Art Education (BFA & MAT)

Being a strong art teacher starts with being a strong artist.
UArts can prepare you to be both.

• Major in studio arts (Illustration, Graphic Design, Photography, Painting and Drawing, etc.).
• Complete your BFA in four years.
• Complete your Art Education graduate degree in one additional year.
• Leave UArts with two degrees in five years.
• Become eligible for PreK–12 Art Education certification

Our students expand their careers and professional skills. 

Students benefit from professional development opportunities offered every semester and required teaching practica built on our vast network of practicing art educators.

Faculty Spotlight

Program faculty are passionate and celebrated educators and artists who work closely with students to foster a supportive and challenging learning environment. Small class sizes offer students personalized experience with faculty who are active practitioners in the field.

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Alumni & Careers

Alumni of the program currently teach in schools throughout the nation, at charter schools such as the William Penn Charter School and Young Scholar Frederick Douglas Charter School, at public schools such as M.H. Stanton Elementary School and Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in Pennsylvania, and in the St. Vrain Valley School District in Colorado, and have even founded their own schools. For example, Ginger Huebner MAT ’03 is the founding director at Roots + Wings School of Art and Design in Asheville, North Carolina, and is playing a key role in providing quality arts education to school-age children and adults in her community. She applied for the MAT, she says, because she “wanted to learn how to teach,” and throughout the program, Huebner was able to hone in on her ability to teach while maintaining a prolific and successful career as a professional artist.