Make a Difference Through Art
Ready to make a lasting impact? Learn to teach art and empower students!
- Create Your Own Art: Get hands-on training in drawing, painting, photography, and ceramics.
- Learn to Be a Great Teacher: Master the skills to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and help every student succeed.
- Inspire Creativity: Teach students how to express themselves and think in new ways.
- Get Your Idaho Teaching License: Become a certified art teacher for all grades (K-12) in Idaho.
"Being in the art-ed program allowed me to pick exactly what fine art courses I wanted to take. ... My education professors were inspiring and guided me to be a better teacher. ... I love being an art teacher, and I feel that I am providing a great way for young students to learn problem solving and creativity."
AUTUMN G.,
BYU-I GRADUATE
Highlighted Career Paths
A degree in Art Education has a wide array of rewarding careers. Check out some of the top careers below or explore more career options in I-Plan.
K-12 Art Teacher
The Art Education Degree prepares students to become art teachers in public education.
Most opportunities are at the secondary level (middle or high school), but there are also some at the elementary school level.
Most opportunities are at the secondary level (middle or high school), but there are also some at the elementary school level.
Art Professor
An art professor teaches art at a college, university, or art school. Responsibilities include:
- Guiding student projects
- Helping students build their portfolios
- Working with students in a classroom or fine arts studio
Art Director
Art directors' responsibilities include:
- Formulating design concepts and presentation approaches for visual media like print, broadcasting, video, and film
- Directing a team of artists and designers as they create artwork and layouts
Getting Started in This Degree
If you are interested in Art Education, start with one of the following major-specific courses:
Related Majors
As an Art Education Major, you will have the opportunity to study a variety of art studio processes as well as how to teach them. You will learn how to inspire future students in art techniques, self-expression, and creativity.
As a student in photography, you will learn technical and creative skills that allow you to develop a portfolio. These skills will also prepare you to take advantage of careers in commercial photography, fine art photography, and small business ownership.
Teach students about illustration and help them become more creative. This emphasis gets you ready to teach both illustration and general art classes.
As a student in the 3D emphasis, you will be taught basic ceramics and/or sculpture skills. These skills include throwing, hand-building, mold-making, assemblage, and figure modeling. You will create a portfolio of work preparing you for a lifetime of involvement in the arts. The portfolio will include exhibiting your work in galleries, seeking commissions, creating 3D works for personal enjoyment, or pursuing graduate schooling.
As a student in photography, you will learn the technical and creative skills that allow you to develop a portfolio. These skills will also prepare you to teach photography or work in commercial photography or fine art photography. They also prepare you for small business ownership.
The Fine Art Major, 2D Emphasis, produces confident and productive professional artists. Students will be prepared for a lifetime of involvement in the arts and create a portfolio of work. With expert faculty guidance, they develop creative thinking skills and a variety of techniques.
In this emphasis, you will be prepared to teach graphic design with a versatile curriculum. You will learn about how to employ various mediums of art and about relevant skills for graphic design. This emphasis will prepare a candidate for teaching in K-12 programs and for other endeavors in art and graphic design.
Do you want to teach the next generation about your passion for creating 3D art? In 3D studies, you will be taught basic technical skills in ceramics and sculpture, including throwing, hand-building, etc. This emphasis will prepare a candidate to teach 3D studies and other art teaching jobs.
In the Illustration: Publishing major, students learn all about the publishing industry field. They gain necessary skills and practices to develop a portfolio, network, and work towards employment after graduation.
In the Illustration BA with an Entertainment Emphasis, students will be introduced to the entertainment industry field. They learn necessary skills and practices to develop a portfolio, network, and work towards employment after graduation.
As a Graphic Design student, you’ll develop typography, composition, design process, and visual communication skills. You will learn to think like a designer, give visual form to your ideas, and become adept at solving visual and conceptual problems.
As a Graphic Design student, you’ll develop typography, composition, design process, and visual communication skills. You will learn to think like a designer, give visual form to your ideas, and become adept at solving visual and conceptual problems.
As a Graphic Design student, you’ll develop typography, composition, design process, and visual communication skills. You will learn to think like a designer, give visual form to your ideas, and become adept at solving visual and conceptual problems.
Students will find a broad foundation of classes and experiences designed to develop performance skills as actors and directors, foster application of theatrical design and technology principles, and deepen their understanding of dramatic literature, theatre history, and criticism.
Help people improve their well-being through recreation! A degree in Therapeutic Recreation trains students to work at recreation centers, after-school programs, daycares, assisted living centers, retirement homes, and respite care centers.