Art (Art Education) ,BFA
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Do you wish you could develop your studio art practice while learning to design dynamic and engaging educational experiences? This program provides a practical and meaningful foundation for teaching and learning in the arts in a variety of settings.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts program in art with a concentration in art education offers you a dynamic foundation in both artistic practice and the teaching of art. The program combines hands-on studio work, the study of art history and global cultures, and direct teaching experience with learners of all ages. You explore how art education takes place across diverse settings, including K-12 classrooms, community programs, and museums. Courses are guided by faculty with expertise in innovative curriculum design, creative learning strategies, and inquiry-based approaches that support a wide range of learners.
Courses invite you to approach art education from multiple perspectives, emphasizing critical thinking, interdisciplinary connections and teaching in inclusive contexts. Alongside these broader frameworks, you gain practical skills in lesson planning, arts integration and effective instructional methods. In the capstone year, you apply your knowledge through supervised teaching experiences.
In addition to learning in the classroom, you also have opportunities for internships in a variety of educational settings and access to arts organizations and cultural institutions, enabling you to build your professional network. The program is further augmented by public events supported by the School of Art galleries, the ASU Art Museum, the Ceramics Research Center and Archive, and Pyracantha Press.
You should visit the art education areas of study page to learn more about the program. To engage the school's creative community, you can subscribe to the School of Art newsletters and follow the school on social media.
- College/school:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Location: Tempe
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
- First
required math course:
MAT 114 - College Mathematics
Any math course that meets the MATH designation. - Math
intensity: General
This video provides an overview of the Art (Art Education) degree program at ASU.
What If: See how your courses can be applied to another major and find out how to change your major.
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year | Transfer | International | Readmission
Additional requirements:
Students are admitted directly to the art education concentration upon admittance to the BFA program in art.
Transfer admission requirements:
Transfer students who have completed the foundational core and pre-art requirements are admitted directly to the art education concentration upon admittance to the BFA program in art. To complete an undergraduate degree in four years, it is recommended that community college transfer students who are completing a two-year degree and have completed the foundational core and pre-art requirements apply and submit a declaration form in the semester in which they are completing their community college degree or the semester before they plan to enter Arizona State University. Direct transfer of courses from other accredited institutions to the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is subject to the existence of parallel and equal courses in the college's curriculum and to departmental or school evaluation of studio courses with respect to performance standards. Every candidate for the bachelor's degree must earn a minimum of 30 credit hours in resident credit at ASU. Transfer students enrolled in the college must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of resident credit in the major as approved by the faculty.
A current ASU student has no additional requirements for changing majors.
Students should visit the Change of Major form for information about how to change a major to this program.
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:
- Understand historical and contemporary practices within the field of art education through the development of curriculum incorporating fine arts techniques for a range of settings and populations.
- Demonstrate professional preparedness, including writing an articulate statement of their teaching philosophy and assembling a documented cohesive body of pedagogical materials and creative work.
- Demonstrate effective teaching dispositions in the classroom through successful firsthand engagements with learners that meet established pedagogical standards with culturally responsive techniques and methods.
Creativity and inspiration find fuel during a study abroad program. Global experiences provide a platform on which aspiring art educators develop and broaden the intercultural sensitivity, communication skills and leadership ability that they can take into the classroom. Study abroad can prove to be a vital accompaniment to a concentration in art education.
An arts degree offers graduates a pathway to creative careers as artists, scholars, advocates and educators in the public and private spheres. Artists find employment opportunities as practitioners in the field through commercial galleries, public art commissions, private collectors and cultural institutions. Positions of employment include museum or gallery professional, art dealer, art director, private art instructor, studio artist and community-based artist. Venues might include health care settings, nonprofit agencies, and local and national public arts organizations. Other options for graduates include working at arts agencies and public art programs, gaining admission to prestigious graduate programs, and setting up their own art businesses. The skills acquired to produce art also have many valuable applications beyond the arts.
Art education graduates find employment opportunities with charter schools, art museums, nonprofit art spaces, and recreational or community-oriented service groups that offer art instruction. Those who also complete the state certification requirements for an art specialist certificate may teach in public and private elementary schools, middle schools and high schools. Graduates who do not seek state certification may find opportunities for jobs with some charter schools, art museums, nonprofit art spaces and recreational or community-oriented service groups that offer art instruction. Many graduates of this program have gone on to exhibit their work in notable institutions and have received prestigious grants and residency opportunities.
Example job titles and salaries listed below are not necessarily entry level, and students should take into consideration how years of experience and geographical location may affect pay scales. Some jobs also may require advanced degrees, certifications or state-specific licensure.
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1.7%
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$78,620
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$104,590
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2.1%
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$46,080
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2.1%
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$75,350
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$63,970
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$55,490
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$72,040
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$62,680
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$64,370
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0.6%
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$43,350
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ASU programs that may lead to professional licensure or certification are intended to prepare students for potential licensure or certification in Arizona. Completion of an ASU program may not meet educational requirements for licensure or certification in another state. For more information, students should visit the ASU professional licensure webpage.
School of Art
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ART 102
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480-965-8521
Program term definitions
Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.
Joint programs, or jointly conferred degrees, are offered by more than one college and provide opportunities for students to take advantage of the academic strengths of two academic units. Upon graduation, students are awarded one degree and one diploma conferred by two colleges.
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