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Encourage Creative Exploration
The Art Education (Pre K-12), B.S., program prepares you in the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions for teaching excellence in classrooms and communities. It leads to the Bachelor of Science in Art with Multi-Age Visual Arts License.
Miami University has a rich tradition in training caring, competent, transformative art teachers.
Contact Information
Stephanie Danker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Art Education
Department of Art
Art Building 124
400 S. Patterson Ave. Oxford, OH 45056
dankers@MiamiOH.edu
Curriculum and Courses
The Art Education program at Miami University prepares the The Art Education program at Miami University prepares students for licensure as an art teacher in Ohio Public Schools, through a combination of coursework and hands-on experiences with learners and community-members.
The program leads to the Bachelor of Science in Art with Multi-Age Visual Arts License (Prekindergarten through grade 12, ages 3-21). Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), and the State of Ohio Department of Education Teacher Licensure Standards, it is in compliance with current guidelines from Ohio’s Academic Content Standards (Visual Arts) and the National Art Education Association (NAEA).
- Art 195 Introduction to Art Education
- Art 295 Elementary Art Methods
- Art 395 Art Across The Curriculum
- Art 495 Saturday Art Practicum
- Art 419 Student Teaching In Art Education
Additional Opportunities
Learn from Art Education Experts on our Campus, and Beyond
The Miami University Art Education program values creating opportunities for our students to learn from the larger art education community, and supports students in presenting at and attending state and national conferences to connect with art educators from across the state and country! We also regularly host our Preservice Art Education Conference, where students connect with and learn from our growing community of art education alumni, who are doing amazing things in schools, museums, and community contexts throughout the state!
Connect and Create Change in Community
Our program emphasizes creating opportunities for emerging art educators to make change in communities beyond our classrooms! Miami Art Education students partner with community organizations, music festivals, schools, and museums to lead arts programming. Our capstone course supports junior and senior students to create their own meaningful community arts partnership!
Collaborate on Transformative Teaching with Indigenous Scholars
Our program’s most cherished ongoing partnership is with scholars and teachers from the Myaamia Center, the research arm of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, whose people were among the original stewards of this land. Miami Art Education students have the unique opportunity to collaborate with Indigenous scholars to create lessons about Myaamia arts, history, and culture and then teach them in area schools. This program has provided over 2400 unique learning experiences to SW Ohio youth!
Facts and Stats
Your college experience here will be one of the most exciting times of your life. To make sure of this, we’ll provide you with a powerful support system.
First-to-second year retention
Miami University Data
Among Public Universities in the United States for Four-Year Graduation Rate
Miami University OIRE (2022 IPEDS data)
of 2021 CCA graduates employed or pursuing advanced degrees within six months of graduation
Miami University Data
This is Where Your Journey to Miami University Begins
Explore what it means to be a college student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.