Art Education

Undergraduate Students only; Admission into Teacher Education required

Faculty
Bobby Tilton, Professor

Program

Montana Teaching Certification in Art K-12 requires a B.A. in Fine Arts with a specialization in Art Education. Students may also obtain certification with a B.F.A., but the course work extends beyond the 120-credit limit or an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction with the required undergraduate credits for teacher certification in art.

Students in the Art Education program at The University of Montana are trained as artists in studio classes with the requisite art history and criticism course work. They must complete the competencies and perspectives in general education and apply and be accepted into the School of Education in order to finish their training. The methodology courses Art 407 and 408 provide a year-long experience in which the students take theory into practice. The students engage in practical and authentic field experiences that provide opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills in visual art curriculum development and assessment from preschool to high school. Following is a list of Schools and Institutions that the students may work with.

• Flagship After School Program
• Montana Museum of Art and Culture
• Missoula Art Museum
• School District # 1 Elementary, Middle, and High Schools
• ASUM Preschool
• International Wildlife Film Festival
• Wild Walk Parade
• Missoula Festival of the Dead
• Montana Art Education Association
• Fall Conference and Montana Art Interscholastics
• High School Art Festival
• Art Mobile of Montana