Art Education (B.A.)

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Earn your Bachelor of Arts in

Art Education

Art education faculty strive to transform traditional forms of learning to model a more collaborative and interactive pedagogy, mirroring today’s school experiences.

You will acquire the requisite knowledge, skills and dispositions to be an art educator in public schools. Art studio, art history, art education and education courses provide you the New Jersey instructional certificate as a Visual Art Teacher for grades K-12.

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Amanda Marcks

Assistant Director of Admissions

SMS: (856) 347-3274

(856) 256-4232

amanda@admissions.rowan.edu

Recommended For:

creators, helpers, persuaders, and organizers

WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CAREERS AS:

Elementary School Art Teachers
Middle School Art Teachers
High School Art Teachers
Self-Enrichment Teachers
Fine Artists

Student Feature

Blending Art and Education

"With the art education program, you're taking art classes and education classes together," says senior Gabrielle K. "It's not just all art classes at one time and all education classes at one time!"

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I want to make a difference for the children who think they do not have the artistic or creative capabilities of making something great in their world.
Michelle V. Middlesex County, NJ

Michelle sits on a black metal table and chair set outside on campus.

I’ve been given the opportunity to take a wide variety of art classes. I think it’s really important that as a teacher I learn a lot of different media.
Larissa S. Cumberland County, NJ

Larissa works in a studio in Westby Hall.

Between the close-knit community, personable and caring professors and all the people with similar passions to me, Westby Hall is my home at Rowan.
Jenny H. Warren County, NJ

I love every second I am in the classroom and teaching, even when I am not teaching photography. Being a teacher is a dream I didn’t realize I had right away, but had been all my life.
Melissa G. Morris County, NJ

Picture of Melissa on a bench outside of a building on campus

In my classes, I’m learning about classroom management and the strategies to do it effectively ... having a good time, while also making sure you get your lessons through.
Lydia D. Gloucester County, NJ