BFA in Art Education

The Art & Art History Department, in cooperation with the College of Education at the University of Texas Arlington, offers a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in Art with Teacher Certification for grades K-12 (all level certification). The suggested plan of study comprises a series of art education courses coupled with College of Education courses where students engage in activities dealing with current issues in the teaching of art, pedagogical understanding, classroom management, and more. The program is specifically designed to establish a basic understanding of the goals and objectives necessary to becoming a professional visual arts teacher in public schools and a wide variety of other classroom situations.