Undergraduate Art Degrees
Art Education
Prepare for a career sharing your love of art with students at the elementary, middle, or high school level.
Share Your Love of Art With a B.S. in Art Education from Mississippi College.
Prepare To Brighten The Lives of Students With A degree in Art Education
Art education transcends instruction; it shapes the future of today’s youth while honoring the cultures and artists that came before. At Mississippi College, we proudly stand as Mississippi’s exclusive university offering the undergraduate Bachelor of Science Education (B.S.Ed.) degree in Art Education. This transformative program empowers you to cultivate a solid grounding in studio art alongside comprehensive education coursework. It prepares you not only for a fulfilling career as an elementary, middle, or high school art educator but also opens pathways to impactful roles across various agencies and institutions.
Through immersive classroom experiences guided by mentor teachers and valuable networking opportunities within national professional art education organizations, we empower you to ignite creativity, inspire minds, and leave a lasting legacy through your creativity.
MC’s Art Education Degree program enables you to build your artistic skills and knowledge through various studio classes in 2D and 3D Media and Design. The elective courses in our curriculum allow you to continue refining skills in a particular medium or explore media outside of your required courses. Art Education classes in curriculum development and a semester of student teaching prepare you for your future classroom. In addition to a Christian-based curriculum, our professors encourage your faith through your creative talents. They will help you explore how your faith and beliefs will guide your future as an educator and what this will look like in your classroom.
| REQUIREMENTS | HOURS | |
| University Core | 33 | |
| Art Courses | 55 | |
| ART 101 | Basic Design I |
3 |
| ART 102 | Basic Design II | 3 |
| ART 203 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 204 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART 205 | Introduction to Graphic Design & Software * | 3 |
| ARt 207 | Art in the Elementary Schools | 3 |
| ART 211 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART 212 | Painting II | 3 |
| ART 351 | Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART 441 | Art in Secondary Schools | 3 |
| ART 475 | Art Criticism and Aesthetics | 3 |
| ART 499 | Professional Presentation, Exhibition, and Portfolio Skills | 3 |
| Art Electives | 9 Credit Hours Required | 9 |
| Three-Dimensional Requirement - Choose One of the Following: | ||
| ART 103 | Three Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 331 | Introduction to Sculpture I | 3 |
| Art History Requirement, Choose Two of the Following: |
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| ART 406 | Modern and Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 407 | History of Art I | 3 |
| ART 408 | History of Art II | 3 |
| Choose one of the following COM Courses: | ||
| COM 202 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM 203 | Professional Communication Skills | 3 |
| COM 304 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Professional Education, K-12 Requirements | 28 | |
| EDU 299 | Pre-Teaching Field Experience | 3 |
| EDU 300 | Introduction to Education |
3 |
| EDU 304 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDU 403 | Measurement and Evaluation of Student Progress | 3 |
| PSY 435 | Psychology of Exceptional Children | 3 |
| EDU 460 | Managing the Secondary Classroom | 3 |
| EDU 471 | Directed Teaching in K-12 | 3 |
| EDU 472 | Directed Teaching in K-12 | 3 |
| EDU 473 | Directed Teaching in K-12 | 3 |
| EDU 474 | Directed Teaching in K-12 - Reading Pedagogy | 3 |
| Total Hours | 132 | |
