Towson University offers a five-year Bachelor of Science degree in art education, consisting of core requirements, professional education requirements, and art + design, art history, art education and art-specific reading courses. A key text used in the program,?Becoming an Art Teacher, is authored by Towson University Professor Emeritus Jane Bates.

You receive dual certification for teaching at both the elementary and secondary levels. Spend 7 weeks as an intern in an elementary setting (teaching grades K-5) and 7 weeks in a secondary setting (teaching in a middle or high school setting). At the same time, take a professional seminar one night a week to discuss the student teaching experience and prepare for employment.

Professional and Student Organizations

Towson University?s art education program actively participates in both the state (Maryland Art Education Association) and national (National Art Education Association) art education associations. Towson University has an active NAEA student chapter that sponsors meetings, fundraisers, field trips and group trips to conferences. Chapter faculty sponsor Kay Broadwater recently presented to NAEA and is chair of higher education on the MAEA Council.