Bachelor of Science - Art Education

Art is a great teacher — revealing patterns in life, providing a medium of self-discovery, and fostering opportunities to make meaning and envision possibilities.

The teaching of art is also an art form — allowing teacher and learner to co-construct their understanding in visual and embodied ways. Art education is a creative process where the tools of knowledge and experience are used to facilitate opportunities for interaction between teacher, student, curriculum, and world.

Nazareth University is one of the top schools in New York State for an art education degree, and the program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) — meaning that program faculty, curriculum, and facilities meet or exceed national standards. Program majors are taught to present the study and creation of art in exciting and meaningful ways while continuing its lifelong development in their own lives. The program's approach to teaching art is not simply to have students follow an assignment or perfect a technique, but to find a reason to make art that is meaningful to them.

As required by New York state, students in the art education major put in 100 field hours of observation and teaching in practicums and student teaching in local schools and in on-campus Saturday Art School. Program graduates teach in school systems locally and around the country. All are gifted artists and teachers who use their own talents to inspire others.