Art Education Major
Are you interested in majoring in art education?
Art education majors are taught to use their creative abilities to help others develop their artistic talents through integrated art curriculum. You will alongside artists through a mentoring process that allows you to grow as a person and an artist. This process provides you an opportunity to have hands-on experiences and guidance throughout your time at Stritch.
Program Details
Program Overview
This major prepares teachers in art integration methods and curriculum design strategies for teaching art in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. You will become confident and competent as you develop studio art and design skills in drawing, painting, digital design, photography, sculpture and ceramic art. Our graduates are teaching art in many private and public school districts including Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), throughout the state of Wisconsin and beyond.
Program Concentrations
This program is made up of the following concentrations. Learn more about concentrations.Concentration Overview
The Digital Arts concentration is for students who want a focus on visual communication through art and digital design (e.g., computer graphics, photography, time based media, and web design). Communicating ideas in the workplace, in the classroom, or online demands clarity, precision, efficiency, visual impact, and an awareness of diverse audiences.
Courses in this Concentration
Concentration Overview
The Studio Arts Integration Concentration will expand your artistic skills through 2D and 3D studio art courses and introduce strategies for creating arts-rich, culturally responsive work environments. Our program will encourage you to think critically and speak about issues related to arts integration and education.
Courses in this Concentration
Concentrations on this page are required for this program. Additional courses or concentrations may need to be added to meet program or credit requirements.
Program Coursework
- 2-D Digital Design
- Web and Time Based Media
- Bugs, Bitmaps and Banksy
- Digital Photography
- Digital Imaging
- Drawing
- Painting
- Ceramics
- Arts Integration
- Art History
The specific degree requirements on the website are for illustrative purposes and may change at any time. Please contact the Registrar's Office, Academic Advising or refer to the course catalog for detailed program requirements.
Liberal Arts Core
LEADERSHIP: 4 credits
- Freshman Seminar (1 cr.)
- Spiritual & Ethical Literacy (3 cr.)
- Personal Branding Communication (3 cr.)
- Writing for the 21st Century (3 cr.)*
- Quantitative Problem Solving (3 cr.)*
- Language & Culture (3 cr.)
CORE LITERACIES: 15 credits – Choose one (1) course from each broad theme. Course options can be found in the course catalog or on the academic advising page. Broad themes are:
- Narratives of Identity (3 cr.)
- Science, Environment & Culture (3 cr.)
- Social Tensions (3 cr.)
- The American Experience (3 cr.)
- Approving the Better Things (3 cr.)
Professional Core
Culminating Experience
- Pre-Internship
- Internship
- Capstone
Arts integrated curriculum, strategies and experiences
According to the Kennedy Center’s comprehensive definition of arts integration, it is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form.
Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both.
Source: The Kennedy Center
The goal of the Linda D'Aquisto Cultural Diversity Museum Project is to provide undergraduate teacher candidates the opportunity to 'seek first to understand, then be understood' as they work together to bring their collective cultural backgrounds to life for local elementary students.
Using an arts integrated approach, Stritch education majors design a hands-on cultural experience for young people that often culminates in a campus tour and luncheon.
Students address social justice through art
Tim Abler
Art Faculty
This is my favorite time of the year, and it has to do with that point of energy where there’s an initial excitement, and then it gets to be work. Students begin to realize there’s a lot of decisions, and that’s my favorite part because it’s a struggle. That’s what art often is. It’s often part of the story too. Stories aren’t easy to tell.
Art Education Jobs
Looking for a way to turn your degree into a career? Let's take a look at the following...
- Art Therapist
- Art Teacher
- Art Director
- Graphic Designer
- Design Coordinator
- Museum Curator
Contact admissions or the program faculty with questions about this program.
Tim G. Abler
Chair - Visual and Performing Arts|Faculty - Art
