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About the Program

The Art Education program equips graduates for both formal and informal educational environments. Our dedicated faculty members have a range of educational experience in visual and cultural literacies, covering elementary, secondary, museum, and informal learning environments. Our program provides a rigorous and individualized learning experience as students work towards one of our 4 specialized degree options. With over a 70 year history, we believe in the intrinsic value of art as a catalyst for social change.

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BA / MS in Art Education w/ Teacher Certification Combined Pathway

The primary mission of the 5 year combined pathway is to prepare art teachers for public and private school service, who possess knowledge and skills in the arts, advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in art education and understanding of the roles of education within wider contexts of culture and society. This pathway provides comprehensive, field specific knowledge and is primarily focused on social justice art education. Students currently enrolled in the BA or BFA at FSU are eligible for this program. Completion of this combined pathway results in a BA/BFA in Fine Arts and an MS in Art Education with eligibility for certification.


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Residential MS in Art Education

Our residential degree offers two options: option 1 is teacher certification and option 2 is professional development. This degree provides comprehensive, field-specific knowledge and is primarily focused on social justice art education. The degree is suitable for practicing artists, current teachers, aspiring teachers, and community or museum art educators. If seeking certification, requirements are incorporated into individual programs of study to make the candidate eligible for K-12 certification in art in the State of Florida. Students in this option are integrated into the track of students who are already progressing through other degree programs in our department.



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Online MS in Art Education

Our 100% online degree offers two options: option 1 is teacher certification and option 2 is professional development. This degree provides comprehensive, field-specific knowledge and is primarily focused on social justice art education. Like our residential degree option, this option is suitable for practicing artists, current teachers, aspiring teachers, and community or museum art educators. If seeking certification, requirements are incorporated into individual programs of study to make the candidate eligible for K-12 certification in art in the State of Florida. Online courses are taught alongside our residential offerings and by faculty members in the department, providing all the rigor of a Florida State University graduate program.

Online degrees are offered in the Art Education program only.

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PhD or EdD in Art Education

The PhD or EdD program in Art Education encourages students to make contributions to knowledge related to art education in formal and informal learning communities. Students are supported in their efforts to investigate and advance understanding related innovative applications of art education research topics based on individual student interests. Many degree recipients of the doctoral degree are now faculty in colleges and universities all over the world, leading and serving the profession of art education in meaningful ways.


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