Department of Art + Design,
Art History, Art Education
Art Education Major
Towson University offers a 5-year BS degree in Art Education, consisting of general education requirements, professional education requirements, art studio, art history, art education and art-specific reading courses. The program is exemplar in the country as one providing both depth and breadth. The primary textbook used throughout the Art Education sequence, Becoming an Art Teacher by Dr. Jane Bates of Towson University, has received international recognition. Students graduating from the program are certified to teach art in grades K-12.
Students in the Art Education program receive dual certification enabling
them to teach art in Maryland in grades K-12. In addition to meeting the
General Education requirements (45 units), students complete art education and professional education requirements for 97 units. The entire program is approximately 142 units and takes five years to complete. The art education block is taken in the last three terms of the program.
Students graduating for the program are highly sought after throughout the state of Maryland, as well as in other states throughout the country.
Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Center for the Arts, Room 3103 (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-2808
Fax: 410-704-2810
E-mail: artdepartment@towson.edu
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