Art and Design
Make a difference in the classroom.
Students receive a professional art degree and teacher licensure upon graduation. Licensure is transferable to other states and unlike other art education programs, UD students start working with young people right away.
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Licensure
Pre-K to 12 multi-licensure awarded at graduation
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95%
of our students have jobs at graduation
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NASAD
accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design
A High-Quality Education
Our students are taught by faculty members who are committed to offering individualized instruction, academic advising and professional mentoring.
Art education can extend well beyond the classroom for students who may have an interest in teaching at a museum or working at a gallery. We work to provide opportunities to explore the fullness of the field. Therefore, each student pursuing the BFA is encouraged to engage in an internship or museum-based education setting.
Art education students pursue a capstone research project tied to arts-based research in their senior year thus aligning the various roles they will engage in as professionals. These research investigations are shared at the Stander Symposium. Many of the students have co-published and/or co-presented their research findings with our faculty
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Visit Campus
Interested in learning more about art education? We'd love to meet with you. Schedule an academic appointment by calling our department at 937-229-3237. You can also choose to schedule a general campus tour and admission presentation.
Experiential Learning in a Global Art Context
Each summer our students can travel to, live and work in art education settings at our Marianist schools in Santiago, Chile, and for the nonprofit Determined to Develop in Malawi, Africa.
Celebration of the Arts
The Celebration of the Arts is held each spring in conjunction with the annual Stander Symposium.
Experiential Learning
Real-World Experience
Through practical learning opportunities like internships and co-ops, you can build your resume, gain practical experience and prepare for a successful career.
Pursuing a BFA in Art Education
Our faculty, staff and students are committed to the belief that visual culture matters in society and we value the importance of making, displaying, critiquing, and contextualizing the visual arts as academic activities in a university setting. To that end, our faculty teach the perceptual, practical, and critical skill necessary for the creation and understanding of art and design in a variety of media and contexts.
Through intensive studio experiences, firsthand teaching opportunities and engaging course work, students receive thorough preparation for a teaching career in art.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Art Education provides multi-age licensure (prekindergarten through grade 12) from the Department of Art and Design in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Art Education program empowers pre-service educators to find their voices as artists and educators through studio engagement, intensive coursework, and community based teaching opportunities. As practicing artists, pre-service educators invest in building their portfolio, developing their craft, and clarifying their artistic vision. Coursework provides a solid foundation for teachers through a comprehensive, social justice art education lens. At every stage of their coursework, students in the Art Education program celebrate the Marianist focus on community and service by moving outside the walls of the classroom to engage in experiential learning in local school and community based settings.
The College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education and Health Sciences combine resources to develop students’ knowledge and skills. As part of the teacher education training, students learn teaching methodology, safety procedures, organization of materials and curriculum planning. Artistic talents are put use with participation in hands-on teaching experiences during all four years. By graduation, the student will be prepared to teach art in various school settings, and will understand the relationship between visual art and a pluralistic culture in a global society.
The University of Dayton is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
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12:1
student-to-faculty ratio for art and design majors