Undergraduate Art & Design Education

Undergraduate

In the Art and Design Education department, teaching is a creative process modeled upon and nourished by intensive studio preparation. Students engage in a variety of fieldwork and student teaching experiences in which personal connections between studio, education theory, and classroom practice are made. By learning how to articulate and communicate visual ideas to others, students gain insight into their own art work as making art and teaching art become complementary activities. Students graduate with two areas of expertise and greater opportunities for employment if they combine the study of education with studio coursework in art and design.

Only Programs I and III lead to New York State Initial Certification in Teaching Visual Arts, Grades Pre-K–12.

Program I

A BFA in Art and Design Education.

Program II

A major in Fine Arts, Communication Design, Industrial Design, or Media, plus Art and Design Education course work.

Program III

Combined Degree BFA/MS in Art & Design Education, 159 credits. This program is open to Art & Design Education students earning their BFA. Students may apply to the Combined Degree program in the second semester of the junior year.

By completing both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Art & Design Education at Pratt, students can reduce time and cost requirements. This program can be completed in five years, which may include summer sessions.