Art Education
Salem State has received outstanding evaluations and commendations from the Massachusetts Department of Education for the quality of its Art Education Programs and for the commitment and qualifications of the faculty. This program qualifies students for teaching careers in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. Teaching track courses include Color and Design; Basic Drawing; Figure Drawing; Form and Design; Crafts; Introduction to Electronic Media; Sculpture; and three additional studio elective courses. Teacher preparation courses include Introduction to Teaching Art; Preparation to Teach Art (Pre-K-9) and (5-12); Teaching Art as a Special Subject; and Teaching Art in the Middle and High Schools. The Student Teaching Practicum (working on site with a certified teacher of art in a local school system) is the culmination of each of the two Art Education Concentrations.