Bachelor of Science in Education in Art Education (PK to 12) Multi-Age License

Art Education Faculty

Dr. Samuel Adu-Poku
Professor
Office: Bliss Hall 4089
Phone: 330.941.1866
E-mail:sadupoku@ysu.edu

Dr. Lillian Lewis
Assistant Professor
Phone: 330.941.1865
E-mail: llewis02@ysu.edu

Art Education

Art Education students are dedicated to becoming lifelong learners, artists, researchers, and teachers. They become leaders and advocates for the arts in schools, museums, and community centers.

At Youngstown State University our Art Education program fosters professional teaching skills along with creative and intellectual growth. Students work with art education faculty whose research interests range from the use of digital technology in the classroom, art museum education, art curriculum, and instruction, to international studies and multicultural art education.

Students will encounter a wide array of studio art courses, art education methods courses as well as courses in general education. Hands-on field teaching experiences including student teaching capstone, effectively prepare students to enter the profession of teaching or an advanced graduate degree program. Over 90% of our graduates are employed in public and private schools, community centers, museums, and galleries.

Art Education at YSU is affiliated with Students Motivated by the Arts, the Butler Institute of American Art, and the McDonough Museum of Art. Our students engage with numerous civic activities throughout the year such as YSU’s English Festival and Summer Festival of the Arts. Art educators return to YSU as graduate students or guest experts, sharing their experience and enthusiasm with undergraduate students and student teachers.

Contact Information for Department of Art

To learn more about the degree programs, scholarships, exhibitions, faculty, and students, visit art.ysu.edu or contact the Department of Art directly at 330-941-3627. To schedule a personalized campus visit, contact the Cliffe College Coordinator of Admissions and Recruitment at 330-941-2346.

Email: Connect Form

Note: Students can be licensed to teach Pre-K to 12 by completing the BFA in Studio Art and the Art Education and Education requirements as well.

This four-year plan is an illustration of a potential sequence of courses that you may take, but you need to meet with an academic advisor to plan a specific course sequence that is most appropriate for your needs.

Candidates will not be permitted to take the following professional education courses more than twice:

Learning Outcomes

The student learning outcomes for visual arts Pre-K to 12 are as follows:

•  Students will demonstrate thorough knowledge of arts vocabulary.
•  Students will demonstrate skills in communicating verbally and visually in their knowledge about the arts.
•  Students will achieve the highest possible level of technical skills in the appropriate medium.
•  Students will achieve the highest possible level of content expression in the appropriate medium.
•  Students will demonstrate working knowledge of trends in general art history and theory with an emphasis in 20th century art.
•  Students will demonstrate pedagogical skills and insights as they pertain to specific classroom needs.
•  Students will demonstrate awareness and growth in confidence in teaching contemporary strategies while teaching the visual arts.
•  Students will demonstrate skill in discriminating between creative (divergent) experiences and those that do not promote the artistic growth of the child (convergent).