical foundation for understanding what children know and learn through artistic inquiry and expression. The course emphasizes practical application of this knowledge to curriculum development and lesson planning. Observation in the public schools is required.

ARE 4254. Art and Public Pedagogy (3). This course explores contemporary art and public pedagogy. Students use public pedagogies to explore their own identity in relationship to the big ideas of race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality/ class, religion, ability, and language. Students produce original projects that engage the public in learning through participatory art.

ARE 4550C. Art Therapy/Special Populations (3). This course explores definitions of art therapy, the development of the discipline, the exploration of special populations, human relations, and the related concepts in art education and art therapy.

ARE 4905r. Directed Individual Study (1–3). May be repeated to a maximum of nine semester hours.

ARE 4930r. Special Topics in Arts Administration (3). This seminar style course introduces students to arts administration by exploring basic administration and management principles as they relate to the visual and performing arts. The course also features off-campus site visits to local arts and culture organizations and applied hands-on interaction. May be repeated to a maximum of six semester hours.

ARE 4932. Introduction to Arts Administration (3). This seminar style course introduces students to arts administration by exploring basic administration and management principles as they relate to the visual and performing arts. The course also features off-campus site visits to local arts and culture organizations and applied hands-on interactions.

For listings relating to graduate coursework, consult the Graduate Bulletin.